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ChemQuest’s Technology Institute Appoints Victoria Scarborough, Ph.D., Vice President of Collaborative Innovation The ChemQuest Group, Inc., a leading international business strategy firm in specialty chemicals, announces the addition of Dr. Victoria Scarborough as Vice President of Collaborative Innovation.
Dr. Scarborough is renowned worldwide as
expert. For the next ten years, Scarborough
Centre, and is currently CoatingsTech
an R&D leader and subject matter expert
honed her skills as the Director of New
Magazine’s Inside Innovation columnist and a
for the commercialization of in-demand new
Technology (2007–2010) then Program
Publication Subcommittee member.
technology that leverages open innovation.
Director of Global External Innovation for
Of her new position at ChemQuest’s
Her leadership strengths include aligning
Sherwin-Williams (2010–2017).
Technology Institute, Dr. Scarborough says, “it
company stakeholders, external global
Scarborough’s diverse background
is an honour to work with such a distinguished
partners, and multidisciplined technologists,
at Sherwin Williams was a successful
group of colleagues at ChemQuest and to
for seamless, technology-driven marketing,
springboard for negotiating multiple
continue the innovation journey by providing
finance, manufacturing, and R&D functions.
technology licensing agreements, serving
insights into new technologies that provide
Dr. Scarborough earned her Bachelor of
as an independent technical adviser while
meaningful results for our clients.”
Science degree in Biology from the University
holding multiple patents in breakthrough
“Dr. Scarborough’s multi-faceted background
of Mary Washington and received her
technologies.
facilitating collaboration among technology
Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University
She created and organized various
owners, equity partners, and key stakeholders,
of TN Health Science Center (1979). She
global technical conferences, is an Open
will position ChemQuest clients for sustainable
pursued an MBA from Christian Brothers
Innovation Master Class YouTube channel
profitability in leading specialty chemicals’
University, and later participated in the
presenter for the Canadian Innovation
markets,” says ChemQuest CEO Dan Murad,
Program at Case Western Reserve University. In 2012, Scarborough completed the
adding that “Vickie has a remarkable track
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Sherwin-Williams’ Leadership Excellence
record for value creation that leverages open innovation to develop breakthrough products
Licensing Executives Society’s Best Practices
and processes amid stiff competition, global
in Licensing: Developing, Negotiating &
raw material shortages, and price pressures.
Executing Transactions program.
ChemQuest is committed to supporting its
For the past 25+ years, Dr. Scarborough
clients by delivering distinctive, thorough,
has advanced technology in the public
actionable, confidential and professional
and private sector ranging from the DoD
work. We look forward to launching a new
and Federal laboratories, universities,
decade of external technology development
and multinational corporations, to
enabling excellence in research, accelerating
individual inventors and start-ups, often by
our clients’ growth objectives, with significant
creating and managing complex R&D and
contributions from Dr. Scarborough,
commercialization activities, with multimillion-
ChemQuest’s team of experienced Ph.D.
dollar budgets.
chemists and external partners, in our state-
From 1981–2007, as the R&D Director for
of-the-art R&D facility in South Boston, VA.”
Sherwin-Williams Company’s WoodCare Group in Memphis, TN, Dr. Scarborough became widely known as a wood coatings’
Dr. Victoria Scarborough, Vice President of Collaborative Innovation of the ChemQuest Group, Inc.
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