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History SenseOmics Inc. was founded in 2005 by Dr. Marc Madou and Dr. Sylvia Daunert. Dr. Madou, the Chancellor’s Professor of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California Irvine, is an expert in nanotechnology and microfabrication. Dr. Daunert, the Gill Eminent Professor of Analytical and Biological Chemistry and Distinguished Professor of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky, focuses her research in biosensors based on genetic engineering strategies. The proprietary technology of SenseOmics Inc. Inc. was first developed in the academic laboratories of the company’s founders. Now, the company is expanding the line of products developed initially by the founders to suits the needs of a growing diagnostics and biosensing markets.
Location The US operation of SenseOmics Inc. is based in Lexington, KY, while the European headquarters are in Barcelona, Spain.
The SenseOmics Inc. Team The SenseOmics Inc. technical team is composed of scientists and engineers involved in the manufacturing of our current products as well in the development of new ones.
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Marc J. Madou Founder, President |
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Sylvia Daunert Founder, Chief Scientific Officer |
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Sylvia Daunert is the Gill Eminent Professor of Analytical and
Biological Chemistry and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, as
well as the 2004-2005 Distinguished Professor from the College of
Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Daunert received
a Pharmacy degree. from the University of Barcelona, a M.S. in
Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Michigan in 1985, and a
Ph.D. in Bioanalytical Chemistry from the University of Barcelona in
1991. She has been a Fulbright Scholar, and has received among
others the Van Slyke Research Award from the American Association
for Clinical Chemistry, a National Science Foundation-CAREER Award,
a Cottrell-Scholars Award, a Lilly Analytical Faculty Award, the
2001 A. F. Findeis Award from the American Chemical Society, and a
2002 Special Creativity Award from the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Daunert is Editor of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry,
Associate Editor of Analytical Biochemistry, and member of the
Editorial Advisory Boards of several other journals. Dr. Daunert has
served in National Committees of the American Chemical Society, and
was the Chair of the Education Committee of the Division of
Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society from
1997-2003. Dr. Daunert’s research interests lie in the area of
Bioanalytical Chemistry, at the interface between Analytical
Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Bioengineering. Dr. Daunert is the
author/co-author of over 150 original research publications and of
several patents in the area of Bioanalytical Chemistry and BioMEMs. |
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Carol Daunert President European Operations |
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Leonidas G. Bachas Scientific Advisor |
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 Leonidas
G. Bachas, Ph.D. holds a Frank J. Derbyshire Professorship in the
Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky and is the
Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs of the College of
Arts & Sciences of the University of Kentucky. He is also Associate
Director of the Superfund Program of the National Institutes for
Environmental Health at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Bachas has
extensive experience in the design and preparation of genetically
engineered proteins and biomaterials for a variety of applications
including immunoassays, biosensors, diagnostics, and environmental
analysis. He is also an expert in protein chemistry and in
biocompatibility issues associated with implantable devices. His
honors include the Young Investigator Award of the Society for
Electroanalytical Chemistry (1993), the American Cyanamid Award
(1992), and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh,
Analytical Chemistry Starter Award (1988). |
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Mark Ensor Chief of Production |
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 Mark
Ensor received a Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the
University of Kentucky. His expertise is in molecular biology,
protein production, and drug discovery. Since his gradtuation
he has worked in academic field as well as in start-up Biotech
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Sapna K. Deo Executive Research & Development |
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 Sapna
K. Deo, Ph.D. is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department
of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky. She has extensive
experience in designing and preparing genetically engineered
proteins. She has worked with photoproteins and its
applications as labels in the development of diagnostic assays for
biomarkers of disease. |
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Elissavet Moschou |
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 Elissavet Moschou
received her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in 2000 from the
University of Crete, Greece. She had one-year post-doctoral research
experience at the R & D of the Thermo Orion in the development of
analytical sensors. Currently, she is working on the development of
analytical sensors, microactuators for use in drug delivery systems
and micro-total analysis systems (µTASs).
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Dr.
Marc Madou is a co-inventor of the company’s core technology. He is
a leading figure in micromachining, fluidic devices, and
miniaturized biosensors, as well as in the area of responsive
polymers. Dr. Madou has experience as both an academician and an
entrepreneur, and has served on the scientific board of several
biotechnology companies and editorial boards of scientific journals.
He has written three books and over 80 publications, and is
responsible for 13 patents with another 5 patents pending. His most
prominent recent publication is the second edition of the textbook,
"Fundamentals of Microfabrication", which is in widespread use
throughout the United States.
Carol
Daunert received a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from the
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona (Spain) in 1986, and
a MBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1988. Upon
graduation, she joined the Marketing Department of Nestlé where she
was mainly involved in market research. Her next position was at
Celsa (Barcelona), a privately owned syderurgy. During the 10 years
she worked in the company, she had the opportunity to contribute to
its expansion. Today, Celsa is one of the largest syderurgies in
Europe. As part of the Commercial Department, Carol was responsible
for the Commercial enterprise of a recently acquired company by
Celsa, experiencing the re-vamping of its technology and welcoming
new capital investment. Further, she was instrumental in expanding
that business by enlarging the product range and introducing new
products to the market, becoming leaders of the sector. Carol’s next
professional venture involved another start-up, TESALCA, a company
specialized in non-woven textiles. She joined the company as CEO,
and during the four years that run TESALCA the company installed two
production lines (a third one starting up September. 2005) and rose
to become the third largest spunbond producer in Europe with
expected sales of $56M in 2004. Moreover, TESALCA was considered by
the Spain’s Ministry of Industry the leading textile company in the
country.