Adam Arterbery, Ph.D.

Commander
DISC Type : D

Biocurator at The Jackson Laboratory

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Adam is a Director and Consultant in global biotechnology and life sciences, specializing in drug discovery, R&D, preclinical, and CMC for rare and hereditary diseases. He has successfully led 7 IND submissions and advanced products through FDA-approved clinical trials.

He is a co-founder building SaMD for predictive antimicrobial resistance modeling using phenotypic AST data, and holds a Ph. D. from Cornell University.

People often call him scientific, logical, and a strong commander of orthogonal techniques.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

Decisive

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.  They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Drug Discovery
Adam has extensive experience driving portfolio strategies, scientific communications, and IND-enabling R&D platforms across global drug discovery programs.
Biotechnology Consulting
As Founder and Principal at Agistarr Consulting, Adam delivers end-to-end support for drug development and commercialization to various organizations.
AI/ML in Healthcare
He is co-founder of a venture building SaMD for predictive antimicrobial resistance modeling, applying machine learning to phenotypic AST data.

Media Appearances

Adam has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Biocurator at The Jackson Laboratory
9-2017
Founder and Principal at Agistarr Consulting LLC
9-2025
CMC Lead - Fractional at Alveolus Bio
7-2025
Co-Founder at SaMD for predictive resistance modeling with phenotypic AST data
4-2022 - 11-2024
Senior Director of Research and CMC at Xbiome

Education

2004 - 2009
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from Cornell University
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Science - BS from University of Denver

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Exp : 16 Location : New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Biocurator at The Jackson Laboratory
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Insights For Selling To Adam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Adam is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Adam

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Adam move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Adam take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Adam

Personality Compatibility


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