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Biographical Details:

David Kinahan completed a BEng in Aeronautical Engineering (2003) at University of Limerick. He joined Stokes Institute, UL and completed a PhD in Biomedical/Microfluidics Engineering 2008. His PhD focussed on developing techniques for performing Fluorescent Melting Curve Analysis on DNA samples in a microchannel.  In late 2007 David joined Stokes Bio Ltd, a spin-out from Stokes Institute, as a Senior Engineer. David acted as lead firmware architect driving the development of the control systems for Stokes Bio's high throughput genotyping platforms. In April 2010 Stokes Bio was acquired by Life Technologies for US$44m.  In December 2010 David was appointed Engineering Manager of Stokes Bio's Systems and Software Group, leading a team of 8 engineers ranging in experience from experienced PhD researchers to recent graduates. David joined the BDI in January 2012 as a post-doctoral researcher working on a project to develop a low-cost cell counting platform for HIV diagnosis for use in resource poor settings.