07.01.06
David Evans, PhD, CEO of WellGen, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ, passed away on June 1st following a brief illness. Dr. Evans, 54, was a well-regarded scientist and business leader in the food, biotechnology and nutrigenomics industries. Dr. Evans joined WellGen in 1999 as CEO and president. From 1981-1999, Dr. Evans was with DNA Plant Technology Corporation, where he was co-founder and executive vice president of business and product development. While at DNA, he was on the Board of Directors of several joint ventures with DuPont, Union Carbide and others. He introduced several new products into DNA’s $300 million produce operation, from research through production to market introduction. Dr. Evans was also an inventor on 12 U.S. patents and published over 100 scientific papers.