Biomeme
About

Leadership

The team building the future of rapid molecular diagnostics — from the lab bench to the furthest edge of the field.

Max Perelman
Co-Founder

Max Perelman

President & Chief Executive Officer

Max Perelman is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Biomeme. Prior to founding Biomeme over 10 years ago, Max spent 15 years in a range of industries, including: environmental consulting and green building technology, eCommerce and enterprise systems development, and management consulting. After launching his career in San Francisco, Max lived in Asia for almost a decade, leading projects in Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangkok, and Tokyo. He has a BA from Cornell University and an MBA/MAIEP from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

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Jesse vanWestrienen
Co-Founder

Jesse vanWestrienen

Executive Vice President of Products

Jesse vanWestrienen is the Executive Vice President of Products at Biomeme. His skills include qRT-PCR assay development, prototyping of nucleic acid isolation devices, and lyophilization development. Jesse received his BS in Biology from the University of New Mexico and joined the Infectious Disease program at Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute conducting research in high containment facilities on influenza virus and SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). There, he managed the Institute's Nucleic Acid Isolation and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Core Laboratory to implement qRT-PCR into a range of research projects.

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The Team

Senior Leadership

Chris Woods, MD, MPH — Biomeme Chief Medical Officer

Chris Woods, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer

Kristy Stoudt, PhD, RAC-D — Biomeme Director of Regulatory Affairs

Kristy Stoudt, PhD, RAC-D

Director of Regulatory Affairs

Raphael Shapiro — Biomeme Director of Engineering

Raphael Shapiro

Director of Engineering

Nate Shapiro, MD, MPH — Biomeme Clinical Advisor

Nate Shapiro, MD, MPH

Clinical Advisor

Tiffany Bratton, PhD, DABCC — Biomeme Lab Director

Tiffany Bratton, PhD, DABCC

Lab Director

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