Our Team

 

Reuben E. Kron, M.D. - President and Founder

Dr. Kron is an emeritus professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.  Dr. Kron has authored over 85 articles and holds 12 U.S. and foreign patents.

 

Edwin J. Thomas - CEO and Founder

Mr. Thomas has 30 years business experience, including more than 20 years in executive management positions (CFO or CEO), in both public and private companies, primarily in development stage health care technology and biotechnology.

 

Mr. Thomas studied biochemistry and economics at the University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science), and received his Masters in Business Administration from The Wharton School.

 

Stephen Kron, M.D. - Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Kron is a Professor at the University of Chicago and is a physician and bioengineer. He has founded several biotech companies and contributes to the development of BioFluid products.

 

Rona Cohen - Vice President

Ms. Cohen provides consulting services to companies where technology plays a key role in the definition of their business. As part of her portfolio, she helped to define new products and set up business processes for pharmaceutical, chemical, and medical device companies. 

 

Ms. Cohen has an MBA from Drexel University and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. 

 

Larry Engle - Senior Engineer

Mr. Engle has over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry.  He has participated in successful startups that have brought cutting-edge medical devices to market.  His expertise is in medical device design and manufacture, product compliance, quality management systems, and regulatory affairs. Mr. Engle holds two US patents. 

 

Kevin Thomas - Software Engineer

Mr. Thomas is a computer engineer with expertise ranging from digital logic to mobile apps. He has developed applications on many platforms and has been lead software developer at BioFluid Technology. His background includes design and development in high-performance computing and application logic. 

 

Mr. Thomas graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering from Bucknell University.

 

Aaron Meller - Product Manager

Mr. Meller provides both product development and product research efforts for BioFluid. His education includes a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University and experience as a Research Fellow at Cornell in electrical energy distribution. He is currently a medical student at the Sackler School of Medicine of Tel Aviv University.

 

Charles Generotti - Product Manager

Mr. Generotti graduated from Gettysburg College, and he is currently a medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He provides both product development and product research efforts for BioFluid. 

 

Janette Boulden MLS (ASCP) - Product Manager

Ms. Boulden is a Clinical Laboratory Scientist certified by the American Society for Clinical Pathology.  She has a Master's Degree in Bioscience Technology from Thomas Jefferson University and a decade of academic research experience. 

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Shane Brant, MD - Product Manager

Dr. Brant received a BA in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, an MD with honors from Temple University School of Medicine, and a Master’s in Pharmacology from Thomas Jefferson University.  He has an extensive background in pharmacological research and medical device development.  As a leader for a major health insurer, he designed and implemented standards of practice for physicians worldwide.  He has led the BioFluid research team in the development and commercialization of several devices dealing with body fluid diagnostic tools including the Point of Care (POC) Rapid Profile Viscometer (RPV).

 

Adam Quaranta - Product Manager

Mr. Quaranta received a BS in Computer Science from Villanova University. He has several years of experience in 3D printer design and manufacture. His work with medical devices at BioFluid spans two years, and involved development of a device for urological differential diagnosis which is now commercially available. He is currently involved in design and development of the Point of Care (POC) Rapid Profile Viscometer (RPV).