Claude Dufresne

Microarrays, Biotechnology

Hi, I'm Claude Dufresne and seek to help you develop better biochips, biosensors, microarray-based devices.

Claude Dufresne's Bio:

Claude Dufresne has over 30 years experience in Life Sciences and Diagnostics industries.. www.axivend.com Consulting services designed to help grow your business. Specialized in diagnostics and life sciences industries, services include lead finding, marketing plan creation, competition analysis, presentations for funding rounds, due diligence evaluations, as well as trade show assistance. .  .

Claude Dufresne's Experience:

  • CEO at axiVEND LLC

    July 2019 - Present | Orlando, Florida

    Providing equipment and services for the development and production of microarray-based multiplex test devices, biochips, biosensors. These devices are used in human and veterinary diagnostics applications, as well as in various tests for environmental (air, water, pollutants, etc), food, and agricultural markets.

  • Founder & CEO at PropelAvant Consulting LLC

    September 2018 - Present | Orlando, Florida

    Consulting services: US Market Expansion, Opportunities Analysis, M&A Due Diligence, Product Development, Competition Analysis, Trade Show Assistance, Marketing Plan, Lead Finding, and more. Focus in Diagnostics and Life Sciences Industries.

  • Consultant at Consultant

    May 2018 - August 2018 | Tampa, Florida

    Consulting services: US Market Expansion, Opportunities Analysis, M&A Due Diligence, Product Development, Competition Analysis, Trade Show Assistance, Marketing Plan, Lead Finding, and more. Focus in Diagnostics and Life Sciences Industries.

  • President at Scienion US Inc

    February 2015 - April 2018 | Monmouth Junction NJ

    Responsible for SCIENION's business in the Americas, as well as worldwide business development.

  • VP Business Development at Scienion US Inc

    January 2012 - February 2015 | Monmouth Junction NJ

    Develop new market and sales strategies. Implement strategic and tactical commercial and marketing plans. Develop collaborations with academic or industrial partners

  • Team Leader Automation and Informatics, In Vitro Pharmacology at Merck & Co. Inc

    January 1996 - December 2011 | Rahway NJ

    - responsible for Informatics Systems architecture and development in support of discovery activities such as: project tracking, samples tracking, compound management, data analysis - responsible for the selection and implementation of automated solution to assist with the execution of in vitro assays. Manage FAST Group Facility for Automation and Screening Technologies - automated compound management - assay development and optimization - software development - global counterscreening operations - lead optimization support

  • Research Fellow at Merck & Co. Inc

    November 1988 - December 1995 | Rahway NJ

    Natural Products Chemistry Infectious Diseases (Antibacterial Drug Discovery)

  • Assistant Research Professor at Arizona State Univeristy

    November 1986 - October 1988 | Tempe AZ

    Cancer Research Institute NMR-based structure elucidation of complex marine natural products

Claude Dufresne's Education:

  • University of Alberta

    1982 – 1986
    PhD

  • McGill University

    1979 – 1982
    BSc
    Concentration: Chemistry

Claude Dufresne's Interests & Activities:

Partner with IRIS Kinetics for the development and commercialization of a new label-free detection platform.