Creatv Microtech, Inc.About Us
Mission
To become a major supplier of diagnostic and analytical tools, reagents and services for the water, food, environmental, pharmaceutical and medical industries. We strive to attain this goal by incorporating our own internal research, development expertise and resources with those of our scientific collaborators and strategic partners.
Company
Creatv MicroTech is a privately-held company, founded by Dr. Cha-Mei Tang, which specializes in microfabrication and biodetection. The company’s business is based on cutting-edge research and development – leveraging our expertise in the sciences and engineering related to high-aspect-ratio microfabrication and ultra-sensitive biodetection. Creatv’s fabrication of micro-metal and composite microstructures is unmatched by anyone in the world. Creatv’s biodetection instruments are very sensitive, yet compact and easy to use.
Cha-Mei Tang, Sc.D. – Founder, President, and Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Tang has led the research and commercial efforts at Creatv MicroTech since founding the company. She received her B.S., M.S. (EE) and Sc.D. from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Tang worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for 18 years – eight of which were in the capacity of Section Head. Her areas of research included free electron lasers, accelerators, cold field emission cathodes and x-ray generation and applications. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and was named the 1992 “Most Outstanding Woman Scientist in the Federal Government” by WISE-Women in Science and Engineering. She has received nine patents, with five further patent applications pending. She also has published over 150 research papers.
Pete Amstutz – Chief Financial Officer and Director of Business Development
Mr. Amstutz joined the company in 2001. During a 35-year career, he has worked on Wall Street, in both domestic and overseas banking, and in corporate finance for two multinational companies, including senior positions with both NCR Corporation and Whirlpool Corporation. Amstutz received a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. from the Sloan School (MIT), with a concentration in Finance. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Peixuan Zhu, M.D., Ph.D. – Biosensor Research Supervisor
Dr. Peixuan Zhu joined Creatv in 2002. Prior to joining Creatv, he was trained in medicine, microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics, and has over 20 years experience performing research in the detection of a wide variety of pathogenic viruses and bacteria. Dr. Zhu has extensive experience in the purification of specific antibodies, and is skilled in developing assays for the detection of pathogens using immunoassay and genetic methods.