Ellen L. Berg

Who is Ellen L. Berg?

Ellen Berg is General Manager of BioSeek Inc.

Ellen Berg was a cofounder of BioSeek, Inc. and served as its Chief Scientific Officer. She was appointed as General Manager, Bio Seek LLC after the merger of BioSeek and Asterand in 2010. Dr. Berg has more than 20 years of research experience in pathophysiologic mechanisms of inflammation and immunity. Her expertise in complex cell-based biological assays led to the development of the company’s proprietary BioMAP® technology for target validation and drug characterization using primary human cell systems. Prior to founding BioSeek, Inc., Dr. Berg was at Protein Design Labs, Inc. where she was involved in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies for treatment of inflammatory diseases. Dr. Berg holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University where she was supported by fellowships from the American Cancer Society, the Stanford Cancer Biology Program, and the Leukemia Society of America. Dr. Berg holds a number of patents in the fields of inflammation biology and cell adhesion, and has over 60 publications in peer-reviewed journals.