About Stratocore
With offices in Paris, Atlanta, Ottawa and Dhaka, Stratocore is a leading enterprise software provider specialising in the management of core facilities and laboratories in universities, research institutions, pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
For over 20 years, our continuously evolving solution has helped 250+ organizations worldwide streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and improve strategic research management.
Backed by a team with deep expertise in research facility management, we ensure seamless implementation, integration, and ongoing support, enabling our customers to maximize the impact of their scientific resources.
Our Story
Born from a research need at the Institut Pasteur and further developed with The Rockefeller University, Stratocore has evolved into a globally trusted core facility and lab management solution.
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2003
Beginning at The Institut Pasteur
Core facilities at The Institut Pasteur in Paris sought a better way to manage shared research resources. This led Spencer Shorte and Mathieu Marchand to develop the Pasteur Platform Management System (PPMS) through close collaboration with facility directors, users, and software developers.
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2006
Expanding Through Collaboration
A partnership with The Rockefeller University in New York initiated a multi-institutional academic collaboration. Over five years, the solution evolved, tested and refined across 20+ research organizations spanning four continents.
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2011
Stratocore is Incorporated
To commercialise the solution and allow its continued development and service to research organisations internationally, Stratocore SAS was formed in France, along with a US subsidiary, Stratocore Inc., by Spencer Shorte and Mathieu Marchand.
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2023
20 Years of Innovation
Stratocore celebrated 20 years of advancing core facility and lab management. Supporting 250+ research institutions and companies worldwide, the company continues to enhance its solutions for academic and commercial laboratories, driving efficiency and innovation.
Our Team

Mathieu Marchand
Mathieu is chief technology officer at Stratocore and a co-founder of the firm. He has designed and deployed advanced IT solutions at top-tier research institutions and core facilities, including the Institut Pasteur (Paris) and The Rockefeller University (New York). Mathieu holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP, France).
Mathieu Marchand
President, CTO and Co-founder

Rolf Günther
Rolf holds a doctorate degree from Université de Paris XI (France) and a physics diploma from Göttingen University (Germany). Prior and in parallel to Stratocore, he served for more than 25 years in academic institutions (Max Planck and Fraunhofer) and companies (e.g., Evotec, Qlaym) during their start up and growth phases. Rolf holds several screening technology and life science patents and has vast experience in managing life science cooperations between academia, pharma, and biotech. He also serves as Managing Director of the life science startup BianoGMP.
Rolf Günther
Managing Director

Leonor H. Wielgosz
Leonor is the client relationship manager for Europe and Asia at Stratocore. She has over 20 years of experience working across the full lifecycle of large IT implementations by software providers in investment banks. Leonor ensures added value to Stratocore client relations and facilitates communication between Stratocore and its customers. Her role is to coordinate the entire pre-sales process, post-sales client implementation, and application support. Leonor is based in Paris. She holds a master’s degree in computing science and applied mathematics from the Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) and an executive MBA in international management from the International School of Management (France). Leonor’s mother tongue is French, also speaking fluent English and Portuguese.
Leonor H. Wielgosz
Global Director of Client Relations and Sales

Paul Zanbaka
Paul Zanbaka is the Director of Enterprise Infrastructure and Cybersecurity at Stratocore. Paul served as Senior Operations and Engineering Manager for the US Department of Defense with Lockheed Martin. He has over 20 years of diverse experience in IT in the areas of management, cloud, automation, cybersecurity, software engineering, infrastructure, systems and database administration. Mr. Zanbaka holds a Master’s in Management Information Systems from Auburn University and a Bachelor's in Physics from Georgia Institute of Technology. He also holds 22 professional IT certifications including PMI PMP, ITIL Intermediate Service Operations, and Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert Data Platform.
Paul Zanbaka
Director of Enterprise Infrastructure and Cybersecurity

Yasin Rahman
Yasin is the support and advanced financial integration manager at Stratocore. Based in Paris, he holds a master’s degree in computer science, specializing on data mining and machine learning, from Pierre and Marie Currie University (now Sorbonne University) (France), as part of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship program. Prior to joining Stratocore, Yasin worked as a software engineer at the OneLab Experimental Facility in Paris, where he developed software for major Framework Programme 7 and Horizon 2020 projects in the EU, such as Fed4FIRE, FORGE, and SmartFIRE. In addition to software support and development, Yasin has experience writing tutorials, teaching, and creating documentation.
Yasin Rahman
Director of Support and Integration

Melinda Ruby
Melinda is the Enterprise Software Project Manager. She is a Certified Project Management Professional and former Analytics and Information Management Professional with over 20 years of experience in project and operations management, as well as implementing large scale healthcare systems, data warehouses, and analytic solutions. Melinda is adept at change management and strategic planning, project life cycle management and monitoring, and resource allocation. Melinda holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Drake University, has been PMP Certified since 2008, and a Certified Scrum Master since 2014.
Melinda Ruby
Enterprise Software Project Manager

Mustaqim Rahman
Mustaqim is a support engineer at Stratocore, focused on application support, client implementation and financial integration. His previous work experience includes teaching and technical support for telecommunications network operations. Mustaqim holds a master’s degree in pervasive computing and communications for sustainable development from the University of Lorraine (France), as part of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship program.
Mustaqim Rahman
Application Integration Manager (North America)

Michelle Malloy
Michelle is the accounts manager at Stratocore. Prior to joining the Stratocore team in 2011, she studied business administration and has over 20 years of experience in accounts management and financial operations. A large portion of Michelle’s professional career has been dedicated to charitable and nonprofit organizations.
Michelle Malloy
Director of Administration and Finance

Commitment to Data Security
Stratocore is proud to be ISO 27001 certified, reinforcing our commitment to the highest standards of data security. This globally recognized certification ensures that our research management solution meets rigorous information security, risk management, and compliance requirements. Clients can trust Stratocore to safeguard their critical research data with industry-leading security measures.
Get in TouchTrusted Data Protection
Our certification guarantees strict security controls, protecting sensitive information from threats and vulnerabilities.
Regulatory Compliance & Reliability
Stratocore meets global security standards, giving clients confidence in a secure, compliant, and dependable platform.
Clients
- Harvard Medical School
- Yale University
- University of California Los Angeles – UCLA
- University of California Davis
- University of Michigan
- University of Texas Southwestern
- Rockefeller University
- National Institutes of Health – NIH
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – CCHMC
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Emory University
- Douglas Institute / McGill University
- University of Alberta
- University of Oxford
- University of Cambridge
- Francis Crick Institute
- Imperial College London
- King’s College London
- University College London – UCL
- EMBL – European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- VIB – Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
- Institut Pasteur
- IMP – Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
- Karolinska Institutet
- Max Planck Institute
- ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
- University of Copenhagen
- A*STAR Research Entities
- Hong Kong University – HKU
- National University of Singapore – NUS
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
- University of Tokyo
- University of Queensland
- University of Sydney
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute – WEHI
- Macquarie University
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
- Children’s Medical Research Institute
- Telethon Kids Institute
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research – WIMR
- Centenary Institute
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