Meet Sandstone
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Sandstone’s mission is to make high-quality medical testing available anywhere.
We are scientists, engineers, and professionals committed to solving some of healthcare’s biggest challenges with innovative technologies that empower patients and caregivers.
History
Sandstone was founded in 2012, in part by scientists from Sandia National Labs who had invented and developed the point-of-care SpinDx platform for biodefense applications.
In 2017, Sandstone launched the Trak Male Fertility Testing System – the only FDA-approved device that enables men to measure and track sperm count and semen volume at home. Trak was named the #1 New At-Home Health Test by Men’s Health Magazine, and is currently available at trakfertility.com, Amazon.com, and other distributors. Trak is also used in some of the top ongoing studies of fertility and pregnancy to collect important data on men’s sperm quality at home.
Since 2019, Sandstone’s Torq Zero Delay Centrifuge technology has been pioneering new decentralized capabilities in blood sample collection by enabling plasma and serum separations anywhere, anytime.
Sandstone has been featured in numerous media outlets including The New York Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg Businessweek, Men’s Health, Popular Science, and The Observer. With offices in the Bay Area and Midwest, Sandstone is a proud member of several startup accelerators and communities including Startup Health, StartX, gener8tor, and the Medical Alley Association.
Meet Our Team

Gary Altman, PhD
Chief Executive Officer

Greg Sommer, PhD
CoFounder and Executive Vice President

Ulrich Schaff, PhD
CoFounder and Chief Technology Officer

Brian Awabdy
VP of Operations and Quality

Paul Manners
Finance Director

Kyungjin Hong, PhD
Senior Bioengineer

Gabriella Iacovetti
Associate Scientist

Sean Hong, PhD
Research Engineer and Safety Officer

Jon Epperson
Operations and Research Associate

Angela Le
R&D Intern

Tifany Pan
R&D Intern

Jason Ragar
R&D Intern
Board of Directors

Gary Altman, PhD
Chief Executive Officer

Greg Sommer, PhD
CoFounder and Executive Vice President

Bob Easton
Co-Chairman at Bionest Partners

Beto Pallares, PhD
Managing Director, Hunt Family Holdings

Faith Charles, JD
Partner, Corporate Transactions & Securities Practice/Chair, Life Sciences Group at Thomson Hine LLP
Scientific Advisory Board

Michael Eisenberg, MD
Director of Reproductive Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center

Steven Lipkin, MD PhD
Professor of Medicine, Clinical Genetics, Weill Cornell Medicine

Elizabeth Hutt Pollard
Director of Reproductive Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center

Priya Balachandran
Chief Operating Officer at Applied Silver, Inc.
