About
Ivan Dimov is Co-Founder and CEO of Orca Bio and holds a PhD in engineering with a focus on electronics and bio-micro-systems. He has co-founded three technology companies and two R&D centers, and his work spans microfluidics, molecular diagnostics, single-cell analysis, AI, and mechatronics. Dimov has authored more than 30 technical publications and holds 20 patents.
Founder at Orca Bio
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+ND CapitalWoodside · $540K – $5.4M checks · since 20198VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2020DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2019Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2019Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2019Seraph GroupMilton · $50K – $2M checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Orca Bio
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JeroenCo-founder and President
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Nathaniel FernhoffExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Orca BioCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2018 — present
- Orca BioCo-Founder, CEO and CTO2016 — 2018Menlo Park, California, United States
- Lucira HealthCo-Founder2014 — 2023
- Lucira HealthCo-founder, Board Member and CTO2012 — 2014Emeryville, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityVisiting Instructor and Senior Scientist2010 — 2016
- Blobcode Technologies Ltda.Co-founder and CTO2007 — 2014
- UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Associate2009 — 2012
- Universidad de ValparaísoAssociate Professor2005 — 2012
- Biomedical Diagnostics InstitutePhD Researcher2007 — 2009
- Chilean Hospital Technology Center (CTH)Co-founder and Director2005 — 2006www.cthchile.com
- Instituto de Innovación en Minería y Metalurgia, CODELCO ChileMechatronics Sensor Researcher2004 — 2005
- INRIAResearcher2004INRIA Sophia Antipolis - France
- BioautomatizacionCo-founder2004
- Centro de Robotica, UTFSMCo-founder2001 — 2003
Skills & more
molecular diagnosticsSoft Lithography7single cell analysisMicrofluidics24Electronics14Artificial Intelligence4Microcontrollers6PCB designMobile RoboticsMechatronics1Cell Based AssaysMatlab20
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NanotechnologyLife SciencesSignal ProcessingResearchSimulationImage ProcessingMedical DevicesC++CLabviewEmbedded SystemsSolidworksLanguages Bulgarian · English · French · Portuguese · Russian · Spanish
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- Who is Ivan Dimov?
- Ivan Dimov is Co-Founder and CEO of Orca Bio and holds a PhD in engineering with a focus on electronics and bio-micro-systems. He has co-founded three technology companies and two R&D centers, and his work spans microfluidics, molecular diagnostics, single-cell analysis, AI, and mechatronics. Dimov has authored more than 30 technical publications and holds 20 patents.
- Where does Ivan Dimov work?
- Ivan Dimov is Founder of Orca Bio.
- What companies did Ivan Dimov found?
- Ivan Dimov founded Orca Bio.
- Where did Ivan Dimov go to school?
- Ivan Dimov studied at Dublin City University (PhD, Applied Biophysics); Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria (MSc, Masters of Science degree in Telecommunications and Computer Systems.); Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria (BEng, Civil Electronics).
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