Steven Witte | Director, Biologics Development Module, NBAF
NBAF

Mr. Steve Witte is the Biologics Development Module, or BDM, director for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), which will be operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

In this role, he and his team directly support and accelerate technology transfers of veterinary biological products, such as vaccines, diagnostics and biotherapeutics, to commercial manufacturers and other partners. At NBAF, he is responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing BDM operations with emphasis on strategic direction. He is also tasked to provide leadership for the development, production, and testing of vaccines and biologicals for use in animals.

Mr. Witte has worked in the biological development, research, and animal health fields for more than 25 years. Prior to joining NBAF, Mr. Witte was a research scientist and most recently a senior research scientist team leader at Elanco in Indiana, where he managed the analytical and process development research team for food and companion animal vaccines and biotherapeutics.

Prior to his time at Elanco, Mr. Witte worked as a senior scientist, scientist, and senior associate scientist for Pfizer Animal Health in Michigan and in Connecticut. In that role, Mr. Witte developed analytical tools and assays for vaccines for food and companion animals and was part of several teams that licensed such cattle vaccines as CattleMaster Gold, BoviShield Gold and Inforce 3.

Mr. Witte earned a Master of Science degree in pathobiology from Kansas State University in 1999 and a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Kansas in 1994. While at KSU, Mr. Witte worked full-time at the College of Veterinary Medicine in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology as a microbiologist in the Virus Serology lab.