M. Ries Robinson, MD

Lumidigm Board Member
Chairman of the Board, InLight Solutions
Chief Operating Officer, Luminous Medical

Dr. Robinson co-founded InLight Solutions (formerly Rio Grande Medical Technologies) in 1993 and has served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Research for the Company since its inception.

InLight Solutions™ is a world leader in developing light measurement systems for life science applications. The company has a research agreement with LifeScan, Inc. in the field of diabetes and is addressing multiple product opportunities in the medical, food processing, safety, and manufacturing industries.

Prior to co-founding InLight Solutions, Dr. Robinson initiated research into noninvasive blood chemistry monitoring in collaboration with Dr. R. Philip Eaton of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine (UNM-SOM) and Dr. David Haaland, of Sandia, in 1988. Since that time, he has led Sandia's and UNM-SOM's research efforts in this field, and has co-authored several comprehensive U.S. patents and patent applications to which the Company now holds exclusive rights. Dr. Robinson has authored several peer-reviewed technical articles, received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the New Mexico Inventor of the Year Program in 1992, and was named the New Mexico Inventor of the Year in 1994.

Dr. Robinson graduated from Stanford University in 1987 with a BS/MS degree in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in controls engineering and received an MD degree from UNM-SOM in 1991, undertaking extensive additional studies in electrical and systems engineering.

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