Don Peters is the Senior Manager of Systems Engineering R&D for BD Biosciences Cell Analysis. The Cell Analysis unit is a leading supplier of flow cytometry instruments and reagents for life sciences research and cell-based clinical diagnostics. He has worked in product development involving biotechnology and medical diagnostics for over 28 years.
Mr. Peters held management positions at SmithKline Beckman and Abbott Labs prior to BD Biosciences. He has worked in complex systems development through all phases of the product lifecycle and has contributed to numerous successful product releases. Over his career, he has developed products in immunochemistry applications, software engineering and cellular classification algorithms for systems in immunodiagnostics, hematology and flow cytometery.
Mr. Peters holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from San Jose State University (SJSU). He has been a member of the Board of Directors for the College of Science Development Council at SJSU since 1998 and is currently a member of their Biotechnology Professional Science Masters Advisory Board.