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He's smart and sleek!  He was my first cat.  I can be sometimes found at the University of Washington - Bothell .

Professional Interests

Developing Businesses from Idea to Execution
Industry Analysis & Forecasting

Recent Positions

2006-Present   Director, Center for Student Entrepreneurship, University of Washington - Bothell
2006-Present   Advisory Board, Trendi
2006-Present   Advisory Board, Innoba
2005-Present   Advisory Board, Plastic Payments
2002-Present   Advisory Board, Point B Telematics
2002-Present   Advisory Board, Acirius
2002-2004      Board of Directors, BlueSky Broadband
2001-Present   Director of Research, Biotech Stock Research
2001-Present   Advisory Board, IMCentric
2001-2002      Technology Advisory Committee, Northshore School District
1998-2000      Board of Directors, Pythos Systems Inc.
1997-Present   Faculty, Business Administration / Computing & Software Systems Programs 
                        University of Washington - Bothell
1996-Present   Independent Consultant
1995               Concurrent Engineering Curriculum Development (NSF Grant)

Courses Taught

       Enterprise IT Management
       Enterprise Analyses & Design  
       Operations Management
       Entrepreneur's Workshop 
       The Business of Computing
       New Technologies & Future Markets
       New Corporate Information Management  
       Competitive Engineering
       MBA IT Management
       MBA Operations Management
       Introduction to Statistics & Research Design

Teaching Award

2005, 2000    Excellence in Teaching Award  (Associated Students of the University of Washington - Bothell)

Teaching Publications

Leong, A. Introduction to Writing a Business Plan. Bothell, WA: Center for Student Entrepreneurship, 2007.

Leong, Alan. I Have a Business Idea: My First Steps. Bothell, WA: Center for Student Entrepreneurship, 2007.

Leong, Alan. When the Shift hits the Plan. Bothell, WA: Center for Student Entrepreneurship, 2007.

Recent Biotech Publications

Leong, A. (2007). Piping the Orphans: Pipex Pharmaceuticals. Biotech Stock Research, September 2007.

Leong, A. (2007). Oxigene Starves the Tumor. Biotech Stock Research, July 2007.

Leong, A. (2007). An Interview with the Executives of ViRexx. Biotech Stock Research, January 2007.

Leong, A. (2006). Looking at Altus Pharmaceuticals. Biotech Stock Research, September 2006.

Leong, A. (2006). An Interview with the CEO of Hana Biosciences. Biotech Stock Research, August 2006.

Leong, A. (2006). An Interview with the CEO of BioMarin. Biotech Stock Research, August 2006.

Leong, A. (2006). An Interview with the CEO of SciClone. Biotech Stock Research, August 2006.

Leong, A. (2006) Dynavax leads the TLR pack. Biotech Stock Research, July 2006.

Leong, A. (2006) Research Director's Rant: Putting the CEO in Perspective. Biotech Stock Research, June 2006.

Leong, A. (2006). The New Immunotherapy. Biotech Stock Research, June, 2006.

Leong, A. (2006). VirRexx. Biotech Stock Research, April 2006.

Leong, A. (2005). Slowing Down Alzheimer's Disease. Biotech Stock Research, October 2005.

Leong, A. (2005). Research Director's Rant: Statistically speaking, of course.  Biotech Stock Research, September 2005.

Leong, A. (2005). Cypress Bioscience topples on Phase III Data: Using Novel Antidepressants in Novel Ways. Biotech Stock Research, Sept 2005.

Leong, A. (2005). An interview with the CEO of SciClone Pharmaceutials. Biotech Stock Research, August 2005.

Leong, A. (2005). Zadaxin partly unmasked. Biotech Stock Research, July 2005.

Leong, A. (2005). An Interview with the CEO of BioMarin. Biotech Stock Research, July 2005.

Leong, A. (2005). An interview with the CEO of Corcept Therapeutics. Biotech Stock Research, July 2005.

Leong, A. (2004). Research design issues for biotech clinical trials.  Biotech Stock Research, in prep.

Leong, A. (2004). Research Director's Rants.  Biotech Stock Research, October 2004.

Leong, A. (2004). BioMarin takes the orphan route.  Biotech Stock Research, October 2004.

Leong, A. (2004). Corcept provides alternative to shock therapy. Biotech Stock Research, September 2004.

Leong, A. (2003). SciClone chases Oncology and  Antiviral Success.  Biotech Stock Research, April 2003..

Leong, A. (2003). Signal Transduction Inhibition Drugs in Clinical Trials.  Biotech Stock Research, January Update, 2003.

Leong, A. (2002). Discovery Laboratories: Finding success on a road littered with failure. Biotech Stock Research, September 2002.

Leong, A. (2002). The market for psychiatric drugs. Biotech Stock Research, August 2002.

