Gerard L. Coté

Areas of interest: Biomedical sensing and imaging, biosensors, wearable devices, point-of-care medical devices, micro/nanotechnology, biomedical optics

Dr. Gerard L. Coté is recognized as a worldwide expert in biomedical diagnostic and monitoring research including creation of hand-held and wearable devices for chronic disease applications (e.g. diabetes, cardiac disease, cancer, preeclampsia), infectious disease (e.g. malaria) and other biosensing applications (e.g. blood toxicants). Dr. Coté also contributes not only to fundamental research but also to translational research and the innovation ecosystem as the co-holder of several U.S. patents and as a co-founder of three medical device companies namely; BioTex, BasePair BioTechnologies, and Visualase (acquired by Medtronic in 2014).  

The research is multidisciplinary and involves several investigators from across the world, including medical doctors, life science faculty, nurses, behavioral psychologists, faculty from other engineering and computer science disciplines, community stakeholders, and industry personnel.