Octavian Florescu

About Octavian Florescu

I\'ve dedicated my career to disrupting blood testing by integrating all analytical functions on the surface of a digital microchip. This path has been equal parts challenging and rewarding.

Experience

1. Founder and CEO

   In Diagnostics

   Oct 2018 — Present

   We introduced a rapid blood test that provides multiple quantitative indications from a single drop. The disposables contain a high precision spectrophotometer integrated onto a CMOS microchip that communicates digitally to your phone through a USB-C dongle. The sample volume needed for a precision measurement was miniaturized to less than 100nL, enabling general chemistry panels to be run from a drop of blood, without a bulky analyzer. This technology is plug-and-play compatible with Xip\'s drop of blood immuno-assay chip so we look forward to marketing some ground breaking products. Stay tuned!

Education

• University of Waterloo

  BaSc, Computer Engineering

  1999 — 2004

• University of California, Berkeley

  PhD, Electrical Engineering, Minor in Molecular and Cell Biology

  2004 — 2010

• Lycee Claudel

  French Baccalaureate

  1993 — 1999

Skills

• Start-Up
• Electrical Engineering
• Economics
• Ic
• Pll
• Product Development
• Silicon
• Management
• Life Sciences
• Start-Ups
• Engineering
• Integrated Circuit Design
• Cmos
• Analog Circuit Design
• Semiconductors
• Simulations
• Microelectronics
• Signal Processing
• R&D
• Mixed Signal
• Circuit Design
• Biotechnology
• Sensors
• Research