Andrew Paterson
FounderFounder/CTO at Clip Health
Fremont, California, United States
FoundedClip Health · YC
About
Andrew Paterson has spent over a decade working across biology, chemistry, nanotechnology, hardware, and software engineering. He founded Clip Health to commercialize science-based technologies.
Founder/CTO at Clip HealthYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Andrew went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Clip Health's investors below.
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Co-founders at Clip Health
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Bala RajaFounder/CEO
Experience
- bioMérieuxAssociate Director, R&Dcurrent2023 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- bioMérieuxInnovation Leader2025 — 2026San Jose, California, United States
- Starma AIFoundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Clip HealthCTO, Co-Founder (Head of R&D)2020 — 2023Fremont, California, United States
- Luminostics, Inc.CTO, Co-Founder (Head of Chemistry & Assay Development)2020Milpitas, California, United States
- Luminostics, Inc.CTO, Co-Founder (Lead Scientist)2016 — 2020San Jose, California, United States
- Luminostics, Inc.CTO, Co-Founder2014 — 2016Houston, Texas, United States
- University of HoustonDoctoral Researcher (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering)2011 — 2016Greater Houston
- University of HoustonLead Teaching Assistant - Numerical and Statistical Methods for Engineers2012 — 2015
- University of HoustonTeaching Assistant - Intro to Engineering Computing2012 — 2015Houston, Texas, United States
- University of Colorado BoulderUndergraduate Research Assistant (Nanomaterials)2010 — 2011
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)Pandas (Software)1Python (Programming Language)1Matlab7Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel4IEC 62304Medical SoftwareSoftware ValidationInnovation Development1Nanomaterials3Product Management1
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User Experience (UX)Start-up LeadershipProduct MarketingImage ProcessingSoftware DevelopmentDifferential EquationsApplied ProbabilityEngineeringStatisticsMedical Device R&DLarge Language Models (LLM)Artificial Intelligence (AI)- Introduction to Medical Software — Yale University
- Introduction to Front-End Development — Meta
- ISO 13485 Lead Auditor — BSI
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew Paterson?
- Andrew Paterson has spent over a decade working across biology, chemistry, nanotechnology, hardware, and software engineering. He founded Clip Health to commercialize science-based technologies.
- Where does Andrew Paterson work?
- Andrew Paterson is Founder/CTO of Clip Health.
- What companies did Andrew Paterson found?
- Andrew Paterson founded Clip Health.
- Where did Andrew Paterson go to school?
- Andrew Paterson studied at Y Combinator; University of Houston (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering); University of Colorado Boulder (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering).
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