Coalesenz
Timely coagulation management at the point-of-care
Members
Pablo Gonzalez-Polanco
Regulatory Engineer at Coalesenz
I was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. When I was 20, I moved to the U.S. to finish my B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from St. Louis University. Following that, I worked for a small Spinal Implant Device Company named Titan Spine for about three years before going back to school to complete an M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University. Currently, I work part-time at Coalesenz as a Regulatory Engineer, while the rest of my time is spent at MGH doing research for the Wellman Center of Photomedicine.
Ask Me About:
- Biomedical engineering
- How I started working at Coalesenz
- Rock climbing
- Spain!
Seemantini Nadkarni
I am a Biophysicist and Bioengineer by training and an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. I direct my research laboratory (Nadkarni group) at the Wellman Center located on the main campus of Massachusetts General Hospital. My research group aims to make an impact on medicine by developing innovative technologies that use light to investigate and diagnose major clinical conditions related to blood coagulation abnormalities, tissue neoplasms orthopedic disorders, etc. I founded Coalesenz Inc. in 2020 to productize and commercialize a novel diagnostic sensor invented in my research lab to provide decisive risk scores of the likelihood of hemorrhage in hospitalized patients using just a few drops of blood.
I was born in India, raised in Iran, Bahrain, and Canada, later moved to Boston for postdoctoral training, and have been a Bay stater since! My career over the years has encompassed both fundamental and translational areas of research, primarily focused on the invention and translation of novel optical devices and technologies. What drives my career journey is the opportunity to conceptualize, invent, and develop new instruments and devices on the lab bench, and advance these novel concepts toward successful technologies that might make an impact on the human condition. Outside of the lab, I am a life-long student of Indian classical vocal music, enjoy frequent hiking trips with my giant fur-baby, and dabble with painting every now and then.
Ask Me About:
- What can laser speckle do?
- My thoughts on advancing technologies from concept to product
- What is a Raga?
- Egg Tempura… what is that?
Brian Koker
brian.koker@coalesenz.com
I was born in Portland Oregon, but I have lived in Massachusetts almost my whole life. I attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where I pursued a bachelor’s degree in Plastics Engineering and subsequently a Master’s degree, with a focus on additive manufacturing. Following graduation, I worked for almost a year at a 3D printing company (Markforged), where I worked on new product development and novel failure detection algorithms. I enjoyed product development but wanted to work on an impactful medical device, for which Coalesenz piqued my interest. I have been working at Coalesenz since March 2022 and I have been working hard to develop new prototypes of the iCoagLab device, and the alpha device to gear up for pre-clinical testing.
Ask Me About:
- How I started working at Coalesenz
- My interest is biotechnology
- Dynamic laser speckle imaging
- Working at a startup
- Rapid prototyping
- Photography
- Baseball