Alexandria, MN, – Douglas Scientific, a provider of Array Tape™ for high throughput screening in bioscience laboratories, today announced the appointment of Joe Salo as the company’s new Vice President of Engineering. Salo will be responsible for managing the engineering team that designs and develops the Company’s laboratory automation platform.

Salo has over 20 years of development and management experience. He joins Douglas Scientific from his most recent positions as Product Cell Director and Director of Engineering at Douglas Machine Inc. While there, Salo led engineering teams in the development of highly automated packaging equipment. He managed applications, production, engineering, assembly and after market services, and was responsible for launching several products.

“Joe is a seasoned leader with extensive experience in all areas of engineering,” said Dan Malmstrom, President and COO of Douglas Scientific. “His pursuit of innovation, blended with a track record of engineering success will strengthen Douglas Scientific’s position as a leader in the biotech industry.”

“I see empowered people driving incredible innovation at Douglas Scientific and look forward to contributing to this powerful concept,” noted Salo. “The company has a very promising future, and I’m looking forward to being a part of it.”

Salo’s academic background includes Civil Engineering at North Dakota State University; Automated Systems Maintenance at Eveleth Community College; and he is completing a Business Administration degree at Southwest Minnesota State University.

About Douglas Scientific

Douglas Scientific is dedicated to making our world a better place by delivering innovative laboratory automation. Array Tape is engineered to be a ubiquitous media for high throughput processing, driving more data at lower costs. The high throughput Nexar® (liquid handing system), Soellex™ (thermal cycler) and Araya® (scanner) are optimized for Array Tape and virtually eliminate manual handling and complex robotics required for microplate-based systems. Douglas Scientific is a wholly owned company of Douglas Machine Inc., with corporate offices located at 3600 Minnesota Street, Alexandria, MN 56308.