Syed Barizuddin, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Columbia, Missouri, US

As the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Missouri Innovation Center (MIC), I am dedicated to advancing innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth across Missouri. In my role, I lead the strategic and operational aspects of the organization, overseeing statewide initiatives that empower entrepreneurs and drive technological.

Part of the leadership team that evaluates research proposals and takes decisions to provide funding, and training to academic researchers to accelerate the transition of discoveries originating from university research labs into products for the six-state HUB including North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

Proven track record of leading the development of new technologies in infectious disease diagnostics, operational plans, and strategies to deliver continuous process improvement and achieve organizational objectives. Solid history of success in directing research projects from start to finish, developing consistent/realistic plans and control structures.

• Direct overall technical and business operations of company to create and execute cutting-edge and sensitive technologies for government and multinational companies. Secured $3M in federal grants projects from agencies.
• Assessed and mitigated aqueous film-forming foam in a hydrothermal flame zone reactor coupled with salt separation module during Air Force STTR program phase I/II, valued at $960K and $225K respectively.
• Led carbon capture through high-pressure and density-driven separation with $225K total to liquid carbonic from national science foundation phase I SBIR.
• Performed ultra-sensitive detection of Lipoarabinomannan and Interferon-Gamma (IFN-g) as biomarkers for Detection of Tuberculosis (TB), valued at $225K to plasmonic diagnostics during national science foundation phase.
• Administered SMART filters to eliminate bioaerosols and VOCs from Indoor Air for Phase I EPA project.
• Spearheaded and completed projects worth $2M for US Air Force and National Science Foundation.

Columbia, MO, US

• Used plasmonic devices and associated instrumentation to conduct in-depth research on ultra-sensitive detection sensors. Delivered training to students on equipment, teaching processes, application, and associated.
• Managed budgets $1M for Nano-energetics lab at MU facility at Midway and Columbia.
• Commercialized the group’s patented technology to generate revenue.

This was a joint position for developing a novel and cost effective diagnostic technology. The responsibilities in this position included working on designing, fabricating and testing, prototyping and creating patentable technologies in the detection of communicable diseases. Special emphasis was placed on using “Time Domain” techniques to replace.

• Led and mentored fabrication and characterization facility of Biosensor lab and Nanotechnology lab at the university to streamline research workflow. Oversaw research tasks, including designing and testing devices.
• Delivered R&D projects related to impedance, optical, and electrochemical sensors for detection of pathogens and nanotechnology to introduce novel and patentable technologies for commercialization.
• Served as PI and Co-PI on several proposals submitted to federal agencies and industry.
• Researched and identified business opportunities to commercialize and initiate research into market.

Columbia, MO, US

Researched on the effect of using different media and its effect on exocytosis.

Columbia, MO, US

Designed, fabricated, characterized and tested many micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) systems. Significant expertise with the clean room equipment, Vacuum systems, etching processes, characterization systems, optical systems and imaging system. Submitted invention disclosures for novel MEMS systems. Mentored and supervised Master’s and undergraduate.

Columbia, MO, US

Master'S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Electrical And Computer Engineering