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Maddison is a strong believer in the power of engineering to advance the world of life sciences and to accelerate biological discovery. She invented Deepcell’s AI-based single-cell analysis and sorting technology with her postdoctoral advisor Euan Ashley and Mahyar Salek, and spun the company out of Stanford University in 2017. Originally from Tehran, Iran, she has a multidisciplinary background with experience in electrical engineering, computer science, and bioengineering. Maddison holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, as well as a master’s degree in computer science and a PhD in bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has published several papers in top-tier journals and has co-invented multiple patented technologies.

Throughout his career, Mahyar has focused on the development of AI-driven products. Prior to founding Deepcell, he was the lead product manager at Google for offline measurements, which grew to multi-billion dollar revenue during his tenure. He also co-founded and developed Emotiful, one of the earliest apps to use deep learning which ranked at the top of several app stores and app data platforms. Mahyar completed his postdoctoral studies at Microsoft Research Cambridge. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Sharif University of Technology and a PhD in computer science with a focus on algorithms from the University of Southern California. In addition to being a published author and patent inventor, Mahyar has been recognized with awards from the USC Annenberg Graduate Fellowship Program, Center for Applied Mathematics, and Google Area 120.

Marc is passionate about bringing cutting-edge technology to market to improve people’s lives, and he has extensive leadership experience with successful therapeutics, diagnostics, and life science companies. He has built and led global teams in marketing, sales, product life cycle management, product strategy, program management and business development. Before joining Deepcell, Marc was VP of Commercial Development at Omniome, where he built and led the business development, marketing and service & support teams. Previously, he was International Business Leader for NIPT at Roche Diagnostics, where he helped scale the business from a startup at Ariosa Diagnostics to the sale and integration within Roche. Marc graduated with honors from the Wharton School with an MBA and from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya with a master’s degree in industrial engineering.

Bruce is both an engineer and an attorney, and approaches leading Deepcell’s Legal as such. He values a science-driven, IP-focused legal strategy that facilitates innovations, and aims to foster an environment built on empathy, agility, and intellectual curiosity. Bruce has held senior legal executive leadership roles with General Inception, Sestina Bio, and Nutcracker Therapeutics, and IP-focused roles with Illumina and HP. He received his JD from Georgetown University, PhD and MS both in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and BASc in engineering from the University of Toronto. In addition to being recognized as one of the Asian Leaders Worth Watching by the Diversity Journal and Corporate IP Stars by Managing IP, Bruce has also been featured in the Profile magazine and Modern Counsel magazine for his approaches to building and leading legal and IP functions in a company.