Management Team
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Kathy Rowlen, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer and Co-founderDr. Kathy Rowlen has more than 20 years of management and research experience in business and academics, with more than 10 years in the field of biotechnology. Her background includes 17 years as a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She has published more than 80 scientific papers and is an inventor on several patents. In recognition of scientific excellence and creativity, Dr. Rowlen has received a number of honors, including the University’s Inventor of the Year award as well as career awards from the Beckman Foundation and the National Science Foundation.
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Dr. Laura Kuck, Ph.D.Chief Operating Officer and Co-founderDr. Laura Kuck has more than 15 years of operations management experience, including 10 years in the environmental laboratory sector. Her background includes positions as a Scientific Advisor for the USFDA, Laboratory Director for Onsite Laboratories, Quality Assurance Manager for Dames and Moore, and Laboratory Director for Resna Laboratories. Dr. Kuck developed InDevR’s PHOX technology and is an inventor on two related pending patents.
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John Birks, Ph.D.Executive Vice President and Co-founderIn addition to his role at InDevR Inc., Dr. John W. Birks is co-founder and President of 2B Technologies, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado. Under Birks’ leadership, 2B Technologies has sold more than 2,000 instruments for air pollution monitoring worldwide. He is also Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Fellow Emeritus of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) of the University of Colorado at Boulder where he served on the faculty for 25 years. Birks has published more than 130 scientific papers, edited 3 books, and holds ten U.S. patents. |
