Vijaya Vasista

VIJAYA VASISTA is Chief Operating Officer of Nanosphere, Inc. Ms.
Vasista has more than 18 years’ experience in the medical device,
medical hardware and clinical diagnostics markets. Before joining
Nanosphere in November 2000, Ms. Vasista was Vice President, Global
Marketing at Baxter International, where she provided strategic global
marketing direction at Baxter International’s Fenwal division, achieving
$500 million in sales. At Baxter International, Ms. Vasista held various
senior management positions in several divisions where she drove global
business-development initiatives, created and managed high caliber,
multifunctional teams, and established collaborative regional and global
relationships essential to product development and marketing. Ms.
Vasista received her MBA from the University of Chicago and was a
visiting student at the London School of Economics. She holds a BS in
Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.