Paul Hoerbelt
Director, Biotechnologies at Research Corporation Technologies
Paul Hoerbelt
Director, Biotechnologies at Research Corporation Technologies
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Director, Biotechnologies
2023 - Current
Focused on investment and business growth opportunities in life science tools and therapeutics. Board observer at S2 Genomics.
Associate
2021 - 2023
Applied a broad range of scientific and business experience toward investment decisions and portfolio company support. Subsectors include life science tools, diagnostics, biotechnology products, and therapeutics.
Senior Life Sciences Specialist
2020 - 2021
Helped guide innovative life science companies toward strategic wins. To support this guidance, I conducted rigorous scientific and market analyses, and have personally interviewed over 60 key opinion leaders. I am especially interested in precision medicine-focused companies. Key life science tools / precision medicine-focused engagements: 1. Spatial “omics” landscape assessment and market entry strategy for a F500 company 2. Clinical application opportunity prioritization strategy for an innovative NGS disruptor 3. NIPT application assessment for a dPCR platform Key pharma engagements: 1. Indication prioritization for a leading gene therapy company 2. Global expansion strategy for a new mechanism-of-action small molecule 3. Payer contracting / reimbursement / regulatory strategy for a biosimilar to a top 5 drug
Grant Writing Academy Teacher and Coach
2018 - 2020
I helped guide students through the process of organizing and articulating their ideas when writing NIH / NSF grants.
Postdoctoral Scholar
2015 - 2020
Researched biological mechanisms of learning and behavior, leading to 6 published articles. I used optogenetics and electrophysiology to understand how brain circuits are modulated by MDMA, methamphetamine, and the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin. • Served 1 year as Vice President of Interview Preparation for the Advanced Degree Candidate Consulting Club • Co-discovered how neural pathways may differentiate dopamine reward from serotonin reward (PNAS, 2021) • Co-authored 5 additional papers demonstrating addictive drug effects on brain circuitry, published in Cell, Nature, etc. • Presented postdoc research at selective conferences in U.S., Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland • Awarded individual NIH F32 National Research Service Award grant, $140K, top 14% of applicants
Consultant with BCBA
2018 - 2020
Key engagements: 1. Prioritized AI-defined drug targets for a startup using biomedical knowledge and database expertise. This resulted in discovering highly actionable targets for our team's client. 2. Defined the medical device landscape for neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases for a major company.
Vice President of Interview Preparation
2019 - 2020
Taught and coached Stanford advanced degree trainees key components of success in management consulting applications & interviews.
Facilitator - Management Matters Workshop
2018 - 2018
I was part of a team of 11 facilitators who each directed small groups of Stanford students. In these small workshop groups, we developed strategies for successful management across a variety of interpersonal relationships in academia and business, based on understanding communication styles. Worked closely with the Associate Vice Provost and the administrative office.
Graduate Student
2009 - 2015
Discovered direct interactions between dopamine (important for movement, reward and cognition) and GABA(A) receptors (which inhibit neurons to precisely control information flow in the brain). My article was featured in "This Week in the Journal of Neuroscience." I learned a variety of technical and problem-solving skills, including consistent approaches to hypothesis testing and cutting-edge biochemical and neuroscience techniques. Gained extensive experience in leadership, teaching, tutoring, and mentoring. Publications are listed below.
President
2011 - 2012
Organized fundraisers, liaised between admin and students, and developed close relationships with school administration. Efficiently and productively managed time, people, and resources. By the end of my term, I had doubled our events budget through fundraisers and led transitions to a new curriculum.