Fran Wincott, PhD

Dr. Fran Wincott is President of Wincott & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm focused on providing assistance in the area of oligonucleotide manufacturing and development. Prior to founding Wincott & Associates, Dr. Wincott was Vice President of Oligonucleotide Manufacturing & Development at Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2002-2005). Prior to joining Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Wincott served as Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations at Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From 1989-1993 she worked as a scientist at Merck, Inc. and Cortech, Inc. Dr. Wincott received her B.A. in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania in 1984 and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 1989 from Yale University