History
Tip Biosystems was founded in Singapore in 2014. The Photopette® is aimed at revolutionizing application workflows in key industries where UV-Vis spectrophotometric measurements are routinely performed.
The face behind this innovation is Prof. Dieter Trau, who is the founder and main inventor of the company & technology and is also leading product development and research. Prof. Trau holds a PhD in Chemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and a Master (Dipl. Ing. FH) from the Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany. He worked at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) for 15 years and started Tip Biosystems there. Currently he is a Professor and the Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand. Dieter is a Serial inventor-entrepreneur and previously founded AYOXXA in Singapore and Germany.
The success of Tip Biosystems, from concept to manufacturing, is driven by a dedicated team of engineers, chemists and marketing professionals with proven track record in commercializing scientific innovation for Industry applications.