Syed Husain

Biography

Syed joined WaferGen in October 2009 with more than 20 years of experience in leading engineering teams and developing successful products and product lines in the life sciences and semiconductor industries. As vice president of engineering he is responsible for the engineering and development of the SmartChip System, and for overseeing the transfer of manufacturing of the instrument and chip products. Prior to joining WaferGen, Syed was vice president of engineering at Microfluidic System Inc. where he was responsible for the development and manufacturing of instruments for the Biowatch program for homeland security. Previously, he was at Caliper Life sciences for eight years, where he successfully led the development of the Caliper 250 HTS system that integrated microfluidics chip, optical detection and robotics; the LC 3000; and Lab Chip GX, Desk Top Profiler - products that are recognized as leading microfluidics systems for life science research. He also has experience developing single wafer products, which he achieved while at Alcatel Comptech. His engineering and development experience spans from micro fluidics instrumentation, PCR, sample preparation, chip and chip products. Syed is a co-inventor/inventor on 9 U.S. patents, and has a BS in Chemical engineering from Texas A&M University, Texas.

Research Interest

Electronics & communication, Information Technology