Scintillation Nanotechnologies
People with a purpose
We’re working every day to advance scientific discovery and solve challenging environmental and industrial radioisotope measurement and detection challenges.
Our Mission
To revolutionize the sensitivity, selectivity, and resolution of chemical and biological assays through constant innovation in nanoscale radioisotope detectors, enabling breakthrough discoveries in biological, chemical, and environmental systems.
Our Vision
To bring previously unattainable measurement capabilities to the laboratory, enabling researchers across the full range of scientific endeavor to ask and answer previously impossible research questions, opening the door to discoveries that expand humankind’s knowledge for the betterment of the planet and the human condition
Our Team
Craig Aspinwall, Ph.D.
Co-founder and CSO
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Craig is a Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arizona (UA) and participates in a wide range of interdisciplinary and translational research centers at UA. He has worked extensively in the field of bioanalytical chemistry to develop new measurement tools for life science applications. In 25+ years of active research he has actively collaborated with multiple research groups in the US and abroad. The aquaSCINT™ and nanoSPA™ technologies were developed in his laboratory.
Dr. Colleen Janczak, Ph.D.
Co-founder and Head of R&D
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Colleen is an established scientist with experience in both academic and industrial sectors. Much of her research effort has focused on developing nanoparticle-based sensors, including the technology behind Scintillation Nanotechnologies’ series of products, for which she is a co-inventor. Colleen has more than 10 years of experience in a combination of academic research, industrial operations, and entrepreneurial development.
Joo Ryung "Ray" Lee
Sales, Production Technician
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Ray earned his B.S. degree in Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Arizona under the direction of Dr. Aspinwall where his research into hybrid nanoparticle synthetic methods was jointly supervised by Dr. Janczak. Ray has held positions as a Research Specialist in the University of Arizona College of Medicine, where he also served as a Clinical Research Coordinator. Ray has a long-standing interest in technology translation and entrepreneurship which led him to take an active role in both sales and as a lab technician for Scintillation Nanotechnologies.
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