Frontier Microscopy
We're building MARVIN, an intuitive robotics platform to automate the $10B /year annual labor market for commercial microscope analysis.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Robotics
- Location San Francisco, CA, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded January 2017
- Employees 5
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website frontiermicroscopy.com
Company Summary
Every day tens of thousands of microscopists are pushed to their limits conducting time-critical analyses for all major industries such as pathology, environmental services, agriculture, and mining.
We're building MARVIN, our platform to automate the $10B labor market in optical microscope analyses. MARVIN combines our own robotic microscope with advanced AI software to learn from microscopists, making analysis work more efficient and scalable.
Team
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CEO / FounderAs a robotics engineer, Jordan has led or contributed to several successful robotics projects including developing an autonomous boat as an undergraduate, development of an automated beer brewing machine, and other small projects. As the CEO, Jordan's key skills include Industry engagement, product management, hardware development, sales and marketing, and team building.
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CTO / FounderGabor has been writing software since his early teens and has a keen passion for mathematics and computer vision. His key activities include the development of the MARVIN robotics software, firmware and electronics design and implementation, and computer vision for microscopy. Prior to joining the team Gabor developed software products for Lufthansa, a commercial helicopter simulator, as well as an autonomous ground vehicle platform for teaching.
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Dr. Martin HarperTechnical ConsultantDr. Martin Harper has held roles across government and the commercial sector specializing in asbestos testing using microscopy. During his tenure with CDC-NIOSH, he rewrote the universally accepted NIOSH 7400 standard for asbestos testing and was an advisor to the White House. He's also held roles for commercial suppliers of asbestos sampling equipment and consumables, as the R&D lead for Zefon International.
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Aron CserkaskyScientist / Systems EngineerDr. Aron Cserkaszky is a former nuclear scientist, academic, turned engineer. Aron is gifted in mathematics but with more emphasis on the scientific method. Prior to joining Frontier Microscopy in 2020, Aron worked on projects ranging from advanced 3D image reconstruction for medical applications, through to real-time light field for 3D telepresence.
Advisors
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Mike AdayUnconfirmed
Mark MillerUnconfirmed
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