He previously held the same role at Vela Systems, which sold to Autodesk last year, and Eleven Technologies, acquired by Trimble Navigation in 2006.
Sample6 Technologies, a US-based company monitoring bacteria in food and backed by the local Boston University, has hired Tim Curran (pictured) as its chief executive.
He previously held the same role at Vela Systems, which sold to Autodesk last year, and Eleven Technologies, acquired by Trimble Navigation in 2006.
Formerly known as Novophage, Sample6 has raised an undisclosed amount from Boston University after winning the 2009 ITEC Business Plan Competition, venture capital firms Flybridge Capital Partners and Founder Collective and oil major Chevron and food company Kraft Group’s corporate venturing units. Its phages kill bacteria and so is useful in healthcare, food safety and oil pipelines.
