SciCord Mission Statement

At SciCord, we empower research and development teams digitize their scientific records to boost compliance, lower expenses, share information, and make smarter decisions. We prioritize simplicity and affordability, leveraging spreadsheet functionality and no-code configuration to expedite implementation and minimize training requirements. Our mission is to provide a compliant informatics solution that serves the entire development organization, ensuring that quality and efficiency are not just goals, but standards.

SciCord Value Proposition

SciCord enhances laboratory efficiency and ensures compliance by transforming spreadsheets into a powerful, structured data management solution. Our platform enables seamless control, organization, and sharing of critical scientific information, streamlining workflows while maintaining regulatory integrity

David Strauss – CEO and Founder

At GSK, David created an ELN application which virtually eliminated paper from the world wide pre-clinical organization and was credited with a 30% productivity increase. David grew the application over 15 years to service more than 6000 scientists who in turn created over 800,000 experiments. As ELN champion, David was the involved and often led design, development, testing, validation, implementation, and regulatory compliance defense. Work process automation is the key strength of the GSK ELN. David analyzed and implemented over 50 automated processes across the R&D landscape including analytical procedures, animal protocols, compound quality summations, synthetic route development and formulation development. David developed rapid iteration methodology to gain process insights which resulted in solutions which increased efficiency and compliance. In contrast to many ELN/LIMS implementations, introduction of these high quality work process solutions was “sticky”, with high scientist satisfaction and business retention. David was a key contributor to the LabWare ELN product development specifying user requirements, testing, and developing the first LabWare ELN templates. David started his career with Merck implementing LIMS in manufacturing testing labs and developing robotic analytical solutions.

Paolo Matrascia – CTO

Paolo has consulted in the IT industry for over 20 years. Nearly half of that time was spent with major pharmaceutical companies where he developed an interest in ELN applications when working to implement extensions to the CambridgeSoft ELN product. Paolo has enjoyed diverse opportunities from advanced web applications to Big Data & Cloud Computing. His expertise and demonstrated ability to find simple solutions for even the most demanding technical challenges has made him an invaluable asset to every organization he has worked for.

Marco Lima

Marco has been in the IT industry since the early nineties. He started working as a software developer of information points for train stations and then continued as an IT consultant in the banking and automotive sectors, acquiring wider expertise, both technical and functional. During his career Marco has been involved in the analysis, design, development, testing and tuning of complex IT systems with particular reference to the administration and optimization of systems and databases. Always looking for new challenges, Marco saw the boom of the cloud era as an opportunity he could not pass up, and together with colleagues and friends, embarked on a new challenge: his own company!

John Neuhauser

John has worked in the medical laboratory diagnostic industry over the last 30+ years. He has held various roles as business development manager, director of corporate accounts and director of marketing. John was national director of sales at Sysmex Corporation of America and Iris Diagnostics. Most recently, John managed reference laboratory accounts, including LabCorp, Quest and Sonic Labs, for Beckman Coulter and Sekisui Diagnostics.

Nicholas Webb

Nicholas started his career as a laboratory technician/chemist. However, he took interest in the LIMS systems that his employers were using and wanted to build something better. That made SciCord a perfect fit. He now works as a development specialist at SciCord. His primary focus is on templates but also working on internal APIs/controllers, documentation tools, and web applications.

Joseph Spano

Joseph started his career working as a contract research scientist for the military after obtaining his Master’s in biomedical engineering and Bachelor’s in chemistry. He has a diverse R&D background spanning bio/nanomaterials, materials characterization, formulations, bench chemistry, as well as medical device and diagnostics development. He became interested in the LIMS space and was motivated to join a growing company like SciCord focused on delivering high quality solutions. Joseph joined SciCord in 2022 to work in the template developer role.

Michael Orf

Michael has worked as a manufacturing scientist with Perkin Elmer making their Next-Gen Sequencing kits, as well as in research and development for ThermoFisher Scientific, running their genetic sequencers and designing experiments. He was always looking for more efficient ways of performing work, and naturally gravitated towards LIMS/ELN systems to achieve this. Having been a bench scientist for years, Michael has a passion for helping other scientists improve their data and experiment management and joined SciCord as a Template Developer in 2023.

Kelly Henry

After receiving her BS in Biology, Kelly worked for Burroughs Welcome as a Control Scientist in the QA Microbiology Services and Validation. Her duties included environmental testing, raw materials testing, water testing, and documentation of media fills. She was also involved in bringing the Sterile Product Facility online by helping to set up environmental and validation testing. Later, Kelly worked for the Laboratory Services Support group (Kelly Scientific Services) at GlaxoSmithKline in Zebulon. There she maintained laboratory equipment and contributed to other support duties in the QA Laboratory. Kelly joined the SciCord team in 2024. She works as part of the QA team to design and implement test plans to assess functionality, reliability, performance, and quality of SciCord products.

Curt Alaspa

Curt brings over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, having worked across generic, innovator, and consulting organizations. His diverse background spans quality control (QC), method development and validation, technical transfers, cleaning verification, quality audits, third-party partner/CRO management, and regulatory submissions. Curt was first introduced to SciCord while working as a chemist. During this time, he experienced firsthand the advantages of a well-designed, compliant, and scalable system while conducting QC testing, method development/validation, and data review. In a subsequent position, he played a key role in the selection, testing, implementation, and administration of SciCord to support medical device manufacturing and testing in a growing laboratory. In 2025, Curt officially joined the SciCord team as a Template Developer and looks forward to helping expand the platform’s reach and impact.