Company

We love sample prep, so you don't have to

Breakthrough technology. Thoughtful design. Practical solutions.

Company

Powering the next generation of sample prep.

Redbud Labs is using breakthrough microfluidics to power the next generation of sample preparation products. Founded by experienced scientists and inventors, we thrive on solving complex microfluidic problems.

Leadership

Management team

Richard Spero, PhD

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Spero is a co-founder of Redbud Labs. Previously, Dr. Spero served as Redbud’s Vice President of Product Development. He received his PhD and MS in Physics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his BS in Physics at Middlebury College.

Jay Fisher

Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Fisher has worked with new technology for microfluidics and biophysical instrumentation for over 15 years, including microfabrication, magnetics, optics, surface functionalization, and molecular and cellular assays. Previously, Dr. Fisher was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University. He received both PhD and BS in Biomedical Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill.

Brittany Mason

Vice President of Engineering

Ms. Mason leads product development at Redbud Labs, including microfluidics, consumable, and instrument engineering. Previously, she developed quality testing instrumentation, magnetic and thermal systems, and manufacturing tools. Brittany holds a degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Scott Baldwin, PhD

Vice President of Operations

Dr. Baldwin leads operations at Redbud Labs, including production, supply chain, and quality control. Previously, he was Director of Microfluidics and completed Newell Brands' Supply Chain Management Development Program. He received his PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from North Carolina State University and his BS from Ohio State University.

Dale Barnes, LT(SS) USN (RET)

Vice President of Quality

Mr. Barnes is a veteran and manufacturing executive, with 20+ years’ experience as a leader at Genentech, McKesson, and Mallinckrodt. Previously, Mr. Barnes served 20 years in the US Navy submarine force. He received his BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Board of Directors

Jeffrey Giguere, MD

Kenneth P. West, PhD

Mr. West has spent more than thirty years in executive leadership at half a dozen medical device and life science companies including Polarean, Inc. and TEM Systems, Inc. Earlier roles include positions as President of Curusan, Inc., COO of VetInsite (acquired by MediMedia), COO of Biolex (acquired by Synthon), and VP of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development at Embrex (acquired by Pfizer / Zoetis). Mr. West earned an MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University.

Richard M. West, PhD

Mr. West is co-founder and CEO at Baebies, Inc. Previously, Mr. West also lead Advanced Liquid Logic (acquired by Illumina, Inc.), was founder and CEO of TriVirix, a venture-funded medical equipment contract manufacturer, and spent 15 years in the aerospace industry in program, sales, marketing and engineering management.

Richard Superfine

Dr. Superfine was lead inventor of Redbud Posts and the Taylor-Williams Distinguished Professor of Physics at UNC-Chapel Hill, where his research includes the physics of molecular motors, DNA, cells and tissues, and where he has developed optical, scanning probe, electron and magnetic force microscopes. Prof. Superfine earned his PhD in Physics at Berkeley and BS in Engineering Physics at Lehigh University.