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Who We Are

  • Dr Charles Keese, VP Dr Charles Keese
    President
    Charles R. Keese, President, holds a BS in physics and a Ph.D. in biology and is the author of numerous technical papers and patents. While a staff scientist at the General Electric Research and Development Center, in addition to co-inventing the ECIS technology, he was involved in the development of the indium slide immunoassay and the use of fluorocarbon fluids as substrates for cell growth culminating in the first liquid microcarrier.

  • Dr Ivar Giaever, President Dr Ivar Giaever
    Chief Technology Officer
    The company Chief Technology Office, Ivar Giaever, is a highly recognized physicist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics for his studies of tunneling and superconductivity. He then became interested in biophysics, in particular, the behavior of macromolecules and cells on metal films.

  • Christian Dehnert, VP Marketing Christian Dehnert
    Vice President Marketing
    Christian Dehnert, Vice President Marketing, holds a BS and MS in electrical engineering and a MBA with an industrial marketing focus. He has over 16 years of experience in the marketing and sales of high technology products.

  • Chris Renken Christian Renken
    Applications Scientist
    Christian Renken holds a Ph.D. in biology from UCSD and a BS in physics from UCLA. Christian received post-doctoral training in the field of structural biology at the Wadsworth Center’s Resource for the Visualization of Biological Complexity. Christian has a broad experience in the field of cell biology with publications in the fields of apoptosis, calcium signaling, membrane thermodynamics, mitochondrial physiology and structural biology.

  • Nancy Vlahos Nancy Vlahos
    Technical Sales Associate
    Nancy Vlahos received her MS in Environmental Science from Yale University and her BS in Chemistry from SUNY Purchase.  Nancy has experience in organic synthesis and drug discovery, as well as regulatory consulting. She will be consulting with researchers to match ECIS technology with their individual needs and goals.

  • Catherine Toniatti Catherine Toniatti
    Technical Sales Associate
    Catherine Toniatti received her BS in Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to working for Applied BioPhysics she completed an internship at Albany Medical College. She will be consulting with researchers to match ECIS technology with their individual needs and goals.