Eric Esser
VP Operations
Molecular Devices
Unchained Labs
China
Biography
Eric’s the man when it comes to building, delivering and supporting solid life science tools. He has over 20 years of experience and has launched more than 30 new products, including life science instruments, innovative reagents and consumables. Eric leads the manufacturing and support organizations at Unchained Labs, and they’re focused on making great products and helping customers keep those products up and running. Prior to Unchained Labs, Eric was the Director of Operations at ProteinSimple and had responsibility for more than $60M in annual revenue production from 3 main production sites in 2 countries, as well as a global team of service engineers and technical support specialists. Prior to ProteinSimple, he had operational and P&L responsibility at Metallkraft in China, serving solar customers. Previously, Eric spent over 7 years at Molecular Devices as the General Manager for China and the Director of NPI Engineering. When Eric’s not building amazing products, he’s hanging out with his wife and daughter and can occasionally be seen flying above the tri-valley area in a Cessna.
Research Interest
Molecular Devices