Michael Astrachan
President | Creative Director
Michael Astrachan has been involved in the visual arts for over twenty-five years and is one of the founders of XVIVO LLC, a leader in the field of scientific animation. As president and head of the creative team at XVIVO, Michael brings to animation a sophisticated knowledge of artistic naturalism, grounded in strong technique. Michael draws upon his extensive fine arts background and leads his team to develop visually compelling animations of scientific content.
Michael has vast experience across a wide range of medical and scientific disciplines including oncology, pulmonology, dermatology and cardiology. He has developed and directed mechanism of disease and mechanism of action animations for pharmaceutical clients such as Genentech, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, EMD Serono, Inc., Takeda Pharmaceutical and for biotech and device companies such as KCI, PDL Biopharma, Dendreon, Antigenics, Sirion Therapeutics, Medtronic and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.
Michael also has been involved in many medical educational projects, developing work for museums, broadcasters and universities. Among those clients are Nobel Prize winner Kerry Mullis, Columbia University theoretical physicist Brian Green, and Harvard Professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Rob Lue, who commissioned XVIVO to develop the ground-breaking “Inner Life of the Cell” for Biovisions. Recently, Michael was invited to join the task force for the “Encyclopedia of Life” Project at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. In spring 2009, Michael presented as a main stage speaker at the Innovation Expo ’09, in London. He is currently working with a team of health educators, physicians and artists to develop innovative tools for future health initiatives.
XVIVO X-tra on Michael:
- Monkey mind don’t fail me now
- Talent = 90 percent Perspiration + 10 percent Inspiration
- Wants to be reincarnated as Romeo, my wife’s dog.
- The roshi always cleans the latrines
- Working on setting my laser printer to stun
email: Mike@xvivo.net
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“XVIVO was an absolute pleasure to work with. Our project with XVIVO was our very first animation project and their team guided us through the process with no difficulty. The people that we worked with were very talented and made the whole process enjoyable. Their attention to the details was superb. We are completely satisfied with the end result and is a product that we can continue to use in the future. We will work with them again.”
Manager, New Business Development, Ajinomoto
