Biografia
William (Bill) heriot is a tech entrepreneur and independent film maker. He was a student at the University of California at Berkeley from 1972 to 1979. Completed undergraduate degrees in the areas of, Chemistry and Biochemistry. He completed most of the Ph.D. program in organic chemistry, then took leave of absence when research director passed away unexpectedly. In 1978 he was a co-founder and initial investor in Molecular Design Ltd., along with Stewart Marson and Todd Wipke. MDL was a software company specializing in the development of chemistry related software and database management. MDL was the first company to provide an interactive graphical registry and full and substructure retrieval. The company's initial products were first-of-their-kind systems for storing and retrieving molecules as graphical structures and for managing databases of chemical reactions and related data. These systems revolutionized the way scientists accessed and managed chemical information in the 1980s. In 1986 Molecular Design Ltd. was sold to Maxwell Communications for $56MM, and then to Symyx. In 1979 he was a co-founder and half owner of Benzyl Products Inc., a Pharmaceutical manufacturing company which specialized in the large scale bulk manufacture of generic drugs. Benzyl Products had 40,000 sq./ft. of indoor manufacturing area and was equipped to do multi-step chemical production in ton lots. He developed the company's manufacturing processes and designed and oversaw the construction of the company's GMP chemical manufacturing facility. The company was sold in 1984 In 1984 he leveraged his knowledge and experience and became a co-founder and largest shareholder of Omniglow Corp, a manufacturer of chemiluminescent glow in-the-dark light sticks. He was responsible for developing Omniglow's chemical technology and manufacturing processes and the design and construction of the chemical manufacturing plant initially located in Novato, CA. He was also a member of the board of directors throughout that time. Omniglow became a large contractor for the Department of Defense during both Gulf wars, with sales to the US government of over $50 MM. In 1993 Omniglow successfully completed a leveraged buyout of American Cyanamid's Chemical light division, and became the world's largest producer of chemical light products. In 1997 Omniglow Corp was split into two parts. The military part of the business was sold to a large investment group, Cytek Technologies for approx. $80MM. The novelty, commercial and safety part of the business was retained by the original owners. In 1998 he co-founded Optime Therapeutics, a biotech company specializing in drug delivery systems. He was a co-inventor and author of over 10 liposome manufacturing patents. Three issued in the US, others in Australia, Israel, France, Germany, Ireland, Great Britain and Switzerland. Optime Therapeutics was later acquired by Lippomix Inc. in 2007 In 1999 he also co-founded Integrigen Corp. Integrigen was a Biotech company specializing in antibody research and production. Integrigen was sold to Fabris Corp in 2007, which was later acquired by Sevion Corp. William Heriot currently operates a film and video production studio in Novato CA. He was a Producer, Technical advisor, and special effects artist for the production of Hollywood motion picture "MOOLA". The film was directed by Don Most. Don is probably best known for his co-starring role as Ralph in the long running television series "Happy Days". The film "Moola", starring William Mapother, Shailene Woodley, Treat Williams, Daniel Baldwin, and Curtis Armstrong, premiered at The Newport Beach Film Festival, where it earned Don Most The Outstanding Achievement In Directing Award. Moola is a somewhat fictionalized portrayal of the formation, history and operations of the Omniglow experience. Heriot was portrayed as "Wild Bill", one of the main characters in the film. In 2007 Bill Founded Lippomix Corp. Lippomix purchased all assets and intellectual property of Optime therapeutics Inc. Lippomix is a producer of liposome products and drug delivery systems and currently sells its products and licenses it patents worldwide. Lippomix Corp later sold in 2014 and became Liposome Formulations Inc. of which he became director of product research and development. He also became President of Computer Technology and Resource Cente (CTRC)in 2010, a registered nonprofit with offices in Novato, CA and Berkeley, CA. CTRC is dedicated to recycling electronics and donating computers to disadvantaged individuals and schools.
