José Bohorquez, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer

José Bohorquez, PhD has more than 15 years of experience leading technology and product development. His areas of expertise include biosensors and medical devices, integrated circuits, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Previously, Dr. Bohorquez was co-founder and CEO of Myolex (a.k.a. Skulpt), where he led the development and commercialization of one medical device and two award-winning consumer devices. He was also previously a Principal Consultant at T-Var Semiconductor and a Senior Engineer at Bitwave Semiconductor. He has co-authored fifteen peer-reviewed publications, four issued patents, and ten pending patents.

Dr. Bohorquez has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida (suma cum laude). He also holds a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT with a minor in business administration from the Sloan School of Management. He has received several honors and awards including the MIT Presidential Fellowship, the University of Florida Gator100 Award, two CES Innovation Awards, and the Best of What’s New Award from Popular Science.