Michael Royals DVM
Avana Health Chief Science Officer
Dr. Royals trained as a translational medicine specialist in the DVM/Ph.D. program at Colorado State University. He subsequently managed a California-based contract research laboratory for B. Braun Medical, serving as PI for GLP safety and toxicology studies, and developing complex animal models for a wide range of medical applications. From there he founded Bio-Logistics Medical, and codeveloped wound care, ophthalmic, cardiac, and drug delivery technologies with corporate partners. During this phase he became deeply involved in the development of vaccine technologies for global public health applications. His current skill set includes management of international clinical trials, product regulatory approvals, extensive stakeholder relationship management, and business development.