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Richard Rava is the founder of Affymetrix, Inc., Verinata Health, Inc., Aqtual, Inc. Prior to founding these companies, he worked as a Senior Scientist at Affymax, Inc. from 1990 to 1992.
He also held positions as Principal at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Genechip Technology.
Dr. Rava received his undergraduate and doctorate degrees from Rutgers State University of New Jersey.
Richard Rava active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Aqtual, Inc.
 Aqtual, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aqtual, Inc. is a precision medicine company that develops products for chronic disease management and oncology using a novel cell-free DNA-based platform. The company is based in Hayward, CA. The company's proprietary platform evaluates protein regulation, epigenetics, and transcriptomics solely using cell-free DNA fragments found in blood, providing efficient and robust real-time analysis of disease and treatment while overcoming the limitations of standard cell-free DNA methodologies. Aqtual provides clinically-actionable insights from circulating DNA in blood. The company was founded by Diana Abdueva and Richard Rava, and Diana Abdueva has been the CEO since incorporation. | Founder | - |
Former positions of Richard Rava
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| AFFYMAX, INC. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 31/12/1991 |
Verinata Health, Inc.
 Verinata Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Verinata Health, Inc. focuses on maternal and fetal health. It develop and offer non-invasive tests for early identification of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. The firm's products include 'verifi' prenatal test, a non-invasive test that detects three primary aneuploidies for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 from a single maternal blood draw as early as 10 weeks and 'Monosomy X', a test for Turner syndrome. The company was founded by Michael D. Grisham and Richard P. Rava in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Founder | - |
| Genechip Technology | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| AFFYMETRIX, INC. | Founder | 11/08/2009 |
Training of Richard Rava
| Rutgers State University of New Jersey | Doctorate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| AFFYMAX, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 4 |
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Affymetrix, Inc.
 Affymetrix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Affymetrix, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis. The company was founded by Stephen P. A. Fodor in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Health Technology |
Verinata Health, Inc.
Verinata Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Verinata Health, Inc. focuses on maternal and fetal health. It develop and offer non-invasive tests for early identification of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. The firm's products include 'verifi' prenatal test, a non-invasive test that detects three primary aneuploidies for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 from a single maternal blood draw as early as 10 weeks and 'Monosomy X', a test for Turner syndrome. The company was founded by Michael D. Grisham and Richard P. Rava in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Services |
| Genechip Technology | |
Aqtual, Inc.
Aqtual, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aqtual, Inc. is a precision medicine company that develops products for chronic disease management and oncology using a novel cell-free DNA-based platform. The company is based in Hayward, CA. The company's proprietary platform evaluates protein regulation, epigenetics, and transcriptomics solely using cell-free DNA fragments found in blood, providing efficient and robust real-time analysis of disease and treatment while overcoming the limitations of standard cell-free DNA methodologies. Aqtual provides clinically-actionable insights from circulating DNA in blood. The company was founded by Diana Abdueva and Richard Rava, and Diana Abdueva has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
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