Management Team

Thomas J. Meade, Ph.D., Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors, is the Eileen M. Foell Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Physiology and Radiology at Northwestern University.  He has founded three successful start-up companies based on his research at the California Institute of Technology and Northwestern University:  Clinical Micro Sensors (CMS) which is developing electrochemical sensors for the detection of nucleic acids, Metaprobe which has focused on in vivo biochemically-activated magnetic resonance contrast agents, and PreDx, a company also focused on imaging technologies.  CMS was acquired by Motorola in 2000 for $300 million.  Dr. Meade is currently the inventor on more than 70 patents and patent applications, including those that Ohmx has licensed from CMS and Northwestern University.

Gary F. Blackburn, Ph.D., President and CEO, joined Ohmx from Clinical Micro Sensors, a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. where he served as Director of Research and Technology.  He has been instrumental in the development of electrochemical biosensor devices to detect nucleic acids and mutations in DNA.  Previously, he served as Director of Research at IGEN International from 1987 to 1996 and Director of Technology Management at Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics and Roche Diagnostics from 1996 to 1998.  Dr. Blackburn has authored many publications in the field of diagnostic applications of chemical sensors and is the inventor on over 30 U.S. and European patents. 

Dimitra Georganopoulou, Ph.D., Director of Research, joined Ohmx in 2005 with over 11 years of experience in sensors, biosensors and electrochemical biosensors. Specifically, she has background and experience with ion sensors, gas sensors, solvent sensors, glucose sensors for diabetics and head trauma patients, as well as nanoparticle based DNA and protein sensors for the detection of HIV, prostate cancer and Alzheimer's disease. She  has also worked as a consultant for Inverness Medical Technology and Nanosphere, and she is currently heading the Ohmx R&D development of integrated sensors for point-of-care diagnostics and home monitoring. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and is an expert in the field of analytical electrochemistry, nanotechnology and biotechnology.

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