Jeff Fischer

Jeff Fischer, MBA, President, Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics, is responsible for oversight of all non-scientific aspects of the organization to include regulatory affairs. Mr. Fischer co-founded the company and has served as its Chief Financial Officer from 2007-2017. From 1998-2005, Mr. Fischer served as an executive vice president and CFO in the biotechnology industry. He is a former infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps and holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Posts by Jeff Fischer

MedCity Influencers, Diagnostics

A Covid-19 reflection: Incorporating what we’ve learned for improved preparedness

Beyond preparedness policies, we need to think forward to policies that rapidly identify the spread of zoonotic disease to prevent or minimize the impact.

MedCity Influencers

Easing the bottleneck challenges for coronavirus testing

Pandemic preparedness funding needs to be focused on developing technologies that can be quickly adapted to any new pathogen, and scaled rapidly, ensuring stockpile and manufacturing capacity for key items such as swabs and sample transport media, and laboratory preparedness to shift rapidly to focused testing.

With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.