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About.

Droplite Technologies SL is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of in-vitro diagnostics and point-of-care testing. 

Established in 2018

Droplite was incorporated in 2018 in Barcelona, Spain, and is a spinoff of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and Cosingo. We are currently located at the vibrant Parc Cientìfic de Barcelona (PCB)​.
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Our Goal

Our motivation is to continue developing novel solutions to make health testing and diagnostics easier, faster and more accesible to patient around the globe.

Our Team

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André Guedes
CEO & Co-FOUNDER

With a background in Physics (PhD from the University of Lisbon) André spent a big part of his career in the vibrant of San Francisco, California where he co-founded two tech startups - Chirp Microsystems and Picosense. Droplite Technologies is his 3rd startup. He counts with more than 30 publications and 10 patents. 
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Rafael Porcar
CTO & CO-FOUNDER

Rafael has a background in optics engineering from the Polytech of Paris. Briefly after moving to Barcelona he founded and directed Cosingo, a startup dedicated to optical engineering consulting services. He is leading and managing Droplite's engineering efforts.
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João Trabuco
​​Biotechnology Scientist

João has a background in Biochemistry and Biotechnology (PhD from the University of Lisbon) and 5+ years of experience in R&D of point-of-care diagnostics technologies. He is in charge of developing and optimizing the immunoassays, sample preparation and, chemical conjugation on our platform.
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ROMAIN QUIDANT
​ADvisor & CO-FOUNDER

PhD in Physics from the University of Dijon and currently a ICREA Professor and leader of the Plasmon Nano-Optics group at ICFO. Highly influential and well-respected scientist and classified as an 'High cited Researcher 2018' according to Clarivate Analytics. 140+ publications and 12 patents. Awarded with 4 ERC grants and over €8.0M in research funding.
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