Unified Information Devices (UID) is pleased to announce and welcome José Gadea as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He will be responsible for sales team leadership and for developing strategic sales and marketing plans to stimulate growth and customer satisfaction.
Mr. Gadea joins the UID team from DURECT Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company in Cupertino, California, where he served as Senior Product Marketing Manager, leading sales and marketing operations for implantable infusion pumps (ALZET® and iPRECIO®) and other ancillary products for laboratory animal research.
José brings over 19 years of sales and marketing experience promoting products — including implantable drug delivery devices — to the life science market. Prior to DURECT, he held the position of therapeutic sales specialist at ALZA Pharmaceuticals. He also brings more than five years of combined academic and biotechnology research experience in cancer immunology, cell and gene therapy, infectious diseases, and drug delivery. He has been an author and co-author of various scientific publications featured in peer-reviewed journals.
José earned his Bachelor of Science degree with concentration in Medical Microbiology and Immunology at San Jose State University, California.
“José is an outstanding addition to our team at UID, as he brings a deep blend of research, sales, and marketing experience, which fits extremely well with our current organizational needs. More importantly, his unique skill set is directly transferable to UID’s products, and I believe he will make immediate and positive impact on UID’s goals and vision,” said Craig Jordan, CEO of UID.
“I am honored to be a part of the UID management team and eager to build on the solid foundation already established by UID visionaries over the last five years. UID is perfectly positioned to meet customer needs by providing reliable laboratory animal identification solutions that ensure accurate research data collection,” stated José Gadea, VP of Sales and Marketing.
About Unified Information Devices
Unified Information Devices (UID) designs and manufactures RFID identification products — microchips, readers, home-cage monitoring systems, and controlled-substance tracking — for pre-clinical research, veterinary care, and fish & wildlife work. UID is headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin and assembled in the USA.
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