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Meet Our Team

With over 100 years of combined experience in life sciences and automation, we are uniquely positioned to lead ALPS Dx toward transformative success.  

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Our Founders

Ali Safavi

President, Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder
Ali Safavi is a Co-Founder, President, and CEO and a visionary entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in life sciences and laboratory automation. He brings deep expertise in business strategy, lab process flow, and automation, and creating new markets and products. Ali has a proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams to execute and scale globally. A founder of two successful startups, he holds 16 issued patents, is a recognized industry innovator, and a TEDx speaker.

Les Edinboro, MS, PhD, F-ABFT

Chief Science Officer, Co-founder

Les Edinboro brings extensive laboratory and leadership experience across clinical and forensic toxicology organizations in government, academic, and private-sector settings, including significant work in high-throughput laboratory environments. His deep understanding of how to balance quality laboratory testing with operational efficiency has positioned him as a leader in advancing oral fluid testing within the toxicology laboratory.

Greg Ourednik

Cofounder - Scientific

Brian Sorel

Cofounder - Engineering

Our Core Team

Jobin Abraham

VP - Software & Technology

Pam Lacock

VP - Sales

Mareena Clotfelter

Project Manager - Marketing​​

Paul Spicer

Marketing Manager

Peter (Pete) Hornbach

Operations and Supply Chain Advisor

Our Strategic Advisors

Nancy Lavon

Strategic Marketing Advisor

Barry Sample

Strategic Scientific Advisor

Christine Coyne

Strategic Human Resources Advisor
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About Alps Dx

Our commitment is to build a cutting-edge technology company that empowers labs of all sizes to adopt automation for the preanalytical processes without requiring CapEx investments. With a clear strategy for innovative product development, scalability, and top-level customer support, we are positioned to deliver next-generation preanalytical automation for oral fluid testing.​