MetaCyte Business Lab LLC

Our Team

The MetaCyte team is committed to providing the necessary business expertise and support for health science and health care technology start-ups.

Steve Gailar
    President and CEO

Teresa Leezer
    Vice President

Andrew Steen
    Vice President,
    Business Development

Gina Lankswert, CPA
    Vice President, Finance and Business Analysis

Sean Kuntz
    Manager of Scientific Development

Jessica Sharon
    Manager, Biomedical Commercialization

Deanna Husted
    Marketing Advisor, Office Manager

Kevyn Merten
    Associate Director of Research Operations, Pradama, Inc.

William G. Strench
    Legal Counsel

Laura DeSalvo, CPA
    Accounting Consultant

Kathy Keadle
    Communications Consultant

Abby Hamilton
    Bioengineering Research Assistant

July 18, 2011
Louisville Will Host the 9th Annual MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum, November 8-9, 2011 (External Link)

October 15, 2010
Intrepid Featured on BioForm (PDF)

July 16, 2010
Intrepid Bioinformatics Receives Investment, Meets Milestones

May 6, 2010
MetaCyte Business Lab Receives Mention in Nature (PDF)

March 31, 2010
MetaCyte Recognized for Innovation

March 15, 2010
Teresa Leezer Honored a Second Time for Excellence in Business Management

February 23, 2010
Gailar Addresses Leaders as Part of Innovation Panel

January 2010
Triathlon Medical Ventures and the Kentucky Seed Capital Fund Lead Investment in Louisville Start-Up

November 2009
MetaCyte Advisor Bill Strench Featured in Business First (External Link)

November 2009
EndoProtech Awarded $270,000 from Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

August 25, 2009
Pierce Named Interim Head of UofL Research (External Link)

July 1, 2009
AllTranz Named Top Innovator by National Venture Group

May 8, 2009
ApoImmune Finalist for "Best Early-Stage Vaccine Biotech" at World Vaccine Congress ViE Awards

September 12, 2008
MetaCyte Team Shows Off New Offices

June 18, 2008
Teresa Leezer Honored by Cambridge Who's Who for Excellence in Business Management

Summer 2006
A UofL research team led by Fred Roisen, Ph.D., has developed a breakthrough adult stem-cell therapy that repairs spinal-cord damage in paralyzed rats (External Link)