Dr. Manohar Furtado

Biography

Dr. Furtado has worked in the life sciences industry for over 30 years, with experience in discovery research, clinical diagnostic testing, product development and commercialization, M&A activity, fundraising and strategy. He currently serves as President and Founder of Biology for Global Good LLC and Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Regulatory Officer at Apton Biosystems. Additionally, as the former Vice President of R&D at Applied Biosystems, Dr. Furtado helped to build the company’s molecular diagnostics, genomic assays, human identification, food pathogen detection, animal health, pharmaceutical analytics, environmental testing and molecular medicine platforms, which generated over $500 million in revenue. Dr. Furtado has also served as a business development consultant to Bio-Rad, Advanced Cell Diagnostics, DxNow, RxFulcrum, Sample 6, Apton Biosystems and Vibrant Biosciences. He was Senior Director for Regulatory Affairs at Cepheid and appointed to the National Biodefense Science Board by the former Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. 

Research Interest

LexaGene is a biotechnology company developing a fully automated pathogen detection platform for use at the site of sample collection, which offers unprecedented ease-of-use, sensitivity, and breadth of pathogen detection. LexaGene’s technology aims to transform the way organizations prevent and diagnose disease in multi-billion dollar markets such as food safety, veterinary diagnostics, water quality monitoring, aquaculture pathogen surveillance