Peter M. Dansky
Division President, MCB Functional Analysis
Applied Biosystems

In his role as Division President, MCB Functional Analysis, Peter M. Dansky is responsible for the business strategy and P&L performance of a broad portfolio of consumables oriented businesses. The product range encompasses PCR, real-time PCR, RNAi, and other RNA products from the Ambion acquisition, DNA synthesis, and cell biology products. The Consumables division serves applications including gene expression, microRNA analysis, genotyping, gene silencing, and stem cell analysis. Mr. Dansky also leads the company's strategy in building its consumables business capabilities, including oversight for its e-business web portal.

Mr. Dansky brings more than 23 years of leadership experience in marketing, product development, and sales from a variety of life science companies, including Affymetrix, Inc., PerSeptive Biosystems and Millipore Corporation. Most recently prior to joining Applied Biosystems, he was Vice President, Marketing, for Arcturus Bioscience where he led commercial strategy for life science research and clinical diagnostics businesses.

Mr. Dansky holds an MBA from Boston College, and a masters and a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Tufts University.