Emile F. Nuwaysir PhD

Emile Nuwaysir, Ph.D., serves as BlueRock’s president and CEO. He possesses deep knowledge of the stem cell therapeutics space, and brings more than 15 years of experience cultivating innovative life science companies that are fueled by cutting-edge technologies. In addition, Dr. Nuwaysir helped guide and shape these companies from startup stages to their ultimate successful exits and integration into their global acquirers. Dr. Nuwaysir previously served as president and COO of Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) – A Fujifilm Company, and played an integral part in growing CDI and their stem cell therapy efforts from a pre-revenue startup to a NASDAQ-traded firm that was acquired by Fujifilm Holdings for $307 million in 2015.

He was also president of Opsis Therapeutics Inc., CDI’s ocular cell therapy subsidiary. Prior to CDI, Dr. Nuwaysir worked for NimbleGen Systems. He was the first employee hired at the company, and served in various roles of increasing scientific and managerial responsibility, including VP of business development, and group leader of molecular R&D.