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September 2, 2008
Quadraspec officials announce hiring of chief scientific officer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - |
"Stefan will be an instrumental asset in providing exemplary scientific and strategic leadership and in developing Quadraspec's technology and scientific work force," said Jonathon Bradley, director of staffing at Quadraspec, a Purdue Research Park-based company.
Dr. Gruenwald is responsible for Quadraspec's intellectual property, scientific development strategy, and research and development oversight.
He received graduate and doctorate degrees from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. Since 2004 he has been the adviser to many small startup companies in the biotech and nanotech arena and has mediated talks with angel investors and venture capital groups.
"Stefan's knowledge as a physician and a researcher also gives us the capability to link our development to customer requirements," said Richard Adelman, Quadraspec president and COO. "These unique combinations of skills and experience are a tremendous addition to the Quadraspec team. We are pleased he has decided to relocate from San Diego to West Lafayette in order to join us."
About Quadraspec
Quadraspec Inc. commercializes the Bio-CD System using Spinning Disc Interferometry™ (SDI™), a patented direct detection diagnostics platform for high-throughput, label-free, highly sensitive and multiplexed assays for protein analysis. Quadraspec products include an SDI™ Bio-CD reader capable of reading more than 750 samples per hour; a fully automated sample processor capable of either 100 or 250 samples per hour; a workstation with customized software packages; and Assay Development Bio-CDs for partners and researchers to develop or perform assays and diagnostics.
About Purdue Research Park
The 725-acre Purdue Research Park (https://www.purdueresearchpark.com) has the largest university-affiliated business incubation complex in the country. The park is home to more than 140 companies. About 90 of these firms are technology-related and another 39 are incubator businesses. The park was ranked No. 1 in 2004 for university- affiliated research parks and received the 2005 Outstanding Commercialization Award, both from the Association of University Research Parks. The park's companies also have received numerous recognitions, including a 2006 MIRA Award: Innovation of the Year for Purdue Research Park/Quadraspec Inc. and a 2005 CoreNet Global Innovators Award finalist. The Purdue Research Park is part of the Purdue Research Foundation, a private, nonprofit foundation created to assist Purdue University in the area of economic development. In addition to the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, the foundation has established or is currently constructing technology parks in other locations around Indiana including Merrillville, New Albany and Indianapolis.To the Purdue Research Park, https://www.purdueresearchpark.com
Purdue Research Park contact: Steve Martin, (765) 494-6872, sgmartin@prf.org