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Dr. Rowland is currently with Shalon Ventures.
He has practiced patent law and has written seminal patents in diagnostics, molecular biology (including the Cohen Boyer cloning patent for Stanford and UC, the first patent in biotechnology), cell biology, agricultural biology, combinatorial chemistry, contrast media, calcium phosphates for the treatment of bone, and chemical reactions (particularly epoxidation), for a total of over 500 patents.
He first worked for Chevron as patent counsel.
He has been a partner of Townsend & Townsend and Leydig, Voit & Mayer and Of Counsel to other law firms.
He was president of Drug Abuse Sciences and General Counsel of SyStemix.
He was instrumental or played a major role in the founding of many start-up companies, including SyStemix, Pharmacopoeia, Calgene, Immulogic Pharmaceuticals, Molecular Devices, Receptron, and Matrix Pharmaceutical, and played a prominent role with numerous other start-up companies.
Dr. Rowland holds both a PhD in Organic Chemistry and a JD, Order of the Coif.
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Systemix, Inc.
 Systemix, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Develops cell-based gene therapies for diseases | General Counsel | - |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Townsend & Townsend & Crew LLP
 Townsend & Townsend & Crew LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Shalon Ventures, Inc.
 Shalon Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Shalon Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on life sciences, medical devices, pharmaceutical, financial, entrepreneurial resource and health tech sectors. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements. | General Counsel | 2011-01-11 |
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Chevron Corp.
 Chevron Corp. Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Produces crude oil and natural gas & manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants & petrochemicals | Energy Minerals |
Systemix, Inc.
Systemix, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Develops cell-based gene therapies for diseases | Health Services |
Townsend & Townsend & Crew LLP
Townsend & Townsend & Crew LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services | Commercial Services |
Shalon Ventures, Inc.
Shalon Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Shalon Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on life sciences, medical devices, pharmaceutical, financial, entrepreneurial resource and health tech sectors. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements. | Finance |
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