Pathogen testing for the cannabis Milan Patel Co-Founder & CEO, PathogenDx. Patel leads the strategic vision, financial health and global growth of PathogenDx, a Scottsdale, AZ-based company which provides disruptive DNA-based pathogen testing technology and solutions for the cannabis, botanical, food and agricultural industries. Previously, Mr. Patel spent over 25 years working with the large public, small private and entrepreneurial companies in numerous fields from the life sciences, to biotechnology, to government services and the automotive industry.