Encapsulate
Precision Diagnostics for Personalized Cancer Therapy
Encapsulate develops automated tumor-on-a-chip systems that envisage the clinical response of cancer patients.
We screen microtumors derived from patient biopsies against clinical treatment regimens and generate personalized insights on the patient's response profile in under 7 days.
Services for
Oncologists
Our platform I) reduces the number of unnecessary chemotherapy cycles a patient undergoes, II) lowers the costs and duration of treatment, III) increases the success rates of treatment, IV) improves the patient’s overall quality of life.
Pharmaceutical Companies
Tested 50+ cancer drugs, we can customize assays, & resolve solubility, targeting, and stability issues. Using our comprehensive patient biobank, pharmaceutical companies can run pre-clinical trials, patient stratification, and deep mechanism studies.
Researchers
Our biobank consists of hundreds of patients with known genetic mutations, clinical and lab-based response profiles. Our automation systems enable users to increase the precision and volume of their tests. Try our tools to enhance your cancer researches.
Meet Our Team
Armin Rad, PhD
Co-founder and CEO
Leila Daneshmandi, PhD
Co-founder and COO
Reza Amin, PhD
Co-founder
Bret Schipper, MD, FACS
CMO
Rawad Elias, MD
Medical Director of Geriatric Oncology, Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute
Duran Gonzalez
Head of R&D
Charles Giardina, PhD
Professor, UConn Molecular and Cell Biology
Gerald F. Vovis, PhD
President and CEO at Vovis Enterprises
Vivek Ramakrishnan, PhD
Former Managing Partner, New Ventures at Ventech Solutions
Sasan Jalili, PhD
Assistant Professor, JAX Laboratory; MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Farnoosh Saeedinejad
Research Assistant
John Kallassy, MBA
Managing Partner at Aimers Venture Partners
Alvaro Menendez, MD
Medical Oncology, Hartford Healthcare
Ali Tamayol, PhD
Associate Professor, UConn School of Engineering
Raman Bahal, PhD
Associate Professor, UConn School of Pharmacy
Mu-Ping Nieh, PhD
Professor, UConn School of Engineering
John Strahley, MBA
CFO
Joel Levine, MD
Director of Creativity, CSO
Daniel Wagner, MBA
Board of Directors
John Birk, MD
Clinical Advisor
Chris Willenken
Board of Directors
Mason Reiner, MBA
Board of Directors
Strategic Partners
