Management Team

Mike Cable: CEO
Dr. Cable has over 25 years experience in instrumentation and detection technologies related to diagnostic and monitoring applications. He has published extensively and holds multiple patents. Prior to joining Matrix Sensors, he was Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Xenogen Corp. where he was responsible for the development and growth of the company's bioimaging product lines, Xenogen’s largest revenue source. Mike was a key member of the company’s senior management team from startup until Xenogen went public in 2004.  Mike has also served as Vice President, Bioimaging for Xradia where he applied the company's innovative, high resolution x-ray CT technology to biological applications and as Vice President, Platform Development for Nanomix, where he worked to develop the company's carbon nanotube based sensor technology into commercial products for molecular detection. Additionally, Mike has been an executive or worked with other early stage companies including Fovi Optics (non-invasive glucose detection) and  Quantum Dot Corporation (fluorescent nano-probes). He has also held positions at the University of California, Berkeley, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the University of Rochester. Mike has a BS in Chemistry from Iowa State University, and obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in Nuclear Chemistry/Physics.

Professor Jim Gimzewski: Founder and Consultant
Professor Jim Gimzewski is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, the Director of the CNSI Nano & Pico Characterization Lab and the Scientific Director of the Art|Sci Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to joining the UCLA faculty, he was a group leader at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, where he research in nanoscale science and technology for more than 18 years. Jim pioneered research on mechanical and electrical contacts with single atoms and molecules using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). His accomplishments include the first STM-based fabrication of molecular suprastructures at room temperature using mechanical forces to push molecules across surfaces, the discovery of single molecule rotors and the development of new micromechanical sensors based on nanotechnology, which explore ultimate limits of sensitivity and measurement. Jim’s most recent honors includes the 2009 Fellow of The Royal Society, 2009 Carnegie Centenary Professorship from the Universities of Scotland, and 2008 Dr. Honoris Causa, Université de la Méditerranée, Aix-Marseille II, presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France. His achievements include 216 publications in international journals, 389 invited talks and 17 patents.

Professor B. (Pierre) Khuri-Yakub: Founder and Consultant
Professor Khuri-Yakub is a professor at Stanford University in the Engineering department and an innovator of ultrasonic MEMS. He has developed micromachined silicon sensors and actuators such as airborne and water immersion ultrasonic transducers and arrays, medical ultrasound imaging systems, sensors in bio-fluidic channels, micromachined microphones, fluid ejectors, and chemical/biological sensors. He is also active in developing in-situ sensors (temperature, film thickness, resist cure) for process monitoring and process control of integrated circuits manufacturing processes.  Pierre’s honors include 2005 Distinguished Alumnus American University of Beirut, 2004 Outstanding Inventor Stanford University, and 1999 Distinguished Lecturer UFFC Group of IEEE.  His achievements also include over 500 publications and 80 patents to date.  He has also been founder or director of 6 technology companies. 

Professor Emeritus Calvin F. Quate: Founder and Consultant
Professor Calvin F. Quate is the Leland T. Edwards Professor at the Stanford University School of Engineering. Prof. Quate is a pioneer in the studies of nanoscale structures and the development of the associated tools. He is a co-inventor of the atomic force microscope (AFM) and in 1988 was awarded the IEEE Medal of Honor for the invention and development of the scanning acoustic microscope. He earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah College of Engineering in 1944, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1950. Additional honors received during his illustrious career include the 1980 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award, the President’s National Medal of Science, and the Rank Prize for Opto-Electronics.  Cal’s professional memberships include the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Society of London. Prior to working with Matrix,he has served on the scientific boards of KLA-Tencor, Affymetrix and IMT.

Matthias Steiert: Sr. Director, Research and Development
Dr. Steiert has extensive experience with nano-scale systems both for the development of diagnostics and for drug delivery systems. His broad training in microbiology includes extensive research characterizing the molecular topology of bacteria, evaluating antimicrobial drug resistance, and developing assays to identify drug-resistant pathogens. Dr. Steiert joined Matrix Sensors as Senior Director, Research & Development in June 2008 after working for almost ten years in senior-level research positions with several biotechnology companies in the fields of nanotechnology, drug development, diagnostics, and blood safety. Prior to that, he was a Senior Scientist in the antibacterials drug discovery unit of GlaxoSmithKline (Italy), a research fellow at the National Institute of Health and Environment (The Netherlands) and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Steiert obtained his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Basel (Switzerland).

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