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Dr. Erich Gombocz’ has more than 25 years of experience in Life Science research, robotic control, laboratory automation, and data management in scientific and distributed systems environments, plus more than 20 years programming experience in instrumentation control, user interface, database design, scientific analysis, and on-line laboratory automation as well as being a substantial developer of innovative software algorithms and architecture.
His years as Section Head at the Department for Biochemical Analysis at the Federal Institute of Food Analysis & Research, Vienna, Austria, were pivotal for the early development of computational analysis and automation procedures in a complex distributed environment. In 1978, under his direction, the Institute pioneered the first nationwide Laboratory Information Management System for the Ministry of Health and Environmental Protection, connecting federal institutes and laboratories within an integrated data network. During the Chernobyl crisis in 1986, Austria’s early warning system delivered real-time information critical to international decision-making. Erich’s post-doctoral research at the National Institute of Health (NIH) (1985, 1988), on techniques and computer models for separations, led him to build an automated real-time instrument and to found venture-backed Lab Intelligence, Inc. in 1989. Lab Intelligence’s system, the "HPGE", with over 20 patents, achieved worldwide distribution. In 1999, he joined NucleoTech, a bio-image informatics company, as Chief Science Officer and developed two new scientific product lines, including a software suite for the Life Sciences and a real-time gene analyzer. From 2000-2003, as Chief Science Officer of Biosentients, Erich contributed substantially to design and implementation of the company's informatics technology, including its systems architecture, data structure and analytical modules. Together with Bob Stanley he founded IO Informatics in 2003.
Dr. Gombocz has published over 60 scientific publications and holds currently more than 40 biotechnology- and software-related US and international patents. He is an international expert in separation science and bioinformatics, a member of several professional organizations, and serves on the editorial board of a number of scientific journals. Dr. Gombocz received his degree in Analytical Biochemistry and Computer Science from the Technical University of Vienna (Austria). | 