Summary
Sergey Gershtein is a proven R&D leader with 30+ years of hands-on engineering and 11 years in senior leadership, currently heading Advanced Research & Development at QuidelOrtho to accelerate commercial diagnostic innovations. He has a track record of taking cutting-edge hardware and system concepts—from waterless immunoassays to point-of-care blood analyzers—through development, clinical evaluation, and scalable manufacturing while slashing costs and time-to-market. At Abbott he built and led multidisciplinary system engineering teams that delivered flagship products like the i-STAT Alinity and a low-cost disposable hematology cartridge, earning recognition as one of the company’s distinguished scientists. Earlier roles at Sarnoff and i-STAT show deep expertise in imaging, sensors, and battery-powered medical electronics, and a knack for turning prototypes into market-leading products and spin-out ventures. Known for recruiting elite subject-matter experts and guiding teams through acquisitions and organizational change, he blends scientific rigor with pragmatic product leadership.
11 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE), Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) at St. Petersburg Electrical Engineering University
English, Russian