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Meet Our Collaborative Team

At Embleema, our mission and leadership deliver innovative solutions that empower research, with a reputation for collaboration, adaptability, and strong partnerships.

Robert Chu

CEO & CO-FOUNDER

Robert is the former SVP of Global Technology for IQVIA & has created & managed data networks in over 20 countries in the U.S., Asia & Europe.

Nicolas Schmidt

chief product officer

Formerly at Withings & Head of Healthcare Products at Nokia, Nicolas focuses on building innovations that help patients regain control of their health data and share them transparently with research organizations.

Elaine Thompson, Ph.D.

Vice President, Bioinformatics

Elaine formerly directed a pathology AI/ML team as a Navy contractor. She leverages her FDA background, bioinformatics expertise, and clinical trials experience to support the development of new diagnostics and therapeutics.

Vahan Simonyan Ph.D.

chief scientist

Dr. Vahan Simonyan, former FDA lead scientist, leverages expertise in biotechnology, bioinformatics, and digital healthcare to drive innovation in research and regulatory infrastructure.

Tim Evain

vp of engineering

Former Co-Founder and CTO of Imageens, building clinically validated predictive biomarkers and apps in Cardiovascular diseases. PhD in medical imaging processing and 10+ years of experience in medical software space.

Alana Matos

Lead Product Designer

Alana has over 10 years of experience working in UX and product design, with companies like The Economist, Meta, Chick-fil-A, and several health-tech startups. She specializes in crafting intuitive user experiences that drive product-market fit and empower patients.

Aaron Smith

head of clinical operations

Aaron leads our study clinical coordination activities, working with our sites and participants to ensure high data quality and density. Formerly a central research coordinator at NYU Langone, Aaron is also a practicing Registered Nurse caring for patients.

Naira Stepanyan

Client Success Manager

Naira was a former technical writer creating user guides and updating database dictionaries for multilingual software products. She ensures that clients are successfully using the platform focusing on user support and training, data quality and migration procedures and reference data curation.

Elizabeth Mears

Inside Sales REpresentative

Elizabeth is a healthcare SaaS sales expert specializing in eTMF solutions, helping pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs streamline compliance and drive clinical trial success. She crafts strategies to enhance efficiency and accelerate outcomes for life sciences organizations.

Our Advisors

Pascale Witz

Co-Founder & CEO, PWH Advisors

Dr. Jacqueline French

Neurology Professor at NYU Langone and Epilepsy Study Consortium Director

Alexander von Perfall

Vice President, Investor Relations & Public Affairs at Royalty Pharma

Our Leadership

With over 100 years of combined expertise in life sciences, healthcare data, wearables, digital health, and blockchain, Embleema’s leadership spans the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, driving innovation in research.

Our Mission

Embleema creates a living observational ecosystem where investigators, site teams, and patients collaborate to advance medical research. We generate real-world evidence by combining clinical expertise with remote participation and patient-centric benefits.

Our Vision

We envision a future where observational studies unite site-based expertise with modern research capabilities. Investigators contribute insights, site teams excel without burdens, and patients engage as research partners to advance personalized medicine.