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Robert A. Stanley
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bob Stanley co-founded IO Informatics in 2003 with Dr.
Erich Gombocz. Bob shares his vision with the IO
Informatics team -- to deliver on the promise and
realize the benefits of data integration, informatics
and knowledge applications for Life Sciences and
Healthcare.
Prior to founding IO Informatics, Bob was Chief
Information Officer at Biosentients, where he designed
informatics software for distributed research and data
integration. Experience directing research at New York
University's Bruner / Feldman Cognitive Science
Laboratory, as well as work at NYU’s Academic
Computing Facility / Faculty Innovation Center provide
additional background for his design of the Sentient
informatics software. Other experience includes his
time as Associate Scientist at Zeitgeist y2k01, Ltd.,
where Bob focused on project management and design for
data management and informatics applications.
Bob received a graduate degree in Sociology of
Knowledge (epistemology and ontology) from the
University of Chicago and did postgraduate work
focusing in ontologies, dynamic structures and networks
at New York University. He is published and referenced
in peer-reviewed journals, trade publications and texts
and has chaired and presented at numerous conferences.
Bob has active, granted and continuing information
technology patents in the US and internationally. In
addition to his academic and corporate experience, he
has served as principal investigator and project
manager for major projects, including the software
technology development for a large, collaborative NIST
bioinformatics project (NIST Advanced Technology
Program). He is an elected and active member of several
professional organizations, including Phi Beta Kappa,
the American Association for Artificial Intelligence,
the American Medical Informatics Association, and
others.
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Dr. Erich A. Gombocz
Chief Science Officer, Chair Science Advisory Board
Dr. Erich Gombocz’ has 35+ years of
experience in Life Science research, robotic control,
laboratory automation, and data management in
scientific and distributed systems environments, plus
over 35 years programming experience in
instrument control, user interface, database
design, scientific analysis, and on-line laboratory
automation as well as being a substantial developer of
innovative software algorithms and architecture.
His years as Section Head at the Department for Biochemical Analysis at the Federal Institute of Food
Analysis & Research, Vienna, Austria, were pivotal
for the early development of computational analysis and
automation procedures in complex distributed
environments. In 1978, the
Institute pioneered the first nationwide Laboratory
Information Management System for the Ministry of
Health and Environmental Protection, connecting federal
institutes and laboratories within an integrated data
network. During the Chernobyl crisis in 1986, Austria's
early warning system delivered real-time information
critical to international decision-making. Erich’s
research at the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) (1985, 1988) on techniques and computer
models for separations, led him to build an automated
real-time instrument and to found 1989 venture-backed Lab
Intelligence, Inc. Its 'HPGE' system with over 20 patents achieved worldwide
distribution. In 1999, he joined NucleoTech, a
bio-image informatics company, as Chief Science Officer and developed two new scientific product lines,
including a software suite for the Life Sciences and a
real-time gene analyzer. From 2000-2003, as Chief
Science Officer of Biosentients, Erich contributed substantially to design and implementation of the
company's informatics technology, including its systems
architecture, data structure and analytical modules.
Together with Bob Stanley he founded IO Informatics in
2003. Since 2013, he focuses in the W3C HCLS on global standards for data description of linked data and on guiding the company's Science Advisory Board.
Erich has published over 60 scientific
publications and holds numerous
biotechnology- and software-related US and
international patents. Considered an international expert in
separation science and bioinformatics, he is member of
several professional organizations and serves on the
editorial board of a number of scientific journals.
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Dr. Jason Eshleman
Director of Informatics and Lead Knowledge Engineer
Jason joined IO Informatics as Informatics Project Manager in December 2009 focusing on projects involving semantic integration of experimental data correlation networks with mechanistic knowledge networks from the public domain into common local ontologies. He brings a practical and agile approach to knowledge engineering, using an iterative process that makes sources readily available for query within application ontologies early in the development life-cycle.
Prior to his time at IO Informatics, Jason co-founded Trace Genetics, an identity genomics company that focused on using personal genetic research to complement genealogical investigations. This work expands upon prior research examining the intersection of genetic, archaeological, ecological and linguistic data to test extant hypotheses of human migration in prehistoric Western North America.
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Larry Benbow
Director of Systems Engineering
Larry Benbow recently joined IO Informatics as Director of Systems Engineering. With Masters degrees in biochemistry and
computer science and 20+ years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Larry bridges the gap between science and
software development to direct and coordinate application development activities at IO Informatics. Larry's M.S. degree was
granted by the elite Stevens Institute of Technology. His practical background includes research, bioinformatics and
scientific application development and support. In addition to deep experience evidenced by multiple peer-reviewed
publications within the pharmaceutical industry, Larry was engaged by Rancho Biosciences, a "manual curation" oriented data
curation and integration company. This has given Larry insights into "legacy" systems and methods for data integration and
into the next generation technologies such as that developed by IOI, to solve emerging big data problems in this field.
Larry met the IO Informatics team while employed at Schering-Plough Research Institute / Merck Inc. Larry was engaged for
Merck, working with IOI team on a production installation of IOI's Sentient software at Merck Research Labs.
The Merck installation was a success and IOI has been fortunate to have been able to subsequently engage Larry in the
Director of Systems Engineering role.
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Robert "Rodj" Martin
Director of Engineering and Senior Knowledge Engineer
Mr. Martin has Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Master of Sciense in Management degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has over 20
years experience in the software industry. Most recently he served as Director of Software Development for
Pointe Technologies, focusing on custom software solutions. Mr. Martin served as Project Manager and Director Engineering for the
development and implementation of the Atlas Travel Management system, used by United Nations organizations worldwide.
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