Nikhil has over 18 years of experience in the fields of Molecular Biology, Proteomics and Molecular Diagnostics. He was a core team member of HandyLab (acquired by Becton Dickinson), a highly successful microfluidics-based molecular diagnostics startup in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He founded Gene Path Diagnostics to bring state-of-the-art in vitro diagnostic tests to the Indian medical community and to develop novel high-quality affordable molecular diagnostic tests and platforms for the developing world. At Gene Path Diagnostics, Nikhil leads a highly multidisciplinary team of clinicians, scientists, counselors, bioinformaticians and engineers to develop and offer clinical-grade molecular diagnostic tests. He has several publications in international peer-reviewed journals and also has a number of granted patents and active patent applications in the US and in India. Nikhil is frequently invited as a speaker at national and international conferences and as a reviewer for international peer-reviewed journals. In addition to founding Gene Path Diagnostics, Nikhil is the founder of I-SHARE Foundation, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to innovate solutions for healthcare access, research and education. He is also the managing partner at Phadke Hospital in Pune, India – a specialty women’s and children’s hospital that has been in continuous operation since 1945. Nikhil obtained his PhD from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.