Leong, A. (2002). Developing a "Swiss army knife" cardiology surgical device: An interview with Tom Clement, CEO of Pathway Medical.  Biotech Stock Research, April 2002.

Leong, A. (2002) Genta tackles cancer by making existing drugs better.  Biotech Stock Research, March 2002.

Leong, A. (2001) Titan Pharmaceuticals: Beyond just treatments for Parkinson's Disease and Schizophrenia.  Biotech Stock Research, October, 2001.

Leong, A. (2001) Cancer vaccines and Dendreon Corporation: An interview with David Urdal, President of Dendreon Corporation.  Biotech Stock Research, June 2001.

Leong, A., & Driscoll, A. (2003).  An interview with the senior executives of Discovery Laboratories.  Biotech Stock Research, May 2003.

Leong, A. & Miller D. (2006). OvaRex provides window into immunotherapy. Biotech Stock Research, June 2006. Biotech Stock Research, June 2006.

Leong, A. & Miller D. (2003).  SciClone chases oncology and antiviral success with Zadaxin.  Biotech Stock Research, April 2003

Leong, A. & Miller, D. (2003).  Aeterna Laboratories and its dirty cancer drug Biotech Stock Research, February, 2003.

Leong, A. & Miller, D. (2002) Three different looks, three different biotech companies.  Biotech Stock Research, February 2002.

Leong, A., Miller, D., & Morris, A.  (2003).  An interview with the president of ID Biomedical. Biotech Stock Research, July 2003.

Leong, A., Morris, A., & Miller, D. (2003). Cortex battles mental illness in a new way.  Biotech Stock Research, September 2003.

Leong, A., Morris, A., & Miller, D. (2003).  Longevity earns Introgen another look Biotech Stock Research, August 2003.

Miller, D., & Leong, A. (2007). Sixth annual anniversary issue. Biotech Stock Research, August 2006. (167 pages)

Miller, D., & Leong, A. (2006). Fifth annual anniversary issue. Biotech Stock Research, August 2006. (212 pages)

Miller, D., & Leong, A. (2005). Fourth annual anniversary issue. Biotech Stock Research, August 2005. (157 pages)

Miller, D., & Leong, A. (2004).  Third annual anniversary issue.  Biotech Stock Research, August 2004. (150 pages)

Miller, D., & Leong, A. (2003).  Second annual anniversary issue.  Biotech Stock Research, October 2003. (116 pages)

Miller, D., & Leong, A. (2002).  First annual anniversary issue.  Biotech Stock Research, October 2002. (59 pages)

Miller, D., & Leong, A. (2002).  Onyx slowly separates from its gene therapy roots. Biotech Stock Research, December 2002.

Morris, A., Leong, A., & Miller, D. (2003). Pharmos: Thinking more clearly with cannabis.  Biotech Stock Research, July 2003.

Teaching Methodology

Leong, A., & Collins, P. (2000). The Delta Project Simulation.

Leong, A., & Smith, R.P. (1996). Introduction to Concurrent Engineering: Instructor’s Manual. (Public domain with revised version under development)

Sung, KS, Leong, A., Rosenberg, R. (2005). A Programming Course For Business MIS Students.  Presented at 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 2005.

The Group Process of Product Design

Smith, R.P., & Leong, A. (1998).  Design team processes and outcomes. Journal of Mechanical Design. 120, 636-642.

Leong, A., & Smith, R.P. (1997). An observational study of design team process: A comparison of student and professional engineers. 1997 Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, September 14-17, 1997: Sacramento, CA.

Leong, A., & Smith, R.P. (1996). An observational study of iteration with design performance. International Engineering Management Conference, August 18-20, 1996: Vancouver, BC.

Research Projects

Social Science Approaches to Voice of the Customer / Product Design
Workflow Management & Enterprise Reengineering: Tools for the Everyone
Educational Simulations 
Project, Bothell Operations Game, "Firmware Fights" (under development)

Professional Retreats

Career Planning Retreat for Entrepreneurs, Cape Meares Oregon (August 2004)
1st Annual Entrepreneurs Retreat, Cannon Beach (March 18-21, 2005)
Planning Retreat for Entrepreneurs, Port Ludlow, WA (Sept 2005)
2nd Annual Entrepreneurs Retreat, Cannon Beach (March 17-20, 2006)
Planning Retreat for Entrepreneurs, Hansville, WA (Aug 2006)
Thinking Retreat: The Future of Entertainment, Freeland, WA (Feb 16-18, 2007)

Contact Information

Room 336 - UW1
Mail Stop 358533
Center for Student Entrepreneurship
University of Washington - Bothell
18115 Campus Way NE
Bothell, WA 98011-8246
Email:
leonga@u.washington.edu
Ofc: 425-352-3259
Fax: 206-338-6144

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