Steve Papermaster

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Steve Papermaster (born September 27, 1958) is an American entrepreneur, health and technology innovator, and global speaker. He is Chairman and CEO of Nano,^[1] a company focused on dramatically accelerating the development of cures for global health threats. ^[2]

Papermaster was appointed (2001-2009) as a Senior Advisor by President George W. Bush to serve on the United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).^[3] Under President Bush, he also helped lead the Human Genome Project, the National Nanotechnology Initiative, served as a member of the China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue(SED), and is currently co-Chairperson of the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy (JUCCCE).^[4]

He was also the founder and CEO, board member and/or lead investor in technology, healthcare and biotechnology companies which achieved successful IPO's and/or merger and acquisition transactions. Papermaster has also served as CEO of Powershift Ventures.^[5]

Papermaster and Frank Moss, the former CEO of Tivoli Systems, founded Agillion in January 1999. Agillion was intended to be a business services company that helped small and mid-sized businesses build and manage personalized customer relationships online. In April of 2003 he was one of 6 former top executives who were sued by the US Bankruptcy trustee for "the legendary spending sprees that bankrupted one of the most well-financed and well-known high-tech startups in Austin."

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↑ "Nano Cures".
↑ https://www.cnnmoney.ch/shows/newsmaker/videos/strong-relationship-roche-nanovision-ceo-steve-papermaster/ ^{[ dead link ‍]}
↑ www.whitehouse.gov
↑ "Our Team | Juccce". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
↑ "Steven G. Papermaster: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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[1] "Nano Cures".

[2] ttps://www.cnnmoney.ch/shows/newsmaker/videos/strong-relationship-roche-nanovision-ceo-steve-papermaster/ ^{[ dead link ‍]}

[3] www.whitehouse.gov

[4] "Our Team | Juccce". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

[5] "Steven G. Papermaster: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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