PathoFinder

PathoFinder is a private molecular diagnostics company founded in 2004. The company focuses on the development and commercialization of comprehensive panels, with a particular emphasis on infectious diseases. PathoFinder's proprietary 2SmartFinder® technology can detect and differentiate up to 24 pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites, in a single assay. PathoFinder is located in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The company’s founder and CEO is Guus Simons, PhD. Before founding PathoFinder, Guus Simons worked for 11 years at KeyGene (Wageningen, the Netherlands), where he served as project manager and business manager, and for 9 years as a project leader at the Dutch Dairy Institute (NIZO). He conducted postdoctoral research at Ghent University, Belgium, after obtaining his PhD in Molecular Biology from Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Guus Simons has authored 75 peer-reviewed papers and 15 patent applications.