Kirk Ririe

Kirk Ririe founded BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. (BFDX) in 1990 and has made key inventive contributions to its products. At BioFire, he has established an open and risk-tolerant business culture to promote and reward innovation. Mr. Ririe is the recipient of the National Tibbetts Award for the Company’s outstanding contribution to the Small Business Innovation Research program (1999), the Franklin Jefferson Award in Science and Technology Innovation (1999), and the Western-region Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2004). Mr. Ririe holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Utah.