Vice President of Business Operations, Galvani Bioelectronics
Adam Roth leads business operations and Business Development (BD), within Galvani Bioelectronics. Prior to becoming a founding member of Galvani, he led BD activities for the predecessor GSK Bioelectronics unit. LinkedIn
Adrian McNamara
R&D Director, Structural Heart, Boston Scientific
Adrian is a Director of R&D with the Interventional Cardiology division of Boston Scientific. His area of expertise is development of class III medical devices specifically coronary stent implants and transcatheter replacement valves. LinkedIn
Aidan Petrie
Chief Innovation Officer (Emeritus), Ximedica
Aidan is a founding Partner of NEMIC (New England Medical Innovation Center) and a Fellow of the Provost at RISD, focused on intersections between user centered design and healthcare. LinkedIn
Aki Maeda
Senior Manager, Teijin Pharma Ltd.
Heads medical device strategic alliances, especially for home healthcare, with potential partners, such as technology license, joint R&D, clinical study in Japan, regulatory process, reimbursement strategy & product distribution, between Teijin & startups LinkedIn
Alan Cullen
Founder & President, Westwood & Wilshire
We are an executive search partner to the world’s top companies providing talent on an interim, consulting, outsourcing and retained direct hire basis to the Life Sciences industries. LinkedIn
Alan O'Connell
Partner, Seroba Lifesciences
Alan O'Connell is a partner at Seroba Life Sciences. He holds a PhD in Neuropharmacology from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and a Masters in Toxicology & Pathology from the University of London. LinkedIn
Albert Baker
Corp. Dir. Innovation and Life Sciences, Hackensack Meridian
Albert Baker is the Corporate Director of Hackensack Meridian Health’s Life Sciences and Innovation sector. He has been driving innovation system-wide and building an investment portfolio. LinkedIn
Alex Shen
Manager, Kite Pharma
Alex was previously the Managing Director of the Business of Science Center (BSC), Entrepreneur in Residence at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, and a Partner at the Business of Science Accelerator. LinkedIn
Alice is an experienced Quality Engineering consultant with a demonstrated history of creating, maintaining and auditing Quality Management Systems. LinkedIn
Allen Poirson
Venture Partner, Mighty Oak Ventures
Technology entrepreneur and executive with domain expertise in diagnostics, genomics, AI/ML/computational biotechnology, life sciences, medical devices, therapeutics, chemistry, analytic instruments and software. LinkedIn
Alp Akonur
Senior Innovation Scientist, Baxter International
He is focused on long range technology planning and M&A, and have a history of leading cross-functional teams to develop proposals and recommendations to senior management. LinkedIn
Amar Patnaik
Director of Marketing, Zimmer Biomet Spine
Senior Marketing Leader with cross-functional background in sciences, finance and sales. 15+ year track record of success in driving growth strategy and tactics in Medical Device product management of portfolios ranging from $20M-$1.5B in revenue. LinkedIn
Amy Kobe
Vice President, U.S. Venture, Baird Capital
Amy is VP U.S. Venture for Baird Capital. Prior to Baird, Amy was Director, Baxter Ventures. Before that, Amy was with Healthbox, an investor and business accelerator of early-stage innovation in healthcare technology. LinkedIn
Amy Siegel
Founder, S2N Health
Amy Siegel founded S2N Health, where she brings over 20 years of strategic marketing experience to her company. Prior to S2N, she worked in guiding new product development and strategic partnering efforts and consulted for dozens of medtech companies. LinkedIn
Anand Patel
Chief of Interventional Radiology, Providence Little Company of Mary, Independent
I have experience in startups including in the travel and healthcare space. I now run the outbound investing portion of Outcomes Fund, a family office based venture capital investment fund. LinkedIn
Anita Watkins
, Rex Health Ventures
Anita leads strategic innovation for Rex Health Ventures and is a graduate of the Venture Capital Institute and actively works to build the entrepreneurial ecosystem. LinkedIn
Anna Libman
Regulatory Affairs & Business Development, Experien Group
Anna supports medical device companies in regulatory strategy, submissions, testing development, QMS Design Controls development, and FDA interface towards regulatory clearances. LinkedIn
Anne DeGheest
Founder, HealthTech Capital
Anne DeGheest, founder of MedStars and HealthTech, pioneered the HealthTech/Digital Health space as a healthcare executive, entrepreneur, angel investor, corporate advisor, and mentor capitalist. LinkedIn
Anne Osdoit
Venture Consultant, Sofinnova Partners
Anne Osdoit is a Venture Consultant with Sofinnova Partners, working on the medtech deal flow, and a partner at MD Start. Anne joined MD Start after spending almost 10 years developing Mauna Kea Technologies. LinkedIn
Anne Sissel
Managing Director, Baxter Ventures
Starting in 2014, Anne has been a Managing Director at Baxter Ventures. Previously she was on the founding team for Veracyte, where she sat as a Vice President, Head of Finance and Business Development, and Chief Financial Officer. LinkedIn
Anthony Bajoras
Managing Director, Cancer Fund
Managing Partner of the Cancer Fund. Former entrepreneur, advisor, board member, and investor in multiple early-stage ventures and 20+ years of experience. LinkedIn
Antoine Papiernik
Managing Partner, Sofinnova Partners
