Dr. Robert J. Calcaterra brings 19 years of experience in incubator management to his position as president and CEO of Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise. At Nidus Center, Dr. Calcaterra leads efforts to commercialize technologies in the plant and life sciences by recruiting and nurturing young entrepreneurs with promising ideas and relevant business expertise. During Dr. Calcaterra's tenure at three incubators, he has been involved in the creation of over 50 companies, raised over $200M in equity financing and served on boards of at least 40 companies. He was also primarily responsible for the creation in St. Louis of the BioGenerator (proof of concept venture fund) and the Arch Angel Network. Prior to his position at Nidus Center, Dr. Calcaterra was CEO/president and founder of Arizona Technology Incubator, a public/private partnership. He established the Boulder Technology Incubator in 1989. Dr. Calcaterra has held various positions at Adolph Coors Company, Amoco Corp., Alcoa Corp. and Monsanto Company. Dr. Calcaterra did his graduate and undergraduate work in chemical engineering at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He received his D.Sc. in chemical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.

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