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Lori Oakes

Evaluator · DISC type sdc
Managing Partner at Captivate Bio
📍 Berlin, Connecticut, United States

Lori Oakes is the Managing Partner and Founder of Captivate Bio, bringing over 25 years of experience in diagnostics and life sciences. Her career is built on a foundation of business development and commercial operations, guided by her professional background in cytogenetics and a BA from Clark University.

Beyond her professional life, Lori is involved in her community, supporting charitable causes like Samaritans, Inc. through fundraising. As a member of CT Women in Bio, she actively engages with and supports female colleagues in the industry. She also has a passion for cooking.

Interesting fact: Lori is known within her company as being one of the best stromboli makers in the United States.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner
Location
Berlin, Connecticut, United States
Personality Overview

How Lori shows up

Hard To Convince
Fast But Analytical
Thorough Evaluator

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Lori cares about

Cell Culture Solutions
Her company focuses on providing high-quality cell culture media and reagents, and she frequently posts about tools for preventing lab contamination and ensuring clean cells.
Life Science Commercialization
She has deep experience moving scientific products to market, with a career path that transitioned from lab work to business development, commercial operations, and global logistics.
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Career

Work history

9-2020
Managing Partner
Captivate Bio
9-2015 - 9-2020
General Manager
Biological Industries USA, Inc.
12-2010 - 9-2020
Business Development
Rainbow Scientific
7-2007 - 9-2010
Sales Force Effectiveness Manager/ Commercial Operations
Ipsogen, Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Agile and aspirational – an interview with Lori Oakes, Captivate Bio. Featured in Captivate Bio (company blog)
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Education
BA
Clark University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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