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About Astek

Creating the future of precision diagnostics

Astek Diagnostics is a medical device company developing a novel diagnostic platform enabling physicians to provide life-changing treatments.

We are a dedicated team of scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs motivated by innovation around major health threats. Leveraging our diverse skill sets, we have developed a rapid and highly accurate UTI diagnostic platform, and continue to expand its applications to cover urine, CSF, effluent, and blood.

Team
Mustafa Al-Adhami, PhD

Chief Executive Officer

Courtney Cavin

Chief Operating Officer

Suzanne Groah, MD, MSP

Chief Medical Officer

Chris Skipwith, PhD

Chief Science Officer

Scott O'Brien

Chief Commercial Officer

Rick Faint

Chief Financial Officer

Kevin Tran

Co-founder

Isabella Penafiel

Lead Engineer

Anchal Mehra, PhD

Senior Scientist

Advisors:
Urine-based testing
Alan Wolfe, PhD

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Loyola University

Microbiology
Martin B. Richman, MD, MBA, FACS

Board-Certified Urologist at Advanced Urology Institute

Urology
Jason Engel, MD

Director of Urologic Robotic Surgery at The George Washington University Hospital

Urology
Daniel Oberlin, MD

Fellowship-trained Board-Certified Urologist at Golden Gate Urology, Inc.

Urology
Aaron Grotas, MD

Urologist at PRINE Health

Urology
Advisors:
Blood-based testing
Alan Cross, MD

Professor of Medicine at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health

Infectious Diseases
Jeff Hasday, MD, PhD

Head of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

ICU / Critical Care