Joanne has been in the in vitro diagnostics / medical device field since 1990.  During the course of her career and prior to the founding of ponTemDx, Joanne has held several executive roles and has been responsible for the development and commercialization of many novel, clinically important products, primarily in the areas of infectious disease molecular diagnostics and transfusion medicine.   Joanne’s broad understanding of diagnostics includes product development, operations, quality systems, clinical affairs, regulatory affairs, and business development.  Joanne has a B.A. degree from Douglass College and a Ph.D. in cell biology from the University of Connecticut.