Experience

Applied Nanotechnology Research Group

• Netherlands
• Nanotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Leader/Manager

  • 2020 - Present

  Research leader of Molecular Sensing Technologies, including several multidisciplinary projects:PHOBIOSENS: rapid detection of antibiotics in milk using photonic biosensors;BVD-SENS: rapid diagnosis of BVD-virus in milk using photonic biosensors;GLUCOSENS: a new glucose sensor for artificial pancreas;COVISENS: rapid, accurate SARS-CoV-2 virus detection at the POC settings;DIAMOND2 / DIASENS: sensitive detection of insulin in patient samples for early diagnosis of diabetes.

• Senior Researcher

  • 2019 - Present

  Research & development of Lab-on-Chip biosensing nanotechnology for Point-of-Care applications, incl. medical diagnostics, food safety, national security, water monitoring, pharma R&D, etc.



Saxion University of Applied Sciences

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Lecturer

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Photonics for Microsystems course, MSc Applied NanotechnologyOptics course, BSc Applied Physics

• Senior Researcher

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Development and validation/demonstration of molecular sensing technologies, such as photonic integrated (bio-)sensors, for Point-of-Care applications, including medical diagnostics, food safety, and environmental monitoring.



Nanoalmyona B.V.

• Netherlands
• Nanotechnology Research

• Co-Founder and CEO

  • 2008 - Present

  Research and technology development, project management, business development and new product innovation in High Tech Systems and Materials, including Point-of-Care Technologies (POCT), integrated photonic biosensors, Lab-on-a-Chip microfluidic systems, optoelectronics, microscopy and medical diagnostics. Research and technology development, project management, business development and new product innovation in High Tech Systems and Materials, including Point-of-Care Technologies (POCT), integrated photonic biosensors, Lab-on-a-Chip microfluidic systems, optoelectronics, microscopy and medical diagnostics.



Universiteti Politeknik i Tiranës

• Albania
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Associate Professor

  • 2017 - Present

  Application of High Tech Systems and Materials in innovative product development

• Visiting Lecturer

  • 2008 - Present

  Micro- and Nano-Optics Course (Nano-Optics Module), MSc Engineering Physics



Lifeboat Foundation

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • 2008 - Present

  Member of Nanotechnology Board and Biotech/Medical Board Member of Nanotechnology Board and Biotech/Medical Board



Ostendum

• Netherlands
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • 2008 - 2018

  Development and commercialization of Lab-on-a-Chip photonic biosensing nanotechnology for sensitive, rapid and Point-of-Care detection of micro-organisms, such as bacteria and viruses, and biomarkers, such as proteins and DNA/RNA molecules.Ostendum’s technology is versatile and broadly applicable in areas such as medical diagnostics, e.g. for early diagnosis of cancer and heart diseases that could result in a higher curing probability of these diseases; food and beverage industry, e.g. for sensitive and fast detection of bacteria infections in dairy and meat products, baby food, etc; national security, e.g. for rapid (~ minutes) virus detection tests in airports to prevent virus pandemics; water monitoring, etc. Show less

• R&D Director

  • 2008 - 2015

  Overall project and product management, research and technology development, IP development and management, commercial and new business development



SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• SPIE Conference Series Program Committee Member

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2015

  Sensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, Disaster Response and Environmental Monitoring Sensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, Disaster Response and Environmental Monitoring



University of Twente

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Feb 2004 - Jan 2008

  Development of portable diagnostic devices for point-of-care HIV/AIDS monitoring

• Ph.D. Researcher

  • Aug 1999 - Jan 2004

  Research and development of photonic biosensing platforms based on Lab-on-a-Chip and Nanotechnology

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 1999 - Jul 1999

  Design of multichannel photonic sensors based on multimode interference waveguide technology

• Teaching Assistant

  • 1996 - 1997

  Optics, Electromagnetism & Mechanics Courses Optics, Electromagnetism & Mechanics Courses