Darren Link's Biography

Darren Link, Co Founder & Chief Technology Officer, RainDance Technologies

Dr. Link holds a B.S. degree in physics from Montana State University and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Colorado. Before joining RainDance, he spent 2 years at Harvard University as a postdoctoral scientist studying soft materials physics in the department of physics and division of engineering and applied sciences. Dr. Link spent 2 years at Tokyo Institute of Technology as a postdoctoral scientist studying liquid crystalline materials. He has received grant funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and participated in the National Science Foundation’s U.S.-Japan exchange program for young scientists in Nanotechnology. Dr. Link has co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and 20 patent applications. He also serves on the Industrial Advisory Board of the Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education.