Cepheid
Deval Parikh is a Senior Equipment Validation Engineer at Cepheid, with extensive experience in equipment qualification and validation in the biomedical field. Responsibilities have included leading installation, operational, and performance qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ) processes while ensuring compliance with FDA regulations and ISO standards. Prior roles include Validation Engineer at Medefil, Inc., where qualification protocols for a variety of laboratory systems were developed, and significant research on pediatric mobility at Stevens Institute of Technology as a Research Assistant. Deval has also held positions as a Product Development Intern at Dunamis Medical, focusing on design and quality testing of surgical products, and as a Validation Associate at Manja Pharmaceuticals, where equipment validation and internal audits were key tasks. Educational credentials include a Master's degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in the same field from respected institutions.
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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.