William P. (Bill) Moffitt is an accomplished chief executive and board chairman with a proven track record of leading corporations --- of all market capitalizations, public and private --- in the rapid development of cutting-edge technologies and the commercialization of products and solutions that have helped shape the healthcare industry. From innovative, high-tech start-ups to larger more mature companies, Mr. Moffitt possesses demonstrated ability to attract and maintain Wall Street support at all stages of a company’s development.

Until his retirement in early 2013, Mr. Moffitt was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Nanosphere, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of an advanced molecular diagnostic platform for the early detection of disease. Under his leadership Nanosphere transformed itself from a development stage company to a publicly listed commercialization company with several FDA cleared products.

Prior to his tenure at Nanosphere, he was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of i-STAT Corporation, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of diagnostic products that pioneered the point-of-care blood analysis market. Moffitt led i-STAT from its early research stage to commercialization and through its initial public offering to its acquisition by Abbott Laboratories in 2003.

Prior to i-STAT Moffitt held executive positions at Baxter Healthcare Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of health care products, and American Hospital Supply Corporation, a diversified manufacturer and distributor of health care products, which Baxter acquired in 1985.

Currently, Moffitt serves as chairman of GlySure, Ltd, chairman of Momentum Bioscience, chairman of Sarissa and chairman of First Light Bioscience and serves on the boards of Clinical Sensors and Base 4 Innovations.

Moffitt has previously held a number of other director and chairman positions with medical device, life science tools and diagnostics companies and also served as vice chairman of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization.

Moffitt earned a B.S. from Duke University.