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George H. Parsons, PhD 

Dr. Parsons is the Managing Director and founder of Parsons Group LLC, an in vitro diagnostics consulting company, serving clients in the U.S. and Europe  He received his B.A. in Chemistry (magna cum laude) from Boston University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry from Brandeis University.  After teaching for 2 years at Boston University, he entered the business world as a development chemist for Clinical Assays, Inc in Cambridge, MA.  Within 2 years he was made Technical Director and managed a team of 40 professionals developing state of the art immunoassays. Leaving Clinical Assays, he joined the founding management team of Medical & Scientific Designs in Rockland, MA where he managed a team developing assays in a novel format for one of the first computer controlled immunoassay instruments.  Seeking experience in a new area, he joined Gene-Trak Systems and helped develop DNA probe assays for various food pathogens.  There he became General Manager of the Food Diagnostics Division and had overall P&L responsibility for the operation.  Returning to his R&D roots, he did an R&D turnaround at T-Cell Diagnostics with novel cell surface marker immunoassays as VP of R&D.  He then joined PerSeptive Biosystems to explore immunoassays on HPCL, Capillary Electrophersis and Mass Spectrometry.  At Chiron Diagnostics he managed groups of 40-80 scientists developing magnetic particle chemiluminescent assays on automated random access platforms.  As Director of Business Development for Future Diagnostics, B.V. he was responsible for marketing contract assay development services to companies ranging from well established multinationals to startups. In January 2008, he launched his own consulting company Parsons Group LLC.  Dr. Parsons is the inventor or co-inventor on 11 allowed U.S. patents, has authored many peer reviewed articles and book chapters on immunoassay.  In the 35 years he has been in the industry, Dr. Parsons and his groups have introduced more than 85 assays to the market.  He has also been the Chair of the Oak Ridge meeting sponsored by AACC and has been active in local AACC Section activities as Program Chair, Chair and currently Membership Chair.