Innovive
Francesca McGuffie has a diverse and extensive work experience in engineering roles. Francesca began their career as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at W. M. Keck Observatory in 2002. Subsequently, they worked as a Manufacturing Engineering Intern at MJ Research from 2002 to 2004. Francesca then joined Innovive in 2006 and held various positions including Design Engineer, Lead Engineer, Engineering Program Manager, Product Engineering Manager, and Director of Engineering before becoming Vice President of Engineering in 2023. Francesca’s work experience demonstrates their expertise in engineering and their progression into leadership roles.
Francesca McGuffie, PMP has a Master of Advanced Study in Medical Device Engineering from UC San Diego (2013-2015) and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University (2000-2005). Francesca is also certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute, which they obtained in April 2017.
Innovive
Innovive was founded in 2004 to radically transform the economics and convenience of working with laboratory animals. Today, we are one of the fastest-growing companies and a recognized leader in single-use rodent housing, with more than 500 installations worldwide. As a US-based technology company, we serve the global laboratory research market with products and services that allow animal research facilities to dedicate more efforts toward scientific discovery. Our patented Single-use IVC Rodent Caging System empowers the husbandry industry with the option of eliminating traditional cage wash operations, freeing up capital funding, space, time, labor, utilities, and other valuable resources.