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Christopher Long

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Director of Engineering and Automation at Hesperos Inc.
📍 Oviedo, Florida, United States

Christopher is the Director of Engineering and Automation at Hesperos Inc. , where he leads the development of the companys Human-on-a-Chip® technology. He holds a Ph. D. in Materials Science from the University of Florida and specializes in creating microphysiological systems for disease modeling, drug discovery, and pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling.

Based on his extensive educational background and stated interests in the University of Florida, he likely maintains a strong connection to the university community. This could extend to following its academic and athletic achievements, particularly the Florida Gators.

His teams Human-on-a-Chip® system was the first to use its efficacy data to enable an FDA-authorized Phase 2 clinical trial for a rare disease.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering and Automation
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Oviedo, Florida, United States
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Priorities

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Human-on-a-Chip Tech
Leads the engineering and integration of Hesperos' core microphysiological systems platform and frequently presents on its applications in disease modeling and drug discovery.
Reducing Animal Testing
His work directly supports the adoption of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), aiming to replace traditional animal models with more clinically relevant human-based systems.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Director of Engineering and Automation
Hesperos Inc.
8-2019 - 1-2024
Principal Engineer
Hesperos Inc.
8-2015 - 8-2019
Senior Staff Engineer
Hesperos Inc.
9-2010 - 9-2018
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Central Florida
9-2013 - 3-2015
Lead Development Engineer
Plasmonics, Inc.
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Media appearances

Speaker Biography: Christopher Long – Director of Engineering and Automation, Hesperos Inc.. Featured in Discovery on Target Conference 2025
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Program Book – Southwest Florida Research & Education Center (ESA 2015) – Featuring Christopher Long, Hesperos Inc.. Featured in Southwest Florida Research & Education Center (PDF)
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Education
2005 - 2009
Ph.D.
University of Florida
2005 - 2007
M.S.
University of Florida
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