Antoine Papiernik, MBA, is a Managing Partner at Sofinnova Partners and has served as an active board member and initial investor for various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. LinkedIn
Aoife Gallagher
Head of Innovation, RCSI
Dr Aoife Gallagher has been Head of Innovation at RCSI since 2014. LinkedIn
Ashley Wittorf
Executive Director, AdvaMed Accel
Ashley Wittorf is executive director of AdvaMed Accel and joined AdvaMed in 2012 after nearly a decade in business development and engineering roles in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Wittorf holds a master’s degree in bioengineering and LinkedIn
Aude Ouensanga
, Alira Health
French expatriate in the US, passionate about evaluating, developing and executing Business Development Strategies in Healthcare. I'm now a Project Manager at Alira Health, an global Healthcare advisory firm. LinkedIn
Avi Roop
Managing Director, RCT Ventures
Twenty-two years in surgical and interventional device markets: eleven years at 2 large-caps, eleven years at 6 start-ups, three exits. Fifteen years in customer-facing roles spanning senior management, corporate marketing, and product development. LinkedIn
Barbara Goodman
President & COO, Cures Within Reach
Barbara Goodman leads Cures Within Reach, a nonprofit focused on driving more treatments to more patients more quickly through medical repurposing research. She joined in 2017 to expand its reach and influence, in both the philanthropic and commercial sp LinkedIn
Barbara Strain
Director Value Management, University of Virginia Health System
Barbara Strain is the Director of Value Management at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, VA. LinkedIn
Ben Lenail
member, HealthTech Capital
Ben Lenail, based in Palo Alto, CA, is a founding officer of ALD Connect, a research consortium focused on the neuro-metabolic disease X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD).Ben is currently Director of Business Development at Alta Devices, a solar energ LinkedIn
Ben Moga
VP, Client Relations, Ximedica
Ben’s life sciences experience included research, product and business development, regulatory affairs, corporate strategy, financial modelling and fundraising. LinkedIn
Benjamin Glenn
Partner, Shay Glenn LLP
Benjamin is a partner at Shay Glenn LLP where he specializes in strategic patents and innovations counseling, primarily for venture-backed companies and investors in intellectual property matter. LinkedIn
Benoit Larose
Vice-president, MEDEC
Benoit has nearly 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, having been engaged in medical supplies distribution, medical devices development & sales, pharmaceutical sales & business development and biotech financing. LinkedIn
Bill Aldrich
CEO,
Bill Aldrich is seasoned medical device CEO. He has held executive and engineering positions at Ampex, BioTrack, CVIS, Cartesian Data, CardioThoracic Systems, Integrated Vascular Systems, EndoVx, and EndoShape, where he raised $25M in venture financing, a LinkedIn
Bill Evans
, MTEC (Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium)
Oversees financial and accounting management for the MTEC entity, and review and approve payment of consortium manager’s invoices LinkedIn
Biren Mehta
VP, Business Development, Johnson & Johnson
He is responsible for Business Development for the Cardiovascular and Specialty Solutions Group, and is a Global Management Board member representing Business Development for the CSS group within J&J. LinkedIn
Biten Kathrani
Head of R&D APAC, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Medtech R&D with 25+ years experience in leading R&D organizations, technology and innovation stApzc and Globalrategies with Ip management n strategic partnerships. Passiobatedriver of Digital health technologies and business model innovations.Leadersh LinkedIn
Brad Vale
CEO/Founder, Calaveras Creek Capital/Strategic Healthcare Partners
Dr. Brad Vale, PhD, DVM, is the Managing General Parter at Strategic Healthcare Investment Partners and the CEO/ Founder of Calaveras Creek Capital. He also served as the Head of J&J Development Corporation. LinkedIn
Brad Walters
Chief Medical Officer, RTI International
Brad Walters is a senior vice president and the chief medical officer of RTI International. LinkedIn
Brandon Hedberg
Technical Leader, W. L. Gore
Physics and business background with 20 years of experience in numerous industries. Extensive medical device product development experience resulting in complex life saving therapies. LinkedIn
Brent Ahrens
General Partner, Canaan Partners
Brent Ahrens joined Canaan Partners in 1999, where he is now a General Partner. Since then he has served on the boards of a wide range of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and has been deemed “The Most Interesting Venture Capitalist In The World” LinkedIn
Brett Gailey
Infrastructure Lead, Redox
My name is Brett Gailey, and I have the experience and the technical background to manage operations, infrastructure and engineering organizations. I am trained in Agile Development & Operations and have designed, built and managed large data centers. LinkedIn
Brian Benson
Director of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization, Magnify Incubator
Brian Benson is the Director of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), oversees all aspects of the Magnify incubator and driving strategic initiatives that support the growth of entrepreneurship and industry f LinkedIn
Brian Chen
Manager, Health Economics & Market Access, Johnson & Johnson
