Alexey Yakushenko

Alexey Yakushenko is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in biomedical engineering, sensor technology, and entrepreneurship. He is currently the Co-founder and CTO of FaradaIC Sensors GmbH, a position he has held since July 2021.1

Professional Experience

Yakushenko's career spans various roles in research, development, and leadership:

• Head of Department at Fraunhofer EMFT (February 2020 - Present)1
• Group leader at Fraunhofer EMFT (September 2019 - February 2020)1
• Co-Founder and CEO of is it fresh GmbH (June 2017 - August 2019)1
• Project Lead at Forschungszentrum Jülich (September 2013 - September 2017)1

Education and Achievements

Alexey Yakushenko has a strong academic background:

• PhD in Biomedical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University (2010-2013), completed with summa cum laude1
• M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences (2008-2010)1
• B.Sc. in Chemistry from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2003-2007)1

His academic excellence has been recognized with several awards:

• Borcher's badge for a PhD thesis with summa cum laude (November 2015)1
• Best PhD dissertation from RWTH Aachen University (June 2015)1
• RWTH Aachen innovation award for the "Fedorov" project on printed sensors for intelligent packaging (January 2016)1

Skills and Expertise

Yakushenko's expertise lies in:

• Electrochemical gas sensors and microfabrication2
• Development of advanced sensing technologies1
• Printed electrochemical immunosensors1
• In vitro drug screening platforms and on-chip electrochemistry1

Language Proficiency

Alexey is multilingual, with proficiency in:

• English, Hebrew, German, Italian (full professional proficiency)
• Russian (native or bilingual proficiency)
• Turkish (elementary proficiency)
• Serbo-Croatian (limited working proficiency)1

As the Co-founder and CTO of FaradaIC Sensors GmbH, Alexey Yakushenko leads the development and management of advanced sensing technologies, leveraging his extensive experience in biomedical engineering and sensor development.13