Fiorello tapped to lead biopark at Danforth Plant Science Center
From The St. Louis Business Journal. Monday, August 25, 2008
The Bio-Research & Development Growth Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center said Monday it appointed Sam Fiorello as its first president.
Fiorello will continue to serve as chief operating officer and senior vice president for administration and finance at the center.
The new biopark campus will provide scientific and business resources to plant and life sciences companies and is located across the street from Monsanto%u2019s headquarters. It is scheduled to open the first of three buildings in April 2009 with a new 118,000-square-foot multi-tenant, wet laboratory and office facility.
Fiorello joined the center nine years ago after serving as chief of staff for Monsanto%u2019s president.
Prior to that, he was a senior trade and investment policy analyst with Walker/Free Associates in Washington, DC.
Developed by Wexford Science + Technology, the park is focused on nurturing the commercial success of new companies in the plant and life sciences industries.
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is a non-profit research institute with a mission to improve the human condition through plant science.
Wexford Science + Technology is a Maryland-based, privately held real estate developer and investment company.