Brian Chen is passionate about bringing healthcare innovation into market by addressing evidence and reimbursement needs. He is a statistician by training with an entrepreneurial and enterprising personality. LinkedIn
Brian Hakim
Director, International Business Development, MedTecX
Brian Hakim, MS, MBA, is in charge of business development for MedTecX, a global medtech accelerator based in Shanghai, China. MedTecX creates solutions centered around major diseases with unmet needs. LinkedIn
Brian Wong
MedTech Analyst, ximedica
As Ximedica's Sr. MedTech Analyst, Brian leverages a unique bag of academic and professional engineering experience together. LinkedIn
Bruce Murphy
Associate Professor, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Bruce Murphy is Deputy Director of the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering and a lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. LinkedIn
Bryan Clark
R&D Fellow, Boston Scientific
Bryan Clark is a Fellow in Corporate Research at Boston Scientific. LinkedIn
Bryson Ishii
Principal, Growth Factor Ventures
Bryson Ishii is a Principal at Growth Factor Ventures, a Los Angeles based venture capital firm specializing in healthcare investments. His investment experience ranges from early stage start-ups to going-public transactions for later-stage companies. LinkedIn
Byron Hewett
, Byron Hewett
Mr. Hewett has more than 20 years' experience in healthcare and life science general management, strategy formulation, business development and sales and marketing with firms for many innovative diagnostic companies. LinkedIn
Caitriona Kelleher
Analyst, SOSV - The Accelerator VC
Caitriona Kelleher is Investment Analyst for RebelBio, SOSVs' European Life Sciences accelerator and the SOSV Ireland Fund. SOSV is one of the Worlds most active seed and early stage investors, investing into up to 200 companies per annum. LinkedIn
Carina Reisin
President, CaZe Technologies
Carina R. Reisin, Ph.D. is a technology executive with over 20 years of experience, including broad experience in class-2 and class-3 medical devices, and a track record of successfully bringing to market a number of market-leading products. LinkedIn
Carl Bouthillette
Chair Screening Committee, HealthTech Capital
Carl Bouthillette is a senior program officer for the CHCF Health Innovation Fund and also leads the screening and evaluation process for HealthTech Capital, a network of angel investors focused on health care IT companies. LinkedIn
Casey Cunningham, MD is the Chief Scientific Officer of Santé Ventures. Dr. Cunningham received his fellowship training in oncology and hematology at Harvard Medical School, where he subsequently served on the faculty. LinkedIn
Cepta Duffy
Senior Advisor, Enterprise Ireland
Cepta completed a Ph.D. in Biotechnology in the National University of Ireland, Galway and has over 20 years of experience in biotech and biopharma industry. Since joining Enterprise Ireland Cepta has had roles in Technology Transfer & Lifesciences. LinkedIn
Chandra Branham
Vice President, AdvaMed
Chandra Branham joined AvaMed in 2011, and now she leads AdvaMed’s policy work in a number of areas, including diagnostics payment, coverage issues, and comparative effectiveness. LinkedIn
Cheryl Matter
, Stella Health
Cheryl Matter leads the Innovation lab for Stella, a diversified healthcare company with holdings that include BCBS MN. LinkedIn
Chris, board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, has special research interests in brain injury and pulmonary disease. Since founding his first company over 9 years ago, he has also consulted for other start up medical device firms. LinkedIn
Chris Martin
President, Chief Financial Officer, Research Corporation Technologies
Chris Martin is the President of RCT Ventures, the investment arm of Research Corporation Technologies, which is focused on investing in early-stage biomedical companies. LinkedIn
Chris Neil
SVP / Head of, Maxim Ventures
Chris Neil is the Senior Vice President of New Ventures, a new organization tasked with investigating, seeding, and building new businesses that leverage Maxim’s core semiconductor business and know-how. LinkedIn
Chris Steadham
General Manager, Medical Murray
Chris is an experienced medical device professional with broad experience in all aspects of project management, product and process development, and device manufacturing. LinkedIn
Christine Knoblauch
Vice President, Business Development DepuySynthes, Johnson & Johnson
Christine Knoblauch is currently Vice President, Business Development DepuySynthes supporting the Joints, Spine, Trauma and Sports Orthopedics platforms of Johnson & Johnson. LinkedIn
Christopher Steele
, USAMRMC
Director, Military Operational Medicine Research Program LinkedIn
Christos Monovoukas
VP, Global M&A and Business Development, Olympus
Leads Olympus Medical M&A and business development function. LinkedIn
CJ Chen
, Baxter
Expertise in commercial and operational strategy including portfolio optimization, distribution management, business development and licensing. LinkedIn
Claudio is passionate about partnering with entrepreneurs to build great companies. He has a deep belief in innovation and entrepreneurship as a force for good, and is focused on building breakthrough platforms in Cardiovascular and Metabolic diseases. LinkedIn
Cole Johnson
Program Lead, Technology Assessment & Scouting, Baxter
Cole Johnson is a Program Lead in Technology Assessments and Scouting at Baxter where he splits his time between identifying innovative technologies aligned with Baxter’s strategic interests and leading technical assessment teams performing diligence LinkedIn
