Chris Hickey is the Chief Executive Officer of MicroLumix Bioscience Technologies, where he leads the company’s mission to transform contamination control through infrastructure-integrated protection technologies. Since taking the helm in January 2020, Chris has guided MicroLumix from an early-stage innovation initiative into one of the fastest-growing biotechnology companies in the United States, driving growth at the intersection of healthcare, environmental safety, and automated disinfection.

An alumnus and honors graduate at Harvard, Chris combines entrepreneurial leadership with a deep focus on emerging healthcare threats and technology commercialization. He is a named co-inventor on multiple domestic and international patents involving automated disinfection platforms and environmental protection systems. His work has been foundational in shaping MicroLumix’s vision for High-Volume Touchpoint (HVT) protection and Managed Contamination Infrastructure (MCI), positioning environmental safety as a critical component of modern infrastructure design.

As CEO, Chris oversees MicroLumix’s long-term strategic direction, product innovation, intellectual property development, and national expansion efforts. He works closely with healthcare executives, engineers, regulatory specialists, and public health stakeholders to advance scalable, built-in protection systems across healthcare networks, transportation hubs, commercial environments, and other high-volume public spaces. Chris also guides the company’s broader research and advocacy initiatives through the Center for Healthcare Threat Intelligence (CHTI) and the Pathogen Control Alliance (PCA), helping advance industry-wide strategies surrounding environmental resilience and contamination mitigation.

“Our environments have become increasingly interconnected, but the systems designed to protect them have not evolved at the same pace. Our mission is to build a future where protection is integrated directly into the infrastructure people rely on every day.” – Chris Hickey