Tari Suprapto, Ph.D. is currently the VP of Search & Evaluation for Zealand Pharma and previously led the global scouting team for Novo Nordisk, and part of the External Innovation team at Elanco Animal Health. Tari has extensive experience in licensing, building and managing strategic alliances as she spent over 15 years commercializing innovations from world-class research institutions including Salk Institute, The Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She also has a strong scientific background evidenced by her Ph.D. in cell biology from The Rockefeller University and an Honors B.A. from Swarthmore College. Tari is also an advisor to Founders Corner in San Diego and mentor for San Diego Squared.