Donnie Gillespie has over 15 years of experience in marketing and healthcare research. She currently manages and oversees the Biotechnology Industry Council (BIC), a network of global industry experts and leaders in specialized areas of expertise within the biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industry. She also oversees the production and editing of industry reports and newsletters. Donnie’s very extensive contacts in the biopharmaceutical industry ensure she is able to identify and bring in additional subject matter expertise when a project requires in-depth knowledge. In addition, she provides secondary marketing research services as well as primary qualitative research.

Fran Goldstein brings demonstrated expertise in subject matter expert recruiting and networking, including strategy development and planning, team building and secondary research. Her background includes Producer, Real World Leaders and Executive Leaders Radio, and President, FSG Marketing and Sales Associates. She has an MBA in Marketing/Marketing Management, General from the George Washington University and a BA from The Newhouse School of Communication, Syracuse University.

Shriya Bhatkhande holds a Masters in Biotechnology and Business from University College, Dublin, and a Masters graduate in Food Science and Technology. Her background includes strategy and business development for Cambridge Life Sciences, UK ,and Inflection Biosciences, Dublin. She’s done extensive research and industrial analysis on a range of products from design phase through for product launch. Shriya has overseen and prepared business and feasibility plans, and related recommendations. She holds several training certificates including a Diploma from the International Business Management Institute, and earned a La Trobe Leadership Professional Development Program Certificate. Her work includes legal and non-legal content writing for Lawgic Stratum, a nonprofit peer reviewed Journal.

Dr. Smita Khanna is a biopharma and healthcare market researcher/analyst, with a PhD in Biotechnology. She has extensive experience working in several key industry segments and has experience with the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), India. Her expertise includes primary and secondary research and market analysis of healthcare and biopharma segments. She contributes to international publications and journals, and research for in-depth reports.

Vicky Qing XIA, Sr. Project Manager, MBA, She has 10 years of experience in consulting, business development, as well as alliance management in China’s biopharmaceutical industry. Recent positions include manager of open innovation for Janssen’s R&D center in China, senior business development manager for HUYA Bioscience, assistant editor of China Pharmaceutical and Biotech Monthly, etc. A native speaker of Chinese, she also speaks fluently in English and has made numerous publications in both languages in scientific and trade journals. Her expertise includes developing research and analysis on multiple global market segments and has managed a team of industry experts, and projects. She has an MS Biology from the University of Texas, and an MBA University of Pittsburgh, PA.