GILBERT MEJIA
President & Chief Executive Officer

AL BLANCO
Chief Operating Officer

GILBERT MEJIA, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Mejia is the company’s founder and has been President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Mejia served as General Manager, Global Sales Director, and Senior Vice President Head of Sales for the Americas at EKF Diagnostics. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mejia held various sales and marketing positions of increasing responsibility with the Diagnostics Division of Abbott Laboratories, the Healthcare Distribution Division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Biomerieux, Orasure Technologies and Biosite Diagnostics. Mr. Mejia received his Bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his Masters degree from National University in San Diego, CA. He is a former officer and veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Mejia credits the leadership team at EKF Diagnostics for his most notable professional achievement and the start-up of Vidan Diagnostics his most notable entrepreneurial achievement to date.

ALBERT BLANCO, Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Blanco has been the company’s Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Team since January 2018. Prior to that time, Mr. Blanco served as Vice President of Business Development, Vice President of Marketing, and Business Unit Director within the family of companies of EKF Diagnostics. He also held various sales positions at Texas International Laboratory. Mr. Blanco received his B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from the University of North Alabama. He has extensive experience within the in-vitro (IVD) industry. Mr. Blanco has a network of OEM suppliers, business development, distribution and customer relationships.