Paru Deshpande

 Vice-President R&D, Health technologies
Imec vzw



​​Dr. Paru Deshpande completed his PhD at Princeton University in the area of polymer self-assembly for lithography. After completing his studies, he joined BioNano Genomics, a US life sciences startup company, as part of the founding scientific team. He led projects in single molecule DNA detection and instrument and assay development. In 2012, he joined imec as Director of the Life Sciences Technologies department. He is now Vice President of R&D for imec’s health-related technologies and oversees groups working on sensor and therapeutic platforms for genomics, proteomics, in-vitro models, neurotech, biomanufacturing, and minimally invasive devices.

 

Speech title & Synopsis

Biocovergence: how the intersection of biology and technology advance human health 

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