Sam M. Rua

Biography

 Mr. Rua has served as our Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Systems since November 2011 and directs the quality systems organization as well as global regulatory and clinical affairs. Prior to joining us, Mr. Rua served in a variety of quality and regulatory roles with increasing responsibilities, most recently with Ventana, a medical diagnostics company and member of the Roche Group and global headquarters of RTD, where he successfully led initiatives for PMA approvals and clearances for multiple IVD and companion diagnostic tests. Mr. Rua also was the Vice President of Global Regulatory and Clinical Affairs at Beckman Coulter from 2007 - 2010, and Executive Director of Quality and Regulatory at Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (now Hologic) from 2004-2007. While at Third Wave, he led the regulatory and clinical strategies for the Invader® UGT1A1 test and the Invader® HPV test. Mr. Rua received a B.S. in microbiology from the University of Arizona.

Research Interest

microbiology