Connor Remaley
Manager, Global Partnerships, Greenlight Guru
Connor Remaley is the Manager of Global Partnerships at Greenlight Guru, the only quality management software platform designed specifically for the medical device industry. Connor joined Greenlight Guru in 2015 to spearhead the inception of Greenlight Gu LinkedIn
Cris DeLuca
Digital health innovation, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Named 40 under 40 Healthcare Innovator by the Boston Business Journal and Medtech Boston; Cris is a seasoned entrepreneur/intrapreneur who is passionate about the role of digital technology in improving human health. LinkedIn
Cynthia Yee
Investor, Venture Capital
Cynthia Yee was most recently a Principal at Windham Venture Partners. She also has prior experience working with medical start-ups during her Director of Business and Development & Strategic Marketing position at D3DC. LinkedIn
Driven results oriented executive in global healthcare tech. industry with international experience ranging from small to multi-billion dollar companies. Growth-focused with broad experience across general management, sales, and strategic marketing. LinkedIn
Dana Deardorff
Sr. Director, Center for Device Innovation, Johnson & Johnson
Dana Deardorff is the Senior Director of the Center for Device Innovation @ Texas Medical Center. Dana brings more than 20 years of experience in the medical device industry in various roles bridging technology and business. LinkedIn
Daniel Hargrove
President, Cancer Insight & Trauma Insight
Dan Hargrove, a lawyer by training, is the co-founder of Cancer Insight, which is a clinical Contract Research Organization that specializes in designing and executing Immuno-Oncology (IO) clinical trials. Cancer Insight also develops its own propriety I LinkedIn
Daniel Rothman
Angel Investor, Empire Angels / Mid Atlantic Bio Angels
Daniel is an investor with Mid Atlantic Bio Angeles. He is an advisor Mymee. While finishing his undergrad at Brown University in cognitive neuroscience, he co-founded Zeo, a sleep technology company. LinkedIn
Danny Sachs
physician entrepreneur,
Danny founded or co-founded Respicardia, Amphora, Mainstay (MSTY), and Kspine, and was a founding investor in CoTherix (CTRX), Neuronetics Inc. (STIM), Highgate Ortho. LinkedIn
Dr. David Baer leads International Sales and Marketing for Prytime Medical Devices, Inc., a clinical phase medical device company specializing in intravascular hemorrhage control products. LinkedIn
Dave Harrison
Test, Test
David Harrison joined UCLA TDG in September 2017 as a Senior Associate in the New Ventures group. In this role, he is responsible for advancing UCLA innovation with a focus on medical devices and digital health technologies. LinkedIn
Dave Hood
President, CEO, DH3 & Associates
Dave emphasizes the pursuit and capture of non-dilutive funding coupled with institutional and strategic investors. He specializes in helping companies work with the government, particularly the military/ DOD. LinkedIn
David Black is a registered patent attorney and Principal at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner. LinkedIn
David Dingman
Design & Engineering Services, Ximedica
A skillful relationship builder with a track record of creating loyal long-term customers resulting in strong achievement of revenue objectives. Experienced at building sophisticated sales teams that are effective and highly motivated. LinkedIn
David Eigen
, P5 Health Ventures
David Eigen is the Managing Director of P5 Health Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early to middle stage companies that are and will be a part of the next generation of healthcare. LinkedIn
David Hawks
Vice President Business Development, Ximedica
David Hawks is a business development strategist and technology and life science executive. He has an extensive track record of developing successful new business relationships, innovative solutions, teams and strategies across a range of technologies an LinkedIn
David Maltz
Principal, Intervalent
David Maltz is the Founder and Managing Partner of Intervalent, and independent consultancy focused on product development and innovation strategy for consumer-facing medical devices. LinkedIn
David O'Flynn
CEO, EVA Consulting
Strategic business development director with more than 18 years of international experience, principally in the Healthcare & Technology sectors. LinkedIn
David Uffer
Partner, Alira Health
David has been in the medical device and diagnostics field for over 20 years with a focus on business development and strategy. He is currently a Partner with Alira Health. LinkedIn
DeChane Dorsey
Vice President, AdvaMed
DeChane Dorsey is currently AVP of Payment and Health Care Delivery Policy at AdvaMed. LinkedIn
Program Director, National Cancer Institute SBIR Development Center
Deepa is a program director for SBIR in the areas of cancer imaging, radiation therapy, clinical trials and investor initiatives. She also previously worked for Naviscan PET Systems and Fox Chase Cancer Center. LinkedIn
Experienced in the conception, development, launch, and turnaround of high-impact and disruptive technologies in the medical device and Pharmaceutical industries. LinkedIn
Derek John
Technology Transfer Manager, Derek John
Dr. Derek John is the Technology Transfer Case Manager for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland with responsibility for the commercialisation of IP arising from RCSI’s research base. LinkedIn
Desmond Nation
Business and Venture Development, UnitedHealth Group R&D Ventures
