Ajay Shah
FounderCo-founder & CEO at ▶︎ CYTOVALE
San Francisco, California, United States
Founded▶︎ CYTOVALE
About
Ajay Shah is the co-founder and CEO of Cytovale, which developed IntelliSep, an FDA-cleared diagnostic tool for identifying sepsis. He previously co-founded two life sciences companies, one of which was acquired in 2012, and developed a platform for isolating circulating tumor cells at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology under Mehmet Toner and Daniel Haber. He serves as a member of the Engineering Visitors Committee at Harvey Mudd College.
Co-founder & CEO at ▶︎ CYTOVALE
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Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksBasecamp FundManchester · $100K – $10M checksBlackhorn VenturesDenver · $500K checksBreakout LabsBreakout VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $6M checks · since 2022Dolby Family VenturesSan FranciscoEMV CapitalLondonIT-Farm CorporationTokyoNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksPathway BioventuresChicago
Co-founders at ▶︎ CYTOVALE
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Henry TseCo-founder & Chief Technology Officer
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Dino DiCarloDirector, Promoter
Experience
- Harvey Mudd CollegeMember, Engineering Visitors Committeecurrent2018 — present
- CytoValeCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ConsultantIndependent Consultant2012
- Massachusetts General HospitalResearcher, Cancer Center and Center for Engineering in Medicine2006 — 2012
Skills & more
Microscopy20Biomedical Engineering33Cell Culture22Microfluidics11Cancer Research3Medical Device R&D7Biotechnology13Cancer9Cell Biology10Science7Biochemistry9Life Sciences2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ajay Shah?
- Ajay Shah is the co-founder and CEO of Cytovale, which developed IntelliSep, an FDA-cleared diagnostic tool for identifying sepsis. He previously co-founded two life sciences companies, one of which was acquired in 2012, and developed a platform for isolating circulating tumor cells at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology under Mehmet Toner and Daniel Haber. He serves as a member of the Engineering Visitors Committee at Harvey Mudd College.
- Where does Ajay Shah work?
- Ajay Shah is Co-founder & CEO of ▶︎ CYTOVALE.
- What companies did Ajay Shah found?
- Ajay Shah founded ▶︎ CYTOVALE.
- Where did Ajay Shah go to school?
- Ajay Shah studied at Harvard Medical School (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Medical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Medical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science (SM), Mechanical Engineering).
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Shared employers
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