Ralph Kauten
Director/Board Member at FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
Net worth: 1 M $ as of 2024-04-29
Profile
Ralph R.
Kauten founded Pan Vera LLC in 1992, where he worked as Chairman & President and Roche Madison, Inc. in 1996, where he worked as Chairman & Co-Owner from 1996 to 2008.
Mr. Kauten also currently works at First Business Financial Services, Inc., as Independent Director from 2018, First Business Bank (Madison, Wisconsin), as Director from 2018, Ssm Health Care of Wisconsin, as Director, and Air-Lec Industries, LLC, as Owner.
Mr. Kauten also formerly worked at Lucigen Corp., as Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2018, Quintessence Biosciences, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2016, Promega Corp., as Chief Financial Officer, Director & VP-Finance, Grant Thornton LLP, as Senior Auditor, and Heublein, Inc. (US), as Controller-Ortega Taco Plant.
Mr. Kauten received his Masters Business Admin degree from the University of Wisconsin and undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | 30,338 ( 0.37% ) | 1 M $ | 2024-04-29 |
Ralph Kauten active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-02 |
First Business Bank (Madison, Wisconsin)
 First Business Bank (Madison, Wisconsin) Regional BanksFinance First Business Bank of Madison offers a line of financial services for businesses and business owners, including commercial lending, treasury management, private banking, retirement plans, investment management services, trust services, asset based lending and equipment finance and leasing. The company was founded by Jerry Smith in March 1990 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Director/Board Member | 2018-10-31 |
| Air-Lec Industries, LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Ssm Health Care of Wisconsin | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Ralph Kauten
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Lucigen Corp.
 Lucigen Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Lucigen Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of biomedical research products and services. The firm offers products for array-based analysis; cloning kits and vectors; competent cells; enzymes; in vitro transcription; next gen sequencing (NGS); nucleic acid extraction and purification; PCR and amplification; protein expression; and transposon mutagenesis. It also provides NGS and custom competent cell services. The company was founded by David Mead and Thomas W. Schoenfeld in 1998 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-04-30 |
Quintessence Biosciences, Inc.
 Quintessence Biosciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Quintessence Biosciences, Inc. develops and manufactures biopharmaceutical products. Its products are based on the Evade Ribonuclease Technology which allows for the engineering of human proteins (ribonucleases) for the treatment of human diseases. The company was founded by Laura L. Kiessling and Ronald T. Raines in 1999 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-03-31 |
Roche Madison, Inc.
 Roche Madison, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Roche Madison, Inc. provides gene transfer technologies to the pharmaceutical industry. The company was founded in 1995 by Jon Wolff, James Hagstrom and Vladimir Budker and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Founder | 2008-08-31 |
Pan Vera LLC
 Pan Vera LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology PanVera LLC develops protein drug targets and drug screening assays for high throughput screening. The company is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Founder | 2001-09-30 |
Promega Corp.
 Promega Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Promega Corp. manufactures enzyme systems. Its products include cell biology, nucleic acid analysis, drug development, molecular diagnostics, and lab equipment and supplies. The company was founded by William Alderman Linton in 1978 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Director of Finance/CFO | 1991-12-31 |
Training of Ralph Kauten
| University of Wisconsin | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Iowa | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | Finance |
| Private companies | 10 |
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Lucigen Corp.
Lucigen Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Lucigen Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of biomedical research products and services. The firm offers products for array-based analysis; cloning kits and vectors; competent cells; enzymes; in vitro transcription; next gen sequencing (NGS); nucleic acid extraction and purification; PCR and amplification; protein expression; and transposon mutagenesis. It also provides NGS and custom competent cell services. The company was founded by David Mead and Thomas W. Schoenfeld in 1998 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI. | Health Technology |
Quintessence Biosciences, Inc.
Quintessence Biosciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Quintessence Biosciences, Inc. develops and manufactures biopharmaceutical products. Its products are based on the Evade Ribonuclease Technology which allows for the engineering of human proteins (ribonucleases) for the treatment of human diseases. The company was founded by Laura L. Kiessling and Ronald T. Raines in 1999 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Health Technology |
Grant Thornton LLP
 Grant Thornton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
Promega Corp.
Promega Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Promega Corp. manufactures enzyme systems. Its products include cell biology, nucleic acid analysis, drug development, molecular diagnostics, and lab equipment and supplies. The company was founded by William Alderman Linton in 1978 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Health Technology |
Pan Vera LLC
Pan Vera LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology PanVera LLC develops protein drug targets and drug screening assays for high throughput screening. The company is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Health Technology |
Roche Madison, Inc.
Roche Madison, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Roche Madison, Inc. provides gene transfer technologies to the pharmaceutical industry. The company was founded in 1995 by Jon Wolff, James Hagstrom and Vladimir Budker and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Health Technology |
First Business Bank (Madison, Wisconsin)
First Business Bank (Madison, Wisconsin) Regional BanksFinance First Business Bank of Madison offers a line of financial services for businesses and business owners, including commercial lending, treasury management, private banking, retirement plans, investment management services, trust services, asset based lending and equipment finance and leasing. The company was founded by Jerry Smith in March 1990 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Finance |
Heublein, Inc. (US)
 Heublein, Inc. (US) Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Heublein, Inc. (US) is a private company based in Hartford, CT. | Consumer Non-Durables |
| Air-Lec Industries, LLC | |
| Ssm Health Care of Wisconsin |
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