Result-Driven Business Professional with over ten years of extensive experience evaluating complex business models, launching new products, and executing intricate transactions. LinkedIn
Diana Saraceni
, Panakes Partners
Diana is General Partner and co-founder at Panakes Partners, an investment company focused on Innovative Early Stage Medical companies, all over Europe and more particularly in Italy. LinkedIn
Diane Cote
President and CEO, MedteQ
Diane Côté is President and CEO of the Consortium for industrial research MEDTEQ. MEDTEQ’s objective is to facilitate and accelerate the development of innovative medical technologies. LinkedIn
Innovative executive with extensive technical and management background with leadership positions in R&D, corporate strategy, M&A and licensing, sales and marketing, business development and planning, and intellectual property. LinkedIn
Dorothy Vinsky
, Royse Law
Dorothy is a talented and focused scholar of the law, an attorney dedicated to making the world a better place with bringing funding, structure and guidance to entrepreneurs in emerging medical technology. LinkedIn
Doug Portnow
Partner, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
Doug specializes in patent prosecution and counseling, regularly working with inventors to prepare new patent applications. He also has a background in the medical device and surgical sectors. LinkedIn
Efraim Roe Kozorovitsky
Senior Director of Clinical Operations for Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson
Efraim Roe Kozorovitsky, the current Senior Director of Clinical Operations for Medical Devices at Johnson & Johnson, has responsibility over all Clinical R&D Operations for the Medical Device sector. LinkedIn
Eimear Gleeson
Investment Associate, Atlantic Bridge Capital
Eimear is an Investment Associate at Atlantic Bridge Capital’s University Bridge Fund, where she is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing early stage investments into start-up companies in the biotech and medical technology sectors. LinkedIn
Elizabeth Stoops
Program Manager, Military & Health Research Foundation
Works as a Program Manager and Customer Relations Specialist for the Military & Health Research Foundation (MHRF). Serving as a small business advocate, she stimulates biomedical research and development efforts between industry, academic, and government. LinkedIn
Elpis Barons
Director, Barons Medical Consulting Pty Ltd
Elpis Barons is a highly accomplished healthcare research executive and entrepreneur with proven leadership skills and extensive experience building, operating and leading large, complex clinical studies, supporting scientific strategy, and providing over LinkedIn
Enda is a product development executive with 30+ years of project and general management experience in the Medtech and pharma industries. LinkedIn
Enke Bashllari
Managing Director, Arkitekt Ventures
Dr. Enke Bashllari is a neuroscientist and venture investor who is passionate about radical innovation in healthcare driven by novel models of care delivery and frontier technology applications to medicine. LinkedIn
Eric Schaefer
Venture Development, UnitedHealth Group R&D
Broad experience in multiple sectors of health care (provider, payer, supplier). Served as adviser to multiple start-ups. Skilled in strategic planning, financial modeling and market analysis. LinkedIn
Eric Sugalski
President & CEO, Archimedic
As President and Founder of Archimedic, Eric Sugalski drives processes to attract and retain top talent and great clients while maintaining an active role in the product development process. LinkedIn
Erik Wolf
Neuromusculoskeletal Injuries Rehabilitation Program Area Manager, CRMRP/USAMRMC
Erik J. Wolf, PhD is currently the Program Area Manager for the Neuromusculoskeletal Injuries Rehabilitation Portfolio at the Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program, at the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. LinkedIn
Filippo Pendin, MSc, graduated in economics from the University of Padua, Italy, before completing his studies with a MSc in Strategy and Finance from the Catholica Business School, Portugal. LinkedIn
florencejblack
CEO/ President at MedWorld Advisors, MedWorld Advisors
Florence Joffroy-Black is an international sales and marketing executive, National Association of Female Executives member, American Marketing Association member, American Management Association member, and a member of the Alliance Francaise. LinkedIn
Florian Ludwig
Investment Director, Thuja Capital
Florian Ludwig, PhD, is an investment director with Thuja Capital. LinkedIn
Francois Botha
Proposal Officer, University of Kentucky
Francois Botha holds two degrees in chemistry from the University of the North-West in South Africa, and a PhD in materials science from the University of Bath in England. LinkedIn
Runs Alira Health’s US location in Boston. Has run strategy projects in fluid management, medical imaging and infection control. Has developed a strong expertise in the medical device contract manufacturing market and has executed many M&A projects. LinkedIn
Gary JONES
Founder / CEO, FLEDGE Innovation Labs
Gary is a technology commercialisation professional who brings significant experience to roles such as Company Director, Non-Executive Director, Advisory Board Member, Independent Expert and Mentor.Gary has a broad and deep understanding of the techno LinkedIn
George been the Assistant Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at Medmarc Insurance Company for over 10 years. Medmarc is the superior provider of liability insurance and related risk management solutions for the medtech industry. LinkedIn
