Dr. Kadia was president and CEO of EAG Laboratories, a global scientific services company providing analytical testing and consulting solutions, which was acquired by Eurofins Scientific in December 2017. He continued to serve as the CEO of EAG laboratories until December 2018. Prior to EAG Laboratories, Dr. Kadia served in several senior roles including the president of Life Sciences Division at Life Technologies Corporation at the time of its acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific in February 2014. Prior to Life Technologies, he was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in the healthcare practice, assisting global medical device companies, and major healthcare providers.
Dr. Kadia earned a B.E. in electronics and telecommunications from Gujarat University in India, an M.S. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a board member of ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ), Applied Technical Services (ATS), BioSkryb Genomics, Isoplexis Corporation and NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA). Dr. Kadia’s experience also includes prior public company board service as a director of Volcano Corporation, Newport Corporation, and Horizon Discovery Group plc. (LSE: HZD). In addition to corporate boards, Dr. Kadia serves on the advisory boards of various academic institutions, including Scripps Research Institute.