A Sit Down with Bill Garbarini, IVF Operations Executive

Not every day, we come across people who have moved across the technical and professional spectrum. The general pattern is getting a degree in a singularly efficient discipline and climbing the vertical ladder to financial freedom. This mechanical way of living brings about feelings of frustration and monotony. Especially nowadays, when the world is moving forward at breakneck speed, it is time for people to accept novel ways of going about life. To gain insight on how to apply these principles to business, we sat down with business strategist and operational leader Bill Garbarini. 

Talk to us about your earliest successes in school.

I lived an ordinary life growing up. I went to a public school where I met the love of my life, whom I married. At The College of New Jersey, I majored in Economics, which sparked my interest in numbers and business analytics. I was an active student and campus leader who was regularly featured on the campus radio and was well-known for helping start a fraternity. I suppose I was always in perpetual motion. 

What are some of your business experiences?

With over 20 years of experience as a business executive across multiple industries, including healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotech, I have had the good fortune of helping over half a dozen companies in reaching their corporate and creative pinnacles. One recent exciting venture upon which I worked was the creation of TMRW Life Sciences, Inc. I served as the founding Chief of Global Clinical and Commercial Operations. It was immensely rewarding in helping to revolutionize the way cryogenic storage worked in the IVF space. 

Explain to our readers how TMRW changed cryogenic storage.

At TMRW, I helped develop the world’s first automated, robotic storage platform for vitrified embryos and oocytes. We used Radio Frequency Identification to ensure that the appropriate specimens are transferred to the right intended parents. We put together the platform and enlisted some like-minded IVF innovators to help study the system, making modifications as we got more and more information.

What is your latest venture?

I recently joined Conceivable Life Sciences, which is a company that is dedicated to using new technologies in advanced optics and robotics to automate the IVF lab. In doing so, we hope to further increase success rates in IVF. We also endeavor to use these technologies to help democratize IVF. It is estimated that as much as 15% of the population has infertility. There are many people who would benefit from IVF who may not be able to afford it.

How has your family influenced your decision to join Conceivable?

I attribute all of my successes to my family. It is only with their support that I can celebrate the wins. I am inspired by the work that my wife does as a special education assistant in the public school system, by my daughter who is a successful dance instructor, and my son who is a college senior studying Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering. I hope to provide greater access to IVF so that others may share that kind of family support that I have been afforded. 

You can reach out to Bill Garbarini at bill@conceivable.life or connect with him on LinkedIn.