# Nick Arab

> Nick Arab, also publicly identified as Nicolas Arab, is the Austin-based co-founder and chief technology officer of Pattern Bioscience. An electrical engineering graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, he previously led Luminex’s Advanced Technology Group and twice received its Top Inventor award. He co-founded Pattern with Ross Johnson and Bryan Gammon in 2016, served as CEO, and transitioned to CTO in the leadership change announced in January 2025.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Pattern Bioscience
- **Organizations:** Pattern Bioscience, Luminex Corporation
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Twice received Luminex’s Top Inventor award., Co-founded Pattern Bioscience in 2016., Official biography identifies him as primary inventor on more than ten patents.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and wanted to remain near friends and family in Austin.
- **Before Luminex** — Worked on sonar development in Austin.
- **Before 2016** — Joined Luminex through a software opening, moved into hardware, and ultimately served as Senior Director of its Advanced Technology Group.
- **2014** — Shared a Luminex Top Inventor award with Ross Johnson, according to Johnson’s official biography.
- **2016** — Co-founded Pattern Bioscience with Ross Johnson and Bryan Gammon; served as CEO.
- **2022** — Named with Ross Johnson, David Bussian and Jon Isom on US11344890B2, granted May 31, for vacuum-loaded droplet-generating microfluidic chips.
- **2023** — Led Pattern as CEO during its announced $28.7 million Series C and ADLM Disruptive Technology Award.
- **2024** — Named as co-inventor on US12128415B2, granted October 29, for contactless loading and imaging of microfluidic chips.
- **2025** — Transition to CTO announced January 9 as Carey-Ann Burnham became CEO.

## Achievements

- Twice received Luminex’s Top Inventor award.
- Co-founded Pattern Bioscience in 2016.
- Official biography identifies him as primary inventor on more than ten patents.
- Co-inventor of vacuum-loaded droplet-generating microfluidic chips and contactless chip-loading and imaging apparatuses.
- Led Pattern as CEO when the company won the 2023 ADLM Disruptive Technology Award; this was a company award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — A patent application published June 11, 2026 (US20260159870) lists Arab with Matthew Fisher, Ross Johnson and David Bussian as co-inventors on Pattern’s confined-volume-array work.
- **2025-11** — Pattern announced a $43 million Series D while Arab was serving as founder and CTO.
- **2025-01** — Pattern announced Arab’s transition from CEO to CTO and Carey-Ann Burnham’s appointment as CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://pattern.bio/team/nicolas-arab/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-arab-35b2a83

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Last updated: 2026-10-25