The Vision Drop AI Team
VisionDrop AI was founded in 2023 by HKUST members to develop technologies that would empower individuals to conduct quality assurance of the products they consume. With our first product, QiFlow, we are focusing on drinking water testing. Drinking water is a basic human need but even for U.S. consumers good quality water is not always guaranteed. We believe that everyone should have access to affordable means of assessing their water’s quality, being able to detect contaminants with professional lab accuracy.
We envision our company becoming the preeminent provider of home testing solutions for quality assurance. We aim to have a worldwide reach and continually develop product lines for new and exciting applications – ranging from cosmetics quality control to human diagnostics. Our guiding principle is that there should be a personal laboratory for everyone.
Steevanson Bayer, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Steevanson Bayer obtained a PhD in chemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He contributes his knowledge in chemical synthesis and microfluidic design.
Gianmarco Suarez, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Gianmarco Suarez obtained a PhD in chemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He previously graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a BSc in biological engineering. He brings to the team his bioinstrumentation skills and ability to derive practical applications from fundamental chemical principles.
Yuki Tang
Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Yuki Tang graduated with a BSc in biotechnology from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She had worked as a wealth management manager at AIA before working as a senior sales representative with Merck Sharp and Dohme (Asia). She now contributes her skills in marketing and business combined with her knowledge of the life sciences to the VisionDrop AI team.
Thomas Beatty
Chief Sales Officer
Thomas Beatty is a final-year student at the University of Newcastle in the Department of Biology; he exchanged for a year at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He brings his global connections and years of experience in successfully managing online stores. Having owned multiple businesses, he embodies the entrepreneurial spirit and is dedicated to bringing QiFlow to those who need it most.
Chengyan Wang
Lead Software Developer
Chengyan holds a BSc in Computer Science from the Ohio State University and brings valuable international experience from working in both the United States and Hong Kong. He specializes in developing enterprise-grade applications using microservices architecture and has a strong foundation in Agile methodologies and Test-Driven Development. He is deeply passionate about innovation, especially machine learning.
Wenting Qiu, PhD
Technical Advisor
Dr. Wenting Qiu earned a PhD in chemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She previously graduated from Sichuan University with a BEng in pharmaceutical engineering in 2016 and completed her masters in analytical chemistry at HKUST in 2017. She contributes her expertise in digital microfluidic fabrication and usage, and knowledge of optical sensors.