Robert D. Juncosa

Thermal Gradient, Inc. develops micro-fluidic devices that perform nucleic acid amplification. It offers FlashAMP instrument and cartridge system that provides researchers with the ability to perform quantitative PCR from prepared nucleic acid samples; FlashDirect-LC version of the instrument and cartridge that provides diagnostic results from low complexity specimens such as throat and nasal swabs, and saliva; and FlashDirect-HC version that provides the sample-to-answer diagnostic results from higher complexity specimens such as serum and plasma. The company was founded by Robert Juncosa and Joel W. Grover in 2004 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.