Jess Sustarich
CEO, Founder, XLSI Bio
Jess Sustarich is listed as CEO, Founder, XLSI Bio. Jess is scheduled to speak at SLAS 2027 International Conference & Exhibition on 2 February 2027.
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About
I am an R&D engineer, entrepreneur, and technical leader specializing in microfluidics, MEMS, laboratory automation, and synthetic biology. I am Cofounder and CEO of XLSI Bio, where I lead business strategy, customer relationships, and the mechanical development of automated platforms for high-throughput biological engineering. Previously, I served as Deputy Director of Microfluidics for the Joint BioEnergy Institute at Sandia National Laboratories, leading development of microfluidic and electroporation technologies for automated Design-Build-Test-Learn workflows. My background also includes medical diagnostics, product development, commercialization, startup leadership, and cross-functional engineering. My work focuses on translating novel hardware concepts into scalable, automation-ready products that reduce experimental costs, increase throughput, and enable AI- and ML-driven biological research.