David H. Yu

Director Strategy And Programs ♦ Program Management ♦ Biotechnology ♦ Team Building ♦ Kaizen at Cepheid

David H. Yu is an accomplished director with extensive experience in strategy, program management, and operational improvement across various industries including biotechnology and telecommunications. Currently serving as the Director of Strategy and Programs at Cepheid since October 2018, David H. Yu successfully increased supply capacity by 100% through global expansion and became a certified Kaizen practitioner, leading over 60 events to enhance processes. Previously, David H. Yu founded Emotive Digital, focusing on innovative digital technologies to strengthen brand-consumer connections, and held leadership roles at Maxim Integrated, Ajax Custom Manufacturing, Natel Engineering, Plexus, and Centerpoint Broadband Technology, where responsibilities included managing supply chains, implementing ERP systems, and overseeing operations for rapid growth. David H. Yu holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Cepheid

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Cepheid is a molecular diagnostics company. The Company develops, manufactures and markets fully-integrated systems for testing in the Clinical and Non-Clinical markets. The Company's systems enable molecular testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. The Company's systems integrate these steps and analyze biological samples in test cartridges. Its primary offering is the GeneXpert system, which integrates sample preparation in addition to Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) amplification and detection. The GeneXpert system is designed for a range of user types ranging from reference laboratories and hospital central laboratories to satellite testing locations, such as emergency departments and intensive care units within hospitals, as well as physician offices and other alternate site laboratories. It also offers the SmartCycler system, which integrates DNA amplification and detection to allow rapid analysis of a sample.


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