Fouad Sayegh

Biography

 Over thirty (30) years of experience in the development and commercialization of clinical, veterinary and agricultural immunodiagnostics. Over twenty (20) years of management-level experience in product development, including thirteen (13) years at the Director level. Managed R&D teams of up to ten (10) people that included a wide range of education and experience from Ph.D. level Senior Scientists to Technicians. Proficient in utilizing project management and cross-functional integration to facilitate timely and successful delivery on aggressive product development timelines. Led the development and commercialization of over thirty (30) diagnostic tests for various applications including infectious disease, tumor markers and drugs of abuse. Managed the design control process, validation and commercialization of over twelve (12) FDA-regulated clinical diagnostic tests involving 510(k) and PMA submissions. Developed rapid multiplex assays for infectious disease and drugs of abuse. Significant experience with a variety of immunoassay formats including rapid membrane-based assays, systems-based diagnostics, ELISAs and bead-based tests.

Research Interest

 Diagnostic