PAUL SILBER
Corporate Advisory Board, Encore Path, Inc.

Paul Silber a native of Baltimore and was the President/CEO and founder of In Vitro Technologies, Inc. (IVT), a bioscience company that provides products and services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.  After relocating to Baltimore in 1991, In Vitro grew from two employees to a staff of 70, including several employees in Europe. The company also expanded its international business to Japan, the U.K., and Germany, while bringing the products of international companies to their North American customers through strategic alliances and distribution relationships. After growing the company to 60 employees and $11M in revenues, he successfully sold the company to Celsis plc in 2006 for $30M. 

Dr. Silber has an undergraduate degree in Biology (Carleton College), a Master's degree in Public Health (Univ. Alabama) and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology (Univ. Arizona). He is the holder of two patents and the recipient of numerous business awards, including the Maryland Entrepreneur of the Year Award for High Technology, Baltimore Business Journal’s “40 under 40 top business people”, Baltimore Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Technology”, Washington Techway’s “Top 10 Bosses”, the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Leadership in Bioscience Award, the State of Maryland’s International Leadership Award, and the University of Baltimore Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award.

Dr. Silber was recently named as the Chair of the GBTC Biotech Roundtable.  In addition, he serves on the boards of the Biotechnical Institute of Maryland, the TechCenter at UMBC Business Advisory Board,  and the Dean’s advisory board of the UMBC College of Natural Sciences.  He is also an advisor to the Maryland Emerging Technology Center and a member of the Maryland/Israel Development Center Life Science Committee, and . He also is committed to mentoring other entrepreneurs and is involved with the Chesapeake Emerging Opportunity Fund.

Dr. Silber resides with his wife and children in Ellicott City, MD.  He spends much of his free time with his family, friends, and in his garden, and enjoys occasional trips to ski or scuba dive, weather permitting.