# S1E18 Automating Nanoparticle Characterization | David Freedman

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2020-07-03
- Length: 41m
- Episode: 18
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman

## Summary

David Freedman, co-founder and COO of NanoView Biosciences, explains how his background in electrical engineering and automation led to the development of the EXOView platform for characterizing exosome nanoparticles. He details the transition from academic research at Boston University to founding a startup, emphasizing the critical role of the NSF I-Corps program in validating the technology by getting "outside the building" to interview potential users. Freedman describes the EXOView instrument's automated workflow, which uses specialized silicon-glass chips and multispectral imaging to detect nanoparticles for applications in cancer diagnostics and viral detection.

## Chapters

- [0:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=14) Introduction: David Freedman and NanoView Biosciences
- [2:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=153) Automation Passion: From Legos to Software Scripts
- [4:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=293) Nokia Audio Qualification and Excel Automation
- [7:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=459) CEO vs. President Roles at NanoView
- [10:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=651) NSF I-Corps Program and Getting Outside the Building
- [17:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=1067) EXOView Platform: Visualizing Nanoparticles and Exosomes
- [23:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=1438) EXOView Workflow: From Blood Sample to Diagnostic Report
- [28:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=1688) Chip Manufacturing: Silicon and Glass Layers
- [31:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=1878) Time Management, Sleep Patterns, and Team Culture
- [35:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-07-03-s1e18-automating-nanoparticle-characterization-david-freedman#t=2119) Recommended Vendors: Advanced Circuits and Materialise

## Topics

- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- NanoView Biosciences (company)
- EXOView (product)
- Boston University (other)
- NSF I-Corps (other)
- Nokia (company)
- Advanced Circuits (company)
- Materialise (company)
- McMaster-Carr (company)
- SolidWorks (tool)

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