About
Cannabis scientist and educator based in San Diego with a Ph.D. in chemistry from MIT and postdoctoral work on cannabinoid receptors at Scripps. Serves as a Venture Partner with BVE and Science & IP consultant for FloraWorks.
Experience
- &x consulting LLCFoundercurrent2017 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- FloraWorksScience Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- FloraWorksChief Science Officer2024
- FloraWorksVice President of Strategy2022 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- Bonaventure Equity, LLCVenture Partner2022 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- Choate, Hall & Stewart LLPStaff Scientist2015 — 2017Greater Boston Area
- Cooley LLPPatent Technical Advisor2014 — 2015Boston, Massachusetts
- Mintz LevinTechnology Specialist2013 — 2014Boston, Massachusetts
- The Scripps Research InstitutePostdoctoral Associate, Stevens Laboratory2010 — 2013San Diego, California
- The Scripps Research InstituteScientific Associate, Kuhn Laboratory2008 — 2010San Diego, California
- MITResearch and Teaching Assistant, Lippard Laboratory2003 — 2008Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterResearch Assistant, Krebs Laboratory2003Münster, Germany
- University of MichiganUndergraduate Research Assistant, Pecoraro Laboratory2000 — 2003Ann Arbor, Michigan
Skills & more
StrategyNegotiationProblem SolvingDrug DevelopmentStart-up LeadershipStructural BiologyTechnology TransferChemistryEarly Stage InvestmentDue DiligencePatent StrategyResearch Skills
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Scientific WritingIntellectual PropertyStart-up VenturesX-ray crystallographyPatent Portfolio ManagementPatent ProsecutionInorganic ChemistryBusiness OwnershipBusiness RequirementsOption AgreementsOrganic ChemistryFrom Mike's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bonaventure Equity, LLC
Bill Kehoe
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Bonaventure Equity, LLC
Brandon
Partner at Bonaventure Equity, LLC
Christen
Chief of Staff at Bonaventure Equity, LLC
Dan
Strategic Advisor at Bonaventure Equity, LLC
Derrick B. Mayes
Co-Founder and Senior Advisor at Bonaventure Equity, LLC
Don Casey
Board of Advisors at Bonaventure Equity, LLC
Jay
Partner at Bonaventure Equity, LLC
Nigel Austin
Managing Partner and General Counsel at Bonaventure Equity, LLC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike McCormick?
- Cannabis scientist and educator based in San Diego with a Ph.D. in chemistry from MIT and postdoctoral work on cannabinoid receptors at Scripps. Serves as a Venture Partner with BVE and Science & IP consultant for FloraWorks.
- Where does Mike McCormick work?
- Mike McCormick is Venture Partner at Bonaventure Equity, LLC.
- Where did Mike McCormick go to school?
- Mike McCormick studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry); University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry and Biochemistry Dual Degree Program).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,535
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Also attended University of Michigan642
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