Gary Durack

Founder, President and Chief Technical Officer
Founded iCyt in 1995

Gary Durack is the founder, President and Chief Technical Officer of iCyt Visionary Bioscience. Gary is an electrical engineer with over 27 years of experience in the design and application of single cell measurement technologies. He is the author of numerous publications and is recognized internationally as an expert in the field of cytometry. He continues to hold a non-paid appointment with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the Associate Director for Technology in the university's Biotechnology Center.

For over 10 years, Mr. Durack worked for Coulter Electronics Inc. ( now Beckman-Coulter Inc. ). Coulter was responsible for revolutionizing blood counting methodologies by introducing the automated blood cell counter, the first commercially viable automated cytometry system. Mr. Durack joined Coulter in 1979 just as they were completing the design of the EPICS IV, the company's first large laser-based cell sorting instrument. During his tenure at the company, Mr. Durack served as a field applications specialist, director of their customer support operations and finally manager of their entire research cytometry instrument development program.

From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Durack was responsible for supervising large flow cytometry core facilities at major research institutions. As the first manager of the Purdue University Flow Cytometry Facility (PUCL), he assisted Paul Robinson in founding what is presently one of the most highly regarded cytometry facilities in the world (www.cytometry.purdue.edu). While at PUCL, Mr. Durack invented the Tube Identification Parameter System, later licensed and commercialized by Beckman-Coulter. He also assisted Stephen Kelley in the introduction of the first internet-based email list for cytometry which has grown to become one of the most successful conduits of information exchange in the field.

In 1993 Mr. Durack moved to Urbana-Champaign to become the Director of the University of Illinois Biotechnology Center Flow Cytometry Facility. In his seven years as director he secured over $1 million in grant and research contract support to modernize instrumentation and to develop new technologies at the UIUC Flow Cytometry Facility. During this period he collaborated with numerous UIUC faculty, taught a graduate course in flow cytometry, authored several papers and completed three book chapters.

Gary's partner in life is Valerie. They have been married 26 years and they have two sons – Matthew, and Alexander. Gary and Val are actively involved in the Vineyard Christian Fellowship as adult small group leaders and youth worship leaders. The family enjoys music - Val sings and plays guitar, Gary plays piano and brass instruments, Matt plays bass guitar and Alex is the family percussionist. Gary and Val have also served for several years as adult leaders with Cub Scout Pack 25 and Boy Scout Troop 103 in Mahomet.

Tim Hoerr

Tim Hoerr serves as Chief Executive Officer of iCyt, a rapidly emerging bioscience technology firm located in the University of Illinois Research Park, Champaign, Illinois.  iCyt provides engineering consulting and design services to global clients in the field of flow cytometry, the science of cell measurement.

Tim is also founder and president of LifeVision, Inc., an organization development consulting, training and professional speaking firm.   He serves in an ongoing capacity as strategic consultant to SourceGear Corporation, a Champaign-based developer of software, where he was president for two years. He is also an owner of Gameday Sports, the world's largest reseller of University of Illinois sports apparel and the only official fan store of the University of Illinois.

Since 1983 he has assisted over 800 organizations to achieve high performance by providing strategic, operational and leadership consulting.Tim spent the first 15 years of his professional career with RSM McGladrey in Champaign and San Diego, leading teams of consultants focused on serving middle market clients.In his capacity as Consulting Partner with McGladrey, Tim provided leadership on a regional and national level.

Tim received his B.S. in Accounting with Information Systems and a B.S. in Business Administration from Illinois State University in 1983, where he graduated summa cum laude. He holds the CPA and CMA credentials, earning them in 1983 and 1983 respectively.

Tim is the author of Thank God It’s Monday! A Tool Kit for Aligning Your Lifevision and Your Work, originally published by Everywhere Press in 1998.Tim began his research and development of corporate and personal high performance in 1992. Since that time, he has actively applied the principles of high performance to his own life while helping thousands of others experience deeper fulfillment and authenticity in their lives.Through books, workshops and speaking engagements, Tim enjoys enthusiastically sharing his life-changing message.Tim and his wife Toni have been actively involved in serving their community in a variety of roles since their marriage in 1984. They are active lay leaders and instructors at the Vineyard Church in Champaign.  Their three daughters are Alyssa, Audra, and Kaley.

Fredrick Molnar

Chief Sales, Marketing and Service Officer
Joined iCyt in 2005

Fredrick Molnar is the Chief Sales, Marketing and Service Officer of iCyt. The newest member of the iCyt leadership team, Fred joined the firm in 2005 after 17 years with Coulter and Beckman Coulter. Starting out with the Coulter Corporation as a local Kansas City sales representative in 1988, his advancement included regional sales responsibility, Western USA Regional Manager, Central USA Regional Manager and United States Manager for Flow Cytometry. When he left Beckman Coulter, he was Director, North American Commercial Operations – Cellular Analysis. Responsible for $75 million in annual revenue, he successfully led a 47-person sales and support team to five straight years of growth and record profits. He has worked in the flow cytometry industry for over 20 years, getting his start managing a flow cytometry research core facility at Wayne State University in Detroit .

Fred earned his B.S. degree in Biology in 1982 from Wayne State University , an A.S. in Electronic Technology in 1988 from Henry Ford where he graduated summa cum laude and his MBA in 1996 from Eastern Michigan University .

Founding Champion Gymnastics, LLC along with his wife Julie in 1998; he served as President and CEO of what would become a very successful youth gymnast athlete training center located in Ann Arbor , Michigan .

Fred and family live in Dexter , Michigan . He and his wife Julie have been married for 23 years.  Julie is a substitute teacher.  They have three children - Katie, 21, is a junior at Western Michigan University in the Nursing program; Matthew, 18, is a senior in high school and Sarah, 12 attends Mill Creek Middle School in Dexter, Michigan. The family is a long time member of the Dexter Gospel Church in Dexter , MI .

Gary Vandre

Gary Vandre is a Project Manager for the Engineering team of iCyt Visionary Bioscience.  Gary began working with iCyt in 2001 as an independent contractor and joined the iCyt team full time on January 1, 2002.  He is the team leader for a major client contract to design, develop and prototype a custom high-speed cell sorter instrument.  In his role as team leader, Gary is responsible for hiring and supervising all team members, managing the project budget, and delivering a high quality prototype in accordance with the client specifications and timetable.

Gary earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1979.  He worked for 20 years at the Clinton Nuclear Power Station in Construction, Maintenance, Engineering and Quality Assurance departments.  His depth of experience in all phases of engineering has made him an invaluable member of the iCyt team.

Gary has been married for 20 years to Linda Vandre.  Linda is a Math teacher at Urbana High School.  They have two sons -- Brian, 18, is a senior in high school will attend the University of Illinois this Fall and Mike, 16, is a sophomore.

Gary is the scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 103 in Mahomet.