Welcome to HighRes Biosolutions

Ira provides strategic, financial, and operational leadership for HighRes Biosolutions; acting as an advisor and consultant to achieve company objectives. He particularly enjoys mentoring and interacting with team members at all levels; fostering our innovative and inclusive culture and is personally invested in customer success.

Ira came to HighRes Biosolutions in 2007 with a wide range of robotic and automation experience spanning biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals. He led teams that successfully developed robotic hardware for people with limited mobility, ultra-high-throughput sample screening, enterprise data warehousing, chemical analytics, and automated quality control monitoring in real time. Ira holds a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Vermont, and a M.S. in Computer Science from Villanova University. 

Sandy develops and executes our financial strategy to drive innovation and long-term value. He joined HighRes Biosolutions in 2017 from Axel Johnson, our parent company, where he served as a member of the corporate development team responsible for evaluating new investment opportunities. Before becoming CFO, Sandy served as our Director of Liquid Handling; leading the effort to commercialize and launch our Prime Automated Liquid Handler.

Sandy’s previous experience includes global management consultancy at Oliver Wyman, where he advised clients on strategy and operational improvement in the health and life sciences sectors, and energy efficiency and renewable energy research at Bright Power. He earned a B.S. degree in Biology from Yale University. 

James leads both the Software and Software Product Management organizations at HighRes Biosolutions. He strives to develop and deliver robust and dependable products that delight customers. James has over 25 years of experience in the software industry across a variety of markets. Throughout his career, James has focused on delivering systems at the hardware/software boundary and creating software development tools.

James came to HighRes in 2024 from Artificial, where he led Engineering. Before Artificial, James had founded, grew, and then sold Bright Wolf, an Internet of Things startup focused on helping enterprise customers develop smart, connected versions of their products. James has BS degrees in both Computer and Electrical Engineering from NC State University and a MS in Computer Science from UNC Chapel Hill. 

Brian leads the Sales, Marketing, Applications, and Customer Service teams; providing critical insight into market conditions and emergent trends, business strategy, and customer need to exceed client expectations. His goal is to drive revenue growth and maintain HighRes Biosolutions as a global leader in providing automation software and hardware solutions to the life science community.

Prior to joining HighRes Biosolutions in 2014, Brian held global business development leadership roles within the Research Products and Automation Business Divisions at Agilent Technologies, managed global accounts at Velocity11, and held both business and scientific roles at Beckman Coulter and Applied Biosystems, respectively. Brian holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. 

Wendy drives talent growth and development as well as culture throughout HighRes Biosolutions. She guides initiatives to support and strengthen our forward-facing culture and ensure that HighRes Bio remains an engaging, collaborative, and highly desirable place to work.

With over 20 years of experience, Wendy applied leadership and human resources strategies to several life science companies. Immediately prior to joining HighRes Biosolutions in 2023, she was Head of Human Resources at Frequency Therapeutics, where she developed talent and engagement initiatives, a compensation framework, and performance management as the organization rapidly grew. She also laid lasting foundational human resource initiatives and infrastructures at Kaleido Therapeutics, Moderna, and other growth-minded pharmaceutical companies. Wendy earned a B.S. from Colorado State University. 

Jack spearheads business development within Europe; providing critical insight into market conditions and emergent trends, business strategy, and customer needs to drive revenue growth. He started with HighRes Biosolutions as an Application Scientist and later transitioned to sales. Jack later joined the management team where he was foundational to the development and current success of the global Applications team that assesses scientific need and delivers strong solutions.

Jack came to HighRes Biosolutions in 2008 from AstraZeneca, where he was responsible for laboratory automation and assay development. Jack graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Biochemistry and Genetics from The University of Nottingham, U.K. 

Jamie joined HighRes Biosolutions in 2024 and leads corporate strategy, transformation, and mergers & acquisitions, including operational improvements and commercial excellence.  He focuses on driving cross-functional improvements and building an inclusive, transparent, and transformational culture. He is also responsible for investor relations with Axel Johnson, our parent company.  

Jamie’s previous experience includes leading Strategy & Transformation for Array Marketing, a global leader in in-store marketing.  Prior to Array, he was an Engagement Manager for LEK Consulting advising clients in the Life Sciences, Industrials, and Consumer sectors on strategy, mergers & acquisitions, operational improvements, and organizational performance. Jamie holds a B.A. from Colby College and an M.B.A. from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. 

Youssef leads a team of highly skilled technicians, automation engineers and project managers that design and deliver scientific instrumentation and custom automation solutions that drive value for our customers. Youssef joined the HighRes Biosolutions team in 2024, bringing over 20 years of Operations and Continuous Improvement experience with him. Youssef has spent most of his career working for leading Biotech companies such as Sciex/Danaher, PerkinElmer, and most recently Revvity. He has led several operations functions such as Global Commodity Management, Procurement, Transportation and Logistics, Manufacturing, and most recently Site Leader.

Youssef will continue to lead our operations, improving automation system delivery efficiency, process and product quality, and reliability. Youssef holds a B. Eng in Manufacturing Engineering from McMaster University and an MBA from the University of York Schulich School of Business. 

Vladimir leads the team responsible for innovation, design, and engineering of our industry-leading suite of software products, including Cellario Whole Lab Workflow Automation software. He has over 20 years of experience leading various automation and software efforts within the pharmaceutical industry and has been with HighRes Biosolutions since its founding; helping us grow into the trusted automation partner to many of the world’s leading laboratories that we are today.

Before coming to HighRes Biosolutions, Vladimir led software development and commissioning efforts for robotic systems to further life science research. He holds a B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Obninsk Institute of Atomic Energy, Russian Federation.