Dino Di Carlo
FounderFounder at Partillion · Founder at Forcyte Biotechnologies · Director at Tempothera
Los Angeles, California, United States
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About
Dino Di Carlo is a professor of engineering and medicine at UCLA and holds an endowed chair position. He has co-founded multiple life science startups spanning research tools, diagnostics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals, and holds over 50 patents in areas including microfluidics, nanosystems, and single-cell analysis.
Founder at Partillion
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Partillion's investors · 4
Co-founders at Partillion
JD
Joe de RutteFounder
Founder at Forcyte BiotechnologiesYC W21
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Forcyte Biotechnologies's investors · 4
Co-founders at Forcyte Biotechnologies
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Ivan PushkarskyFounder
Director at Tempothera
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Tempothera's investors · 3
Co-founders at Tempothera
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Westbrook WeaverFounder & CEO
DG
Donald GriffinFounder & CSO
Experience
- UCLA Department of BioengineeringChaircurrent2024 — present
- UCLA Department of BioengineeringVice Chair2016 — 2024
- UCLAProfessorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- UCLAAssociate Professor2012 — 2015
- UCLAAssistant Professor2008 — 2012
- The University of TokyoVisiting Professorcurrent2016 — present
- Partillion BioscienceCo-Founder and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- CytoValeCo-founder and Board Membercurrent2012 — present
- Forcyte Biotechnologies, IncCo-Founder and Board Member2017 — 2026
- Saku BiosciencesCo-Founder and Board Member2024 — 2026Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Cue Health Inc.Scientific Advisor2010 — 2024
- Tempo TherapeuticsCo-founder and Board Member2014 — 2024
- Vortex Biosciences, Inc.Co-founder and Board Member2012 — 2020
- Massachusetts General HospitalPostdoctoral Fellow2006 — 2008
Skills & more
Microfluidics62Bioengineering13Fluorescence Microscopy34Biomedical Engineering22Cell Culture30Microscopy28Confocal Microscopy6Tissue Engineering13Biomaterials7Nanotechnology18Molecular Biology12Microfabrication11
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dino Di Carlo?
- Dino Di Carlo is a professor of engineering and medicine at UCLA and holds an endowed chair position. He has co-founded multiple life science startups spanning research tools, diagnostics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals, and holds over 50 patents in areas including microfluidics, nanosystems, and single-cell analysis.
- Where does Dino Di Carlo work?
- Dino Di Carlo is Founder of Forcyte Biotechnologies and Co-founder at Partillion.
- What companies did Dino Di Carlo found?
- Dino Di Carlo founded Forcyte Biotechnologies, Partillion.
- Where did Dino Di Carlo go to school?
- Dino Di Carlo studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Bioengineering); University of California, San Francisco (Ph.D., Bioengineering).
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at UCLA159
Frank ZhouController at March Capital PartnersChaya PatelPrincipal at Mission BiocapitalInca ComanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersAlex ShenDirector of Operations at Vida VenturesEvan HenleyAssociate, Investments at Capital One VenturesWilliam KaiserVenture Partner at Colle Capital Partners
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Also worked at Massachusetts General Hospital131
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