Greg Galvin is the Chief Executive Officer at Rheonix. Galvin has been at the forefront of multi-disciplinary technology commercialization for more than 20 years. In 1993, he launched Kionix, Inc. to commercialize a novel MEMS technology platform. In 2000, Dr. Galvin successfully engineered the sale of Kionix's telecommunications platform to Calient Networks, Inc., retaining the consumer electronics, automotive and microfluidic opportunities presented by the original MEMS platform. In 2009, he successfully sold the second incarnation of Kionix, Inc. to Rohm Co., Ltd,. Prior to selling Kionix, Inc. to Rohm Dr. Galvin spun-out Rheonix, Inc. to capitalize on non-MEMS based microfluidic opportunities the molecular diagnostic industry.
Dr. Galvin is a member of several scientific societies; he has published over 20 technical papers and is an inventor of 58 patents.
Greg Galvin holds a B.S. from the California Institute of Technology in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in materials science and M.B.A. from Cornell University.
I definitely see myself that way now. I've thought about this question in the past. I don't think I would characterize myself as a risk taker previously, although when I look back, yes, probably was. I think there is also a subtlety between risk and tolerance for the unknown or the ambiguous. I ...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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