Dieter Trau 陶 諦 德

Professor at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Pathum Thani, Thailand

About

Serial inventor entrepreneur and Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Entrepreneurship. Strong engineering and translational skills resulting in several deep-tech startup companies. Skilled in Analytical Chemistry, Biosensors, Medical Devices, Entrepreneurship, Nanotechnology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Author of >50 peer reviewed papers. Inventor of 17 patent families with more than 100 filed patents. Founder/co-Founder of AYOXXA, Tip Biosystems, E3A Healthcare and AVECRIS in Singapore. Inventor of AYOXXA's bead microarray technology and Tip Biosystems personal handheld spectrophotometer Photopette. Former Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology and Founding Director of the AIT Entrepreneurship Center at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok. Hobbies, gemology, boat racing and sailing.

Experience

  • Asian Institute of Technology (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Entrepreneurship
      Jul 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

    • Dean
      Jul 2019 - Jun 2023 · 4 yrs

      Dean, School of Engineering & Technology (SET) Founding Director, AIT Entrepreneurship Center (AIT EC)

  • Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at E3A Healthcare Pte Ltd
    Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

  • Co-Founder at AVECRIS
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

    Avecris is developing the SPRING DNA™ platform. Our vision is to improve human health by developing transformational medicines that were once thought unimaginable.

  • Founder at Tip Biosystems Pte Ltd
    Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 7 mos

    Fundraising, Strategy and Technology Development

  • Associate Professor with Tenue at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at National University of Singapore
    Jan 2004 - Jun 2019 · 15 yrs 6 mos