Sadaf offers over 20 years of experience in the life sciences industry, with strength in building laboratory operations from the ground up in startup environments. Her career began as a bench scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital, identifying causative mutations underlying rare metabolic disorders. She then moved into product development at US Genomics, followed by early-stage drug discovery work at Ribonovix. As the fourth employee at Sage Science, Sadaf played a key role in developing the company’s first Pippin Alpha and Beta prototypes. As Sage expanded, she built and led the applications support team, managed multiple product launches, and later oversaw corporate operations. In these roles, she drove operational excellence across team development, manufacturing processes, and commercialization strategy. Sadaf has served as CEO of Sage Science since 2022, leading the company’s continued growth and innovation in genomic tools.
Dr. Boles is an expert in the development of molecular biology instruments, consumables, and reagents. Prior to joining Sage Science, he served as Vice President of R&D at Matrix Technologies and as CSO at Mosaic Technologies. At Mosaic, Dr. Boles led the development of bridge amplification, a foundational technology underlying Illumina’s sequencing platform, along with key innovations in solid-phase DNA attachment and hybridization chemistries, including Acrydite™ and Hybrigel™. He is the inventor of numerous patents in the bioscience tools field, with a strong focus on chemistry-driven innovations. Before transitioning to industry, Dr. Boles was an Assistant Professor at Brandeis University and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his PhD from Princeton University.
Over a 30-year career in the life sciences industry, Mr. Carroll has built deep expertise in developing high-performing sales organizations and expanding into new markets. As the 15th employee at Applied Biosystems, he established the company’s North American and Asia-Pacific sales operations before advancing to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. He later spent nearly a decade at Bio-Rad, where he led the North American sales organization. In addition, Patrick has played key roles in several life science startup companies, contributing to their growth and commercial success.