Raheel Samuel

Raheel Samuel has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries.

Starting in 2014, they worked at the University of Utah School of Medicine as an Instrumentation Developer/Research Fellow. Raheel'sresponsibilities included developing microfluidic systems and clinical instrumentation for single-cell manipulation and analysis in the field of In Vitro Fertilization and Andrology.

In 2018, Raheel became the Vice President (Products) & Cofounder at wFluidx, Inc. This role involved leading the development and commercialization of an automated platform for non-destructive cell harvesting from live zebrafish embryos, primarily for rapid genotyping purposes.

From 2015 to 2021, they worked at Advanced Conceptions as a Principal Scientist & Cofounder. Raheel'scontributions primarily focused on R&D efforts in microfluidics or automated fluidics for biomedical problem-solving. This included device design, fabrication, and testing, as well as research proposal writing, project management, and technology commercialization. In this role, they achieved several technical publications, won multiple SBIR R&D awards, and founded two R&D companies.

Between 2021 and 2022, Raheel worked at xilis as a Staff Engineer (R&D - Devices & Consumables). This position involved contributing to research and development in devices and consumables for xilis' R&D projects.

Currently, they hold the position of Principal Mechanical Engineer at TARGAN Inc. since 2023.

Overall, Raheel Samuel has a strong background in R&D, microfluidics, instrumentation development, and product commercialization, with notable achievements in technology innovation and project management.

Raheel Samuel has completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. In addition, Raheel has obtained a certification in "Writing to Be Heard on LinkedIn" from LinkedIn in September 2022.