Pivector Labs

About Pivector Labs

Pivector Labs is an instrumentation company focused on precision metrology, automated microscopy, AFM, and custom inspection systems. We partner with researchers and manufacturers to solve complex measurement challenges.

Our Focus

  • Precision Instruments
  • Metrology & Inspection
  • Research & Innovation
  • Customer Success

Engineering Driven

Our solutions are built by engineers, for engineers.

Research Connected

Collaborating with labs and institutions worldwide.

Quality & Reliability

Designed for accuracy, built for the long run.

Global Support

Supporting customers across the globe.

§3Team

The people behind Pivector Labs.

Akshay HarlalkaPhoto · P.01
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Akshay Harlalka

Founder · Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

MIT MEng. 10+ years of precision engineering — semiconductor lithography, medical devices, robotics. 4 patents in lithography apparatus design. Previously at ASML and Atomic Machines. Co-author with Prof. Alex Slocum on moment-stiffness analysis (Machine Design, 2026).

Affiliations
MIT
ASML
Applied Materials
Featured in
Machine Design
ASME
SEMICON West
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Kate Masschelein

Board Director

20+ years of MedTech and consumer-goods leadership. Currently Global Head of Digital Solutions at Johnson & Johnson; formerly Global President of the ETHICON Energy platform. Prior at Procter & Gamble across sales, marketing, and supply chain in Europe and North America.

Affiliations
Johnson & Johnson
Chief
HOW
Featured in
HBA
Conferences for Women
ASU
Dr. Krishnamoorthy SubramaniamPhoto · P.03
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Dr. Krishnamoorthy Subramaniam

Chairman of the Board

MIT Doctor of Science. ASME & SME Fellow. Recipient of the Merchant Medal for Manufacturing. 45+ years of global manufacturing leadership and 15 patents. Founder & President of STIMS Institute, with prior leadership at Ford Motor Co., Norton/Saint-Gobain, and International Harvester.

Affiliations
MIT
ASME
SME
Honors & Leadership
M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing MedalM. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal
Norton / Saint-Gobain
MassMEP

Our Mission

To enable scientific discovery and industrial innovation through precision instruments and intelligent automation.

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