Steve Lavezoli
Michael Taylor
Kristofer Morton
Steve joined Scorpius as the Regional Vice President of Business Development; he brings extensive experience in various roles throughout business development. He spent 12 years in the industrial gasses industry with Linde Gas, and then joined W.L. Gore in the Startup Biopharmaceutical division working on a Commercial Business/Market Development role for Bulk Drug Substance Single-Use items. Prior to joining Scorpius, he spent 3 years with Catalent Biologics, focused on Drug Substance Business Development in the US for early-stage clinical programs with clients to bring life-changing therapies to the market.
Steve holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in Marketing from Robert Morris University.
Steve holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in Marketing from Robert Morris University.
Michael Taylor brings more than 30 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience to Scorpius as the Senior Director of Business Development (US West). He started his career in biomanufacturing and process development roles with Genzyme and Baxter, before transitioning to sales management roles for industry leaders like Life Technologies, Sartorius, KBI BioPharma, and Novo Nordisk's NNE Pharmaplan. He most recently served as Director of Business Development and Key Account Management - Americas for Boehringer Ingelheim’s BioXcellence on the commercial team, where he managed large global biopharma accounts and help late clinical stage clients navigate the entire drug substance and drug product technology chain from DNA to fill and finish. Michael holds a BA in Biology from the University of Colorado Boulder and an MBA in Management from University of the Pacific San Francisco.
Kris Morton brings more than a decade of experience in process engineering and commercial operations to Scorpius. His background in process automation and optimization, tech transfer, equipment and process validation, and financial modeling make him well-suited to collaborate with Scorpius’ customers. His previous experience includes process and project engineering roles at Cook Pharmica and Catalent Pharma Solutions. Prior to joining Scorpius, he was the Commercial Operations Manager at Catalent, where he was the client-facing point of contact for many commercial biologics manufacturing programs. Kris holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and both an M.S. in Finance and an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
Jonathan Viola
Erika Wachs
Abby Sorensen
Jon Viola brings hands-on experience in research and cell line development to Scorpius’ growing commercial team. He has previously worked as a research associate at The Ohio State University. Later, he joined Ximbio as a business development manager, where he played a key role in assisting academic research institutions in commercializing their novel research reagents such as cell lines, mouse models, and antibodies. Prior to joining Scorpius, he was a business development manager at Selexis, where he helped establish partnerships with clients in mammalian cell line development services. Jon earned his B.S. in Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Georgia. During his PhD research, he used a mammalian expression system to express and characterize members of the X-type lectin family.
Erika Wachs joins the Scorpius business development team with 25+ years of experience in process and product engineering and development, applications engineering, and product management. Her experience includes application engineering an, product specialist, and global business development roles in the PharmBIO division of W.L. Gore. She was most recently a global key account director at Meissner Filtration Products, where she further developed expertise in filtration and single-use technology. Erika earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Masters in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Delaware.
Abby Sorensen joined Scorpius BioManufacturing in February 2023 after spending almost nine years in biopharma media with Life Science Connect. Her experience includes business development, content creation and strategy, trade show planning and execution, and project management. She has consulted on biopharma marketing strategies for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups. Abby graduated valedictorian from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania with a BA in Women’s Studies.