George Serafin
National Managing Principal, Health Care/Life Sciences, Grant Thorton
George has 30+ years of experience in the life sciences and health care industries in the areas of R&D, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality control/laboratory, quality assurance, compliance, corporate/operations and IT across all industries. LinkedIn
Gerrit Roekel
Senior Programme Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Experienced life sciences business development & licensing professional with global expertise in life sciences innovation, product development and commercialization through industry partnering. LinkedIn
Gordon Elliott
Technology Transfer Manager MedTech, Trinity College Dublin
Innovative and data driven leader with extensive experience in developing, and delivering successful medical devices to international markets. LinkedIn
Gyan Kapur
Vice President, Activate Venture Partners
Mr. Gyan Kapur is the Vice President of Activate Venture Partners. Prior to joining Activate, Gyan worked with Activate’s predecessor fund - Milestone Venture Partners and graduated from the MBA program at the Wharton School of Business. LinkedIn
Program Lead, Technology Assessment, Baxter International
Heather leads technical assessment teams for due diligence of new opportunities for mergers and acquisitions and venture investment at Baxter. She initiates cross-functional review of early-stage opportunities and participates in technology scouting. LinkedIn
Henning Steinhagen
, Epidarex Capital
Dr. Steinhagen is a senior executive with 20 years of experience and track record in the Pharma, Biotech and CRO industry. Prior to joining Epidarex in 2019, Dr. Steinhagen served as President of Research and Development at Aptuit. LinkedIn
Howard Edelman
CEO, Advanced Resin Theraputics
Howard is a medical device executive accomplished in all phases of medical product development and operations in a variety of organizational structures. He is currently CEO of ART, a broad based drug delivery platform based on medical grade plant resins. LinkedIn
Hrishikesh Deo
Senior Director (Business Development), PENTAX Medical
Dr. Hrishikesh Deo received his B.Tech from IIT Bombay (2001) and PhD from M.I.T. (2006) in mechanical engineering. LinkedIn
Ian Burgess
CEO, Medical Technology Association of Australia
An experienced CEO and Director, skilled in growing businesses and not for profit organisations in challenging environments. Strong track record of conceiving, developing and implementing innovative strategic solutions in uniquely complex situations. LinkedIn
Ibraheem Badejo
Senior Director, Johnson & Johnson
As Senior Director of New Ventures at J&J Innovation, Boston, Ibraheem leverages his expertise in smart materials and biomaterials to support the medical device sector. LinkedIn
Imran Hamid
Senior Director, New Ventures & Transactions, Johnson & Johnson
Dr. Hamid has a broad range of experience including start-up and corporate fundraising, expertise across healthcare,digital, and bio-pharma M&A, licensing and deal experience spanning pre-revenue, growth stage andmature companies and opportunities. LinkedIn
Irit Yaniv
Chairperson, Nitinotes Ltd,
Dr. Yaniv is an experienced and accomplished and senior executive in the life sciences industry; e.g. medical devices and bio-pharma, with 15 years of progressively increasing responsibilities in this field including entrepreneurship, successes in managin LinkedIn
Isabella Schmitt
Regulatory Affairs Consultant, Proxima CRO
Isabella Schmitt is a Regulatory Affairs Consultant at Proxima Clinical Research, a contract research organization that serves the emerging drug and medical device industries. LinkedIn
Isabelle Billet
Principal, IBHC Advisors LLC
Over the course of my 30 years as a medical technology corporate executive (Johnson and Johnson, CR Bard, Cardinal health), I led the identification, assessment and strategy execution in many clinical specialties and product categories. LinkedIn
Israel Raz
Partner, Extera Partners
Israel Raz is an accomplished Senior Executive with over 20 years of global experience leading new market development, marketing strategy, product development, portfolio management, & business development. LinkedIn
Jack Moorman
Principal, LeVaunt, LLC
Jack Moorman is the Principal at LeVaunt, LLC, a consulting firm providing advisory services to companies and organizations, particularly early stage ventures in the fields of healthcare and consumer products. He is also Chairman of the non-profit US-Jap LinkedIn
Jacqueline Phillips
Medical Director - Pediatric Product Development, Johnson & Johnson
Jacqueline Wibowo is an Investment Analyst at Insight Venture Partners, where she is responsible for sourcing companies for Insight Ventures to invest in. LinkedIn
James Heslin
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Jim has 20+ years experience helping medical device companies protect and enforce their domestic and international property rights, as well as advising venture capitalists invest in medical technology companies. LinkedIn
James Kaiser
, HOYA Corporation
Director of Venture Capital at HOYA with a pharmaceutical research background. Has worked in fortune 500 pharmaceutical corporations, academic institutions, & small startup companies. LinkedIn
Jamie Stanistreet
Senior Advisor, BioConnexUS
Experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry. Skilled in Medical Devices , Marketing, Cross-functionalTeams and leadership ,graduated from Shore school 1971 . LinkedIn
Jan B. Pietzsch
President, CEO, Wing Tech, Inc.
