LightboxDIY™ is a community of socially responsible makers focused on creating innovative solutions to tackle the shortage of masks. Our project was spun out of a non-profit that focuses on technology education and innovation. Our aim is to take readily available, off-the-shelf parts to build a set of design specifications for an affordable system that could meet the requirements and standards set forth by leading scientific and regulatory bodies for sanitizing reusable PPE.

Marvin Weinberger, JD

Marvin is the CEO of the Innovation Factory, Marvin is a serial entrepreneur and inventor, with numerous patents.

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He is the volunteer organizer of the Philly Makers Meetup and Maker Fair a community for catalyzing innovation and collaboration among hard-product entrepreneurs.

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Karen Hogan, 

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Karen Hogan, PhD is Cofounder & CEO of Biorealize, Inc, a UPenn startup broadening access to the tools to work with biofabrication. She has deep domain expertise in Microbiology, Applied Biology and Biological Design. Her previous roles include Teaching Faculty & Staff, University of Pennsylvania; Staff Scientist, Academy of Natural Sciences; Research Consultant, Philadelphia Water Department and American Water Works Association.

She is a mission driven leader and serves as Board President of the Biological Design Challenge & Board Member of Hope Partnership for Education.  

Brad Denenberg

Brad Denenberg is a serial tech entrepreneur, founder and community leader.

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Brad's company Edcelerant builds apprenticeship programs focused on underserved populations. Brad is also the  Executive Director of Seed Philly, a 501c3 non-profit focused on tech education, developing programs ranging from the first tech startup incubator to the largest tech meetups in the Philadelphia region.

Edward Polkowski, Ph.D

Ed has worked at multinational corporations as well as small startups in technical and management roles. He now provides design services for embedded electronics and firmware for industrial, consumer and medical products.

Andrej Patoski

Andrej is a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania passionate about science, technology and policy.

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He runs an NGO based in Macedonia focused on community based solutions to preschool education

Evan Gurgui

Evan is a designer, maker, builder, DIYer with a degree In Industrial Design from Philadelphia University.  He currently works in the jewelry industry.