Scott McNinch - Sanford Burnham Prebys

Scott McNinch serves as the Director of Business Development for Sanford Burnham Prebys. He has more than 25 years of experience in business development, licensing and business strategy for biotech and life sciences. He has been with the institute for eight years.

At Sanford Burnham Prebys, Scott is responsible for building and managing industry partnerships, including the promotion of institute technologies for commercial development; negotiation and management of license, sponsored research and other agreements with industry partners; and advising commercialization strategies for institute technologies.

Prior to joining Sanford Burham Prebys, Scott held positions at PATH, IO Therapeutics, Y’s Therapeutics, Genencor International, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Ernst & Young and Gensia.

Scott attended UC San Diego as a Regents Scholar and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in molecular biology, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese studies and a Master of International Affairs.