Anavasi Diagnostics: Scott Robitaille

Jun 07, 2022

Anavasi Diagnostics announced Scott Robitaille has joined the firm as VP of sales and marketing. He has more than 20 years of experience including stints at Immunostics, Chembio Diagnostics, and Abbott's Alere business. Most recently Robitaille was with Visby Medical. Woodinville, Washington-based Anavasi develops molecular diagnostic tests leveraging reverse transcriptase methodology.

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