Eastwoods Consulting   
Paul Danis, Ph.D.,  Founder and Principal

Paul Danis founded Eastwoods Consulting to guide life science companies
as they develop and bring new products to the market .  He has spent 20
years developing and commercializing technology in the life science and
instrumentation marketplace, working with emerging as well as established
technologies.  Prior to founding Eastwoods Consulting, he was Director at
Applied Biosystems, responsible for strategic direction and operation of the
Proteomics Systems business.  During his time at Applied Biosystems he
advanced the business to a leadership position in the $20B life science
marketplace.  As Senior Manager of the instrumentation products at
Perseptive Biosystems he brought several novel application platforms to the
market, fueling the growth of the company.  

Additionally Dr. Danis has extensive research experience from his role as
Group Leader at Rohm and Haas Research Laboratories, as Post-doctoral
Fellow at the University of Basel, and as Research Associate at Oak Ridge
National Labs.  He is a member of the Executive Board of the Society of
Professional Consultants, and is the Vice-Chair of Programs for the WPI
Venture Forum.  Dr. Danis has a Ph.D. from Cornell University in Analytical
and Physical Chemistry and has published over 25 scientific papers.  When
not helping clients grow their businesses, he can be found enjoying the
outdoors of New England

Our Extended Professional Network
When a client needs specialized services that extend beyond those of
Eastwoods Consulting, we readily bring other experts to the project team.  
From our extensive network of professionals in the fields of finance, IP and
legal, public relations, human resources, and many others, we can bring the
appropriate expertise to the problem.

Our Marketplace Network
Through the many years of working in this market, Eastwoods Consulting
has developed a large number of relationships with individuals in the life
science arena.  These range from bench scientists who can provide instant
feedback on a new product concept to biotech CEO's who will give insight on
challenges in developing new therapies.  We consider the relationships with
these people to be on of our most valuable assets.

Memberships and Affiliations
Here are a few of the professional organizations that we are associated with.


                            
Society of Professional Consultants


                            MIT Enterprise Forum


                            US Human Proteome Organization


                            WPI Venture Forum


                            American Society for Mass Spectrometry