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Carlos Raphael

Carlos Raphael
FOUNDER

Carlos Raphael, Founder and President of SCI is a graduate of California’s DeVry Institute, with degrees in Science and Technical Applications. He has extensive experience in the dialysis industry as a dialysis systems expert for large industry participants Fresenius (FMC), DaVita and Vivra. Joining FMC in 1987, he worked in the R&D department in Quality Control. As a biomedical engineer for DaVita, BMA, Vivra and FMC, he was responsible for maintenance of all dialysis equipment, inventory control, associated policies and procedures and staff training. He founded C-Tech in 1995, servicing portable sorbent dialysis machines in the Los Angeles area. He incorporated C-Tech Biomedical, Inc. In 2000 and converted it from a service enterprise to a biomedical development company.