Jan’s work at Wing Tech focuses on early-stage opportunity assessment and strategic decision support for investors and manufacturers in a range of high technology markets, specifically within healthcare. LinkedIn
Jangela Shumskas
, BARDA DRIVe
Jangela creates programs that move revolutionary technologies to market. She currently serves as a Senior Consultant to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Division of Research Innovation and Ventures (DRIVe) LinkedIn
Jaye Thompson
COO, Proxima CRO
Jaye Thompson, Ph.D. is a Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer at Proxima. She has 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. LinkedIn
JC Simbana
Senior Vice President, Venture Capital Relationships & Healthcare Banking, Square 1 Bank
For over 15 years JC has been helping entrepreneurs succeed through mentoring, VC introductions and debt financing. Direct VC introductions he made have led to M&A exits for over $775 million. LinkedIn
Jeanne Bolger
Vice President Venture Investing, Johnson & Johnson
Jeanne has 25+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience in management roles across R&D, Commercial and Business Development. She spent 11 years in Licensing and Acquisition, most recently as Global Head of Scientific Licensing for J&J. LinkedIn
Jeff Sheldon
General Partner & Managing Director, CitareTx Investment Partners
With over 28 years of management experience, Jeff is an executive with expertise in launching and investing in start-ups. After founding IDev Technologies, in 1999, he has since started six companies, including CitareTx, where he is a General Partner LinkedIn
Jeff Stinson
, Health InnovatAR
Jeff serves as the director of HealthTech Arkansas, an accelerator and early stage investment fund. The program works with early stage HealthTech companies to conduct pilot projects with Arkansas hospital systems. LinkedIn
Jeffrey Blank
Managing Director, Treehouse Health
J.D. is Managing Director at TreeHouse Health where he leads business development and is responsible for executing investments in portfolio companies. LinkedIn
Jemima Escamilla
Consultant, RCT
Jemima identifies and analyzes various project opportunities through research and clinical relationships and is instrumental in moving the process of product selection & development forward. LinkedIn
Jenell Paul-Robinson
, Value Professional
Jenell holds expertise in value analysis and assessment for hospital purchasing decisions, clinical workflow, patient outcome effectiveness, clinical evidence, and reimbursement considerations. LinkedIn
Jennifer Gutbezahl
Human Capital Consultant, TriNet
Jennifer is an experienced Human Capital Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the Human Resources industry. She is skilled in employee relations, corrective action, and performance management. LinkedIn
Jennifer Kozak
Vice President Business Development, Johnson & Johnson
As VP of Business Development in J&J’s Medical Device group, Jennifer is responsible for New Business Development (NBD) activities for New Growth Platforms. LinkedIn
Jennifer McMahon
Principal, Seroba Life Sciences
Jennifer McMahon is a Principal at Seroba Life Sciences. She graduated from University College, Dublin with an honours degree in Pharmacology and has a Master’s degree in Biotechnology and Business. LinkedIn
Jeremy is an experienced leader with over 20+ years of medical and software experience. Prior to becoming CEO at Biocanic, he was the Vice President of M&A Strategy in ResMed’s Software as a Service Division. LinkedIn
Jessica Kenyon
Senior Vice President, Conafay Group
Jessica Kenyon has 18 years of experience with the development of advanced medical technology, with special expertise in the federal research and acquisition. LinkedIn
Jessica Richter
COO, Experien Group
Jessica joined Experien Group in 2017 to expand the firm’s business development activities and to direct strategic growth initiatives. LinkedIn
Jill Sorensen
, South Carolina Research Authority
Director, Entrepreneurial Programs and SC Launch, Inc. Executive Director LinkedIn
Jim Martucci
Sr. Director, Tech Assessment & Scouting, Baxter International
Responsible for leading Baxter's Global Science & Technology Assessment team and technology landscape process. Inventor on 23 patents; co-authored a publication in Circulation. LinkedIn
Jim McGough
Co-Founder, Edge One Medical
Jim McGough is a Co-Founder and has 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and as an intrapreneur including executive roles at Citibank, Audi of America, and Motorola. Most recently Jim has served as President/CEO, Board Member, or Advisor for several LinkedIn
