Meet the founding team

Felix Dirla

Felix Dirla

  • CEO

  • 25 years of professional experience (product development, production management, marketing & sales, quality management, regulatory affairs, HR, finance)

  • 18 years of entrepreneurship and executive management in IVD

Shada Hofemeier Abuhattum

Dr. Shada Hofemeier Abuhattum

  • 10 years experience in cell mechanics, data analysis and mathematical modelling

  • 6 years experience in product development

  • 3 years experience in IP analysis, patent editing and drafting

  • PhD Physics, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

Martin Kräter

Dr. Martin Kräter

  • Coordinator of clinical projects at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

  • 10 years of research experience in biological and biochemical cell analysis

  • PhD Hematology, University Hospital Dresden

Markéta Kubánková

Dr. Markéta Icha Kubánková

  • Leader of Medical Valley Award project at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

  • 10 years of experience in cell biophysics, data analysis and AI

  • PhD Chemical Physics, Imperial College London

Salvatore Girardo

Dr. Salvatore Girardo

  • Head of Lab-on-a-Chip technology platform at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

  • 15 years of experience in microfluidics

  • PhD Nanoscience, University of Salento, Italy

Jochen Guck

Prof. Jochen Guck

  • Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

  • 25 years of research experience in biophysical cell analysis

  • PhD Physics, University of Texas, Austin

Paul Müller

Dr. Paul Müller

  • Senior data analyst at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

  • 10 years hands-on experience in software development

  • Development and maintenance of core libraries, end-user programs and data repositories

  • PhD Physics, TU Dresden