Kristin Halfpenny

President

Kristin Halfpenny, PhD, is a Senior Business Development Manager at Araceli Biosciences, where she leads market development and strategic partnerships for disruptive high-content imaging technologies in drug discovery. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University, with a dissertation focused on biological applications of fluorescent imaging, and a BS in Chemistry from Wake Forest University. Kristin brings over a decade of hands-on microscopy and imaging experience spanning confocal, spinning disk, TIRF, live-cell, and high-content automated imaging platforms, gained through roles in both academic research and life science instrumentation. Her career uniquely bridges deep technical expertise in advanced microscopy with commercial leadership, enabling her to translate complex imaging technologies into impactful solutions for pharmaceutical and biotech customers.