Paul Thomas
Mr. Thomas currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Prominex, Inc., a company focused on the development of molecular diagnostic assays for point-of-care infectious disease testing, a position he has held since 2018. Mr. Thomas previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Roka Bioscience, a molecular diagnostic company focused on pathogen testing, a position he held from 2009 until 2017. Before that, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LifeCell Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: LIFC), a regenerative medicine company from 1998 until it was acquired by KCI in 2008 in a transaction valued at $1.8 billion.
Mr. Thomas previously held various senior positions, including President of the Pharmaceutical Products Division, during his tenure of 15 years with Ohmeda, a world leader in inhalation anesthetics and acute care pharmaceuticals. Mr. Thomas has served on the board of directors of Axogen Corporation (NASDAQ: AXGN) since 2020. Mr. Thomas received his MBA degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and completed his postgraduate studies in Chemistry at the University of Georgia Graduate School of Arts and Science. He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from St. Michael’s College in Vermont.