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Northbrook, IL-based Nanosphere has announced the Resignation of Tim Patno as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Nanosphere is dedicated to enhancing medicine by providing targeted molecular diagnostic tests that can lead to earlier disease detection, optimal patient treatment and improved healthcare economics. Nanosphere’s platform, the Verigene® System, enables clinicians to rapidly identify and treat the bacteria and viruses responsible for some of the most complex, costly and deadly infectious diseases. Headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, Nanosphere was founded in 1999 based upon technology developed at Northwestern University by Dr. Robert Letsinger and Dr. Chad Mirkin. In 2007, Nanosphere went public (NASDAQ: NSPH), and has remained committed to continued scientific discovery and innovation with more than 175 patents to its name.
About the Person
Tim Patno serves as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Technology at Nanosphere, Inc. and has been responsible for its other manufacturing operations since 2009. Mr. Patno has been at Nanosphere since 2001. He led the development efforts of the Verigene Systems and the Verigene genomic assays. Additionally, he led the design efforts for the consumable manufacturing operations and has operationally led the microarray and consumable manufacturing teams since 2008.
Prior to joining Nanosphere, he spent 9 years leading the System Engineering Groups for Baxter Fenwal’s Amicus Separator. He was part of this team from product conception through a successful global market launch with annual global product sales of approximately $115M in 2001.
From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Patno learned System Engineering and system integration skills working at Hughes Aircraft Company’s Space & Communications Group working on the HS601 spacecraft bus and the UHF F/O satellite system. Mr. Patno has degrees in General Engineering, BS, from the University of Illinois -- Urbana/Champaign and Electrical Engineering, MS, from the University of Southern California. He was a Hughes Fellow at USC and an Evans Scholar at the University of Illinois.
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