A Small Research Company Environment
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Abstract
The small, privately held corporation is one of several employment options for scientists and engineers to contemplate. They offer unique opportunities, but require creativity to deal with challenging limitations. This presentation will offer some background on one such company based in Tucson. It will include a brief discussion of several of the product development projects characteristic of the company, including digital imaging colposcopy (related to cervical cancer), computerized gastrointestinal auscultation (related to Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and diabetic gastric emptying), and digital imaging related to early detection of skin cancer and melanoma. The third part of this presentation will incorporate general discussion with the audience to address areas of interest related to this type of scientific enterprise.

Biography
Dr. Eric Craine earned a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the Ohio State University, after which he spent ten years on the research faculty of the University of Arizona. Specializing in imaging and image analysis, he left the university to form his own research and development companies. To date he has co-owned three technology companies and now works in diverse areas of non-invasive medical diagnostic systems and robot astronomical imaging systems.