Get to Know Arete

Who We Are

We are a team of scientists, strategic thinkers, problem solvers, engineers, and innovators passionate about creating a positive impact on global health. We have been responsible for the design, development, and management of molecular diagnostic systems, molecular assays, start-ups and build-ups of several companies, and have managed product development teams across four continents in seven countries.

Who Our Clients Are

Our medical device, healthcare, and pharma clients are leading international companies looking to gain a competitive advantage in an increasingly innovative and crowded landscape. Ranging from small start-ups to multi-million dollar medtech companies, they need exceptional resources and guidance to expand their business development and transform global health.

Sponsored Research

Arete is proud to work with select Universities to sponsor technology development and research projects. As part of this research, Arete provides support for indirect costs up to a maximum rate of 20% of the total direct costs of the project. This maximum rate applies uniformly across all sponsored research projects.

The Arete Team

Partners

  • Sam Pickerill

    CEO & Founder

  • Brooke McCutchan, MT(ASCP)

    Partner & VP Clinical, Quality & Regulatory

  • Kunal Sur

    Kunal Sur

    Managing Partner & Site Lead

  • Sujit Jangam

    Partner & VP of R&D

Clinical, Quality & Regulatory

  • Brooke McCutchan, MT(ASCP)

    Partner and VP Clinical, Quality, & Regulatory

  • Deirdre Daniels, M.S.

    Associate Director of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs

  • Allison Montgomery

    Associate Director of Clinical Affairs

  • Arturo (Art) Cowes, MT(ASCP)

    Senior Manager, Clinical Ops & Data Mgmt

  • Jennifer Johnson, M.S.

    Senior Manager of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs

  • Associate Director of  Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs

    Brittani Bauer

    Senior Clinical Operations Associate

  • Brandon Elkins, CCRC, CCRP, ACRP-PM

    Senior Clinical Research Associate

  • Nanda Filkin

    Quality Assurance Scientist

Research and Development

  • Sam Pickerill

    CEO & Founder

  • Jacob Hirsch

    Senior Manager of Business Development and Partnerships

  • Ben Druce

    Director of Design & Human Factors Engineering

  • Andrew Eliopoulos

    Senior Product Development Engineer

  • Neil Vranicar

    Principal Electrical Engineer

  • Alison Wright, Ph.D.

    Senior Scientist

  • Wenjing Kang

    Senior Project Engineer

  • Kody Harris

    Mechanical Engineer

  • Zach Brueggeman

    Junior Mechanical Engineer

  • Bob Eisele

    Technical Support Specialist (Consultant)

  • Cristian Hernandez

    Engineering Technician

  • Brian Mullen

    Mechanical Engineer

Assay Development

  • Brenda Molgora, Ph.D.

    Senior Scientist

  • Maryam Pourtaghi, Ph.D.

    Research Scientist

  • Christina Haag

    Associate Scientist

  • Joel Montalvo Jr.

    Research Associate 2

  • Rane Zilmer

    Reseach Associate 1

Operations

  • Abdul Chohan

    Business Partner & VP Operations

  • Jose Madora

    Facilities and Equipment Manager

Open Positions

Partner with Us

Are you a biotech company, or a medical, engineering, or research professional interested in partnering with Arete and joining our global resource team?