Mr. Cayer has more than 20 years of experience in the biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare service industries. Prior to joining Verus, Mr. Cayer was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Development at Targeted Molecules Corporation, a venture-backed company pursuing the discovery and development of novel protein therapeutics. Mr. Cayer also worked as a consultant arranging venture financing and corporate partnerships for several start-up companies, and in various positions at Gensia Pharmaceuticals, where he was responsible for the commercialization of a drug/device combination product. Mr. Cayer also worked on the spin-out and venture financing of Gensia’s Automedics subsidiary where he later served as a vice president for commercial and business development activities.

Prior to joining Gensia, Mr. Cayer worked in product development management and marketing at Acuson, business planning and development with Castle & Cooke, and management consulting with Booz-Allen & Hamilton.

Mr. Cayer received both his B.A. and M.B.A. from Harvard University.