Invetech’s story
For nearly four decades, Invetech has partnered with life science leaders to design, build, and scale complex diagnostic and cell therapy solutions.
The engineering partner behind hundreds of clinical and life science products.
Invetech works with Diagnostics and Cell and Gene Therapy companies in their quest to bring novel life-saving therapies to market, from early feasibility through scale manufacturing and lifecycle support. That scope includes instrument development, contract manufacturing, automation systems, custom consumables, and a proprietary platform of configurable products for Cell & Gene Therapy.
Invetech operated within Danaher and Fortive around 20 years, building deep expertise in continuous improvement, Lean manufacturing, and the operating disciplines those systems demand. In 2024 we became a private company again through Management Buy-out, hereby maintaining the Lean legacy through our Invetech Business Excellence System while now being even better positioned to bring to our clients the agility, speed, flexibility and competitiveness they need to realise their next innovation breakthroughs.
Wherever we work, we combine deep domain expertise with a humble can-do attitude to unleash a relentless focus on delivering on our clients’ business objectives.
Multi-disciplinary leadership across engineering, science, and operations.
Invetech’s leadership brings decades of experience across diagnostics, cell therapy, manufacturing, and regulatory, with backgrounds at Danaher, Fortive, and global healthcare organizations. They work directly alongside client teams at every stage.
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Damian Verdnik, PhD, is Vice President, Diagnostics at Invetech and brings more than 25 years of commercial experience across life sciences and healthcare. His expertise spans mathematical physics, philosophy, genomics, machine learning and diagnostics, giving him a distinctive ability to connect deep scientific insight with practical product development. His career began during the genomic research boom, where he worked at the intersection of machine learning, genomic analysis and commercialisation. Damian holds degrees in mathematical physics and philosophy, along with a PhD in the history of quantum mechanics from Monash University. At Invetech, he leads teams developing diagnostic solutions that translate complex science into scalable, real world clinical applications.
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Andreas joined Invetech in 2004, became the President of Invetech in 2016 and CEO after leading its management buy-out (MBO) from Fortive in 2024. A Hamburg University of Applied Sciences graduate, Andreas holds a degree in computer engineering. With three decades in healthcare engineering, venture capital, and commercial and executive leadership, Andreas brings a rare mix of technical expertise, business insight, and a passion for healthcare innovation. His leadership is defined by integrity, fairness, and delivering client value.
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Janet O’Meara joined Invetech in 2019 and bringsmore than 30 years of finance leadership experience across a range of industries, including 20+ years as CFO in global organisations. As Chief Financial Officer and Head of IT, she combines strong commercial judgement with disciplined financial governance to support sustainable growth, resilience and long-term decision making. She plays a central role in strengthening the financial oversight and operational foundations that enable Invetech to scale and support customers bringing complex healthcare technologies to market with confidence. Janet is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants ANZ, in recognition of both her professional achievements and her community contribution.
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Richard Badham joined Invetech in 2012 and serves as Vice President, Operations, bringing more than 25 years of manufacturing, engineering and operations experience, including 14 years in healthcare.
With an engineering foundation shaped at Rolls-Royce (Aerospace) in the UK, he brings deep expertise in quality, safety, operational delivery and scale-up. At Invetech, he helps create the strong operational foundations that enable teams to build, validate and scale complex medical technologies with reliability, efficiency and confidence.
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Ewa Douroux, PhD, MBA, GAICD, joined Invetech in 2025 as Vice President, Marketing, bringing more than 20 years of international leadership across life sciences, diagnostics and clinical research. Ewa brings a distinctive mix of scientific depth, commercial judgment and global leadership, with a clear focus on turning complex innovation into meaningful value for partners. She holds a PhD focused on neural stem cell biology, an MBA from INSEAD, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Her career spans senior roles across Europe and Asia-Pacific. At Invetech, she leads marketing to turn complex innovation into clear, compelling value for partners.
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Paul Tsironis joined Invetech in 2013 and serves as Vice President, Business Excellence, bringing more than 25 years of engineering and international leadership experience to strengthen execution, portfolio discipline, and sustainable growth. He brings deep expertise in product development, Lean and systems thinking, with a strong focus on translating strategy into scalable outcomes. Prior to Invetech, Paul held engineering leadership roles at Toyota in Japan and Australia, where he led global teams in the successful launch of multiple global vehicle platforms. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Melbourne. At Invetech, Paul helps teams work more effectively, and deliver high quality outcomes. He leads the U.S. site and actively represents Invetech within the Southern California life sciences ecosystem, building industry relationships and partnerships that support long-term growth.
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Phillippa Martin is Vice President, People and Culture at Invetech, bringing more than 15 years of people and culture leadership experience and close to a decade with the business. She combines deep HR expertise with strong commercial judgement and leadership experience shaped both in business and as a Captain in the Australian Army Reserves. Phillippa holds a Bachelor and a Master’s degrees in human resources from Monash University. At Invetech, she helps build high performing teams, strengthen leadership capability and shape the culture and people foundations that support long term growth and business performance.
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Paul joined Invetech in 2021 and serves as Chief Legal Officer, bringing more than 25 years of legal and compliance experience across healthcare and other highly regulated industries. He combines deep expertise in regulatory, corporate and commercial matters with a practical, clear headed approach to risk, governance and strategic decision making. Before joining Invetech, Paul spent nearly two decades in private practice, including as a partner at K&L Gates, where he advised organizations on transactional and enforcement matters, including government procurement and government funded R&D. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Washington, a law degree from the University of Kansas, and is currently completing his MBA at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. At Invetech, he helps teams and partners navigate complexity, protect long term value and keep critical programs moving forward with confidence.
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Accelerate project process through iterative product design with a distributed team.
- 25,000 ft² (1,900 m²), with US presence established in 2008
- Product design, engineering services and manufacturing
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6740 Cobra Way, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92121
- 75,000 ft² (7,000 m²) facility
- Product design, engineering services and manufacturing
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495 Blackburn Rd.
Mount Waverley, Victoria 3149
Awards spanning a decade of innovation in healthcare engineering.
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Engineering and manufacturing under one roof — on two continents.
Independent and privately held, with engineering and manufacturing in San Diego and Melbourne. We coordinate across time zones so our clients don’t have to.
6740 Cobra Way STE 200,
San Diego, CA 92121
495 Blackburn Rd,
Mt Waverley, VIC 3149
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