Background
Cape, Ronald Elliot was born on October 11, 1932 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Victor and Fan Cape. came to the United States, 1967, naturalized, 1972.
Biotechnology company executive
Cape, Ronald Elliot was born on October 11, 1932 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Victor and Fan Cape. came to the United States, 1967, naturalized, 1972.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Princeton University, 1953; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, 1967; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1967-1970.
Customs, purchasing and advertising clerk Merck and Limited company, Montreal, 1955-1956. President Professional Pharmaceutical Corporation, 1960-1967, chairman board, 1967-1973. President Cetus Corporation, Emeryville, California, 1972-1978, chairman board, 1978-1991.
Founding chairman Darwin Molecular Corporation, since 1992. Member advisory council department molecular biology Princeton University. Adjunct professor business administration University Pittsburgh.
Visiting professor biochemistry Queen Mary College, University London. Board directors Advanced Bioconcept Inc., Interactive Sciences, Inc., Neutrogena Corporation, The Foundation National Medals of Science & Technology, since 1992. Founder, board directors Bay Area Bioscience Center, since 1989.
Member business advisory committee Neurobiol. Technologies Inc.; member science advisory board Canada Medical Discoveries Fund. Member standing committee business development Master of Education Research Council (Canada).
Member business affairs committee Annual Revs., Inc., 1975-1980. Member impacts of applied genetics advisory panel to Office Technology Assessment. Member advisory committee on life science Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada.
Member board directors Whitehead Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Member Rockefeller University Council. Board directors University California Art Museum Council, Berkeley, 1974-1976. Trustee Head-Royce Schools, Oakland, California, 1975-1980, Rockefeller University, 1986-1990, San Francisco Conservatory Music, The Keystone Center, 1987-1993.
Board directors San Francisco Opera Association, member budget and finance committee, since 1992, University Waterloo Institute for Biotechnology Research. Member business advisory committee University California, Berkeley. Member Berkeley Roundtable on International Economy.
Member science advisory board Bio-Technology Magazine, since 1987. Trustee Princeton University, 1989-1993. Member board regents The National Library of Medicine, 1989-1992.
Scientific advisory board Medical Research Council, Canada, standing committee business development. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Society Microbiology (Foundation for Microbiology lecturer 1978-1979). Member Canada Bio-chemical Society, Federation American Scientists, Royal Society Health, Society Industrial Microbiology, Industrial Biotechnology Association (founding member, president 1983-1985, director), New York Academy of Sciences, Princeton Club of New York, Commonwealth Club of California, Sigma Xi.
Married Lillian Judith Pollock, October 21, 1956. Children: Jacqueline R., Julie A.