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, after a 4-year incubation period at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO). We are currently located at the vibrant Parc Cientìfic de Barcelona (PCB)​.

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

André Guedes
CEO

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. 

Rafael Porcar
CTO

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.

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.