# Jun Ho Son

> Jun Ho Son is a materials scientist and co-founder of Kryptos Biotechnologies in Hayward, California. His career connects LED materials research at POSTECH, a 2010 Young Vacuum Scientist Award, and research in Luke P. Lee’s Berkeley laboratory, where he was lead author of the 2015 paper Ultrafast photonic PCR. A January 2025 company announcement identifies him as chief technology officer and project principal investigator. His subsequent inventions include patterned thin-film heating and microfluidic reaction-vessel designs.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Kryptos Biotechnologies, Inc. (identified in January 2025 company announcement)
- **Organizations:** Kryptos Biotechnologies, Inc., University of California, Berkeley, Pohang University of Science and Technology
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering; integrated M.S.-Ph.D. program, Pohang University of Science and Technology
- **Known for:** 2010 Young Vacuum Scientist Award from the Korean Vacuum Society., Lead authorship of the 2015 paper Ultrafast photonic PCR., Co-founded a company commercializing research developed in Luke P. Lee’s UC Berkeley laboratory.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Completed undergraduate materials science and engineering studies at POSTECH.
- **2010** — Completed doctoral studies at POSTECH and received the Korean Vacuum Society’s Young Vacuum Scientist Award for LED electrode research under Jong-Lam Lee.
- **2011** — Joined UC Berkeley as a postdoctoral researcher; his research profile dates the appointment to December.
- **2015** — Lead author of Ultrafast photonic PCR, published July 31; continued at Berkeley as a researcher.
- **2016** — Co-authored research on changing OLED emission color with silver nano-dots.
- **2017** — Co-founded Kryptos Biotechnologies with Jinyong Lee to commercialize Berkeley discoveries.
- **2023** — Named with Austin So on US patent 11,701,661 for localized heating using patterned thin films.
- **2025** — Identified as CTO and principal investigator in a company grant announcement.
- **2026** — Named with Luc Bousse on US patent 12,569,846 for a microfluidic reaction vessel array with patterned films, granted March 10.

## Achievements

- 2010 Young Vacuum Scientist Award from the Korean Vacuum Society.
- Lead authorship of the 2015 paper Ultrafast photonic PCR.
- Co-founded a company commercializing research developed in Luke P. Lee’s UC Berkeley laboratory.
- Co-inventor on US patents covering patterned thin-film heating, temperature monitoring and microfluidic arrays.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — US patent 12,569,846, Microfluidic reaction vessel array with patterned films, was granted March 10, naming Jun Ho Son and Luc Bousse as inventors.
- **2025-01** — A company announcement identified Son as CTO and principal investigator of a RIGHT Foundation-supported development project.

## Links

- Website: https://kryptosbio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jun-ho-son-65931a49

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Last updated: 2026-10-11