Akash Ganesh

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DISC Type : c

Microfluidics Engineer at REEgen

Ithaca, New York, United States

Overview

Akash Ganesh is a Microfluidics Engineer with over eight years of experience specializing in the design and fabrication of microfluidic platforms for biological screening. Holding a PhD from Université Paris-Saclay, his expertise lies at the intersection of microfluidics, microbiology, and fluid mechanics, focusing on high-precision fluidic systems.

During his PhD, he published first-author research in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters on active viscous fingering in confined microfluidic systems.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Not Easily Convinced

Value Seeker

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.

Topics They Care About

Droplet Microfluidics
His current role at REEgen focuses on designing and deploying droplet-based microfluidic platforms for high-throughput microbial screening and directed evolution.
Fluidic Systems Integration
He specializes in integrating precision fluid control, chip design, sensor-based detection logic, and quantitative data analysis to build complete, automated systems.
Microbial Transport
His postdoctoral work at Yale involved engineering custom microfluidic assays to study microbial transport and surface colonization under controlled flow conditions.

Media Appearances

Akash has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2024
Microfluidics Engineer at REEgen
4-2023 - 12-2024
Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University
10-2019 - 1-2023
Doctoral Student at Laboratoire FAST, Universite Paris Saclay
12-2017 - 7-2019
Graduate Research Assistant at University of Florida

Education

10-2019 - 1-2023
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from Université Paris-Saclay
2017 - 2019
Master of Science - MS from University of Florida

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Insights For Selling To Akash

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Akash is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Akash

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Akash move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Akash take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

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