Responsible for restructuring and management, including commercial and scientific leadership in various laboratories throughout Europe and the Middle East, Mr. Gontard's TCO methodology has helped to uncover and quantify hidden or indirect costs and deliver operational efficiencies and improvements in profitability. Patrick has perfected his Total Cost of Ownership model over the years, working for organizations such as Viollier the second largest Swiss laboratory group, Integrated Diagnostics in Egypt, Citilab the second largest laboratory group in Russia, and currently is the laboratory CEO at Exalab in France.

In his role at Abbott Diagnostics, he has implemented and delivered TVO models, which have been applied in both public and private laboratory settings to become evidence based, healthcare management tools for calculating and controlling costs and delivering and quantifying value both inside the laboratory and beyond. The TVO methodology has helped healthcare institutions develop procurement models which facilitate better purchasing decisions by reducing risk and unlocking value, resulting in an overall reduction in the cost of healthcare.

Jose received his Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology Microbiology from the University of Central Florida and a Doctorate degree in Biological Sciences from Northwestern University.