Joanna Nathan
Business Development, Johnson & Johnson
Joanna is currently a Business Development Intern at Johnson & Johnson's Center for Device Innovation, where she sources and supports early-stage medical device startups. LinkedIn
Jodi Hubler
Managing Director, Lemhi Ventures
Jodi Hubler is widely recognized for her keen insight, direct communication, and skillful stewardship of organizations from incubated start-ups to multi-billion-dollar corporations. Jodi currently serves on the boards of Lemhi Ventures portfolio companies LinkedIn
Medical device industry executive who has successfully developed and executed clinical / regulatory strategy for mission critical business development objectives for 20+ years. LinkedIn
John Kim
Principal, Aphelion Capital
John Kim is the Principal at Aphelion Capital and has a history of working as a medical consultant in biogenetics. He graduated from Harvard with a Bachelors in Biochemistry, and has since earned an M.D. and an MBA from Duke University. LinkedIn
John Neilan
Director of New Ventures, Cook Medical
John is currently the Director of New Ventures, Cook Medical, a position he has held since early 2017. Prior to taking on this leadership role John served as Director for Research and Development at Cook Medicals facility in Limerick Ireland. LinkedIn
John Parker
Founder and Managing Director, Springhood Ventures
John founded Springhood Ventures to address the funding gap in child health innovation. Springhood provides critical early investment and support to companies developing important healthcare solutions for children. LinkedIn
John Shimmick
Associate, WSGR
John Shimmick is a registered patent attorney in the Palo Alto office of WSGR, where his practice focuses on patent prosecution and counseling designed to help his clients protect their intellectual property rights both domestically and internationally. LinkedIn
John Weiser
President, Sony Pictures Television
John Weiser serves as president, U.S. distribution for Sony Pictures Television (SPT). He oversees all domestic sales operations for SPT. He also manages the personnel and operations of four regional offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Atlanta. LinkedIn
John Zimmerman
, Nanowear Inc
Dr. John Zimmerman, MD is a cardiologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. LinkedIn
Senior Business Development Manager - Diabetes Care, Becton Dickinson
Jonathan joined BD in 2012 and is currently a Senior Business Development Manager in the Diabetes Care business. Jonathan holds a BS in chemical engineering with a double major in economics from Northwestern University. He also holds an MBA from Northwest LinkedIn
Jordan Fineberg
, RTI Surgical
Growth oriented healthcare business leader with a strong track record of delivering results in P&L management, customer engagement, business development and strategic planning. LinkedIn
Jordan Milford
Director, Business Development and Strategy, Olympus
Jordan is a Director of Business Development and Strategy at Olympus. LinkedIn
Jordan Tuttle
VP of Strategic Investments, BTG
In his role as VP of Strategic Investments, he is responsible for evaluating early stage investment and partnership opportunities to build a portfolio of innovative therapies that can support BTG’s long term growth ambitions. LinkedIn
Joseph Graham
Director, Business Development and Strategy, Olympus
BD professional with Medical Device and Diagnostic experience LinkedIn
Joseph Hale
Bakken Medical Devices Center, University of Minnesota
Joseph Hale is a medical device innovator | educator | leader with more than 25 years' experience in academia and industry. His industry experience includes various roles with several start-up and early stage medical device companies. LinkedIn
Joseph Hargan Calvopina
Senior Program Manager, BIO Ventures for Global Health
Joseph obtained his B.S in Microbiology, and Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from UCLA. While completing his Ph.D. he was actively involved with UCLA’s Business of Science Center, where he led projects that evaluated early-stage technology commercialization. LinkedIn
I'm currently a Technical Innovator at W.L. Gore & Associates. Prior to joining W.L. Gore & Associates, I was a Director at First Data Corporation. LinkedIn
Joshua Magnuson
Marketing Manager, Fujikura
Responsible for leveraging the technical expertise and market leadership of Fujikura in semiconductor manufacturing, miniaturization, fiber optics and CMOS for a diverse number of applications within the medical device and medical diagnostic fields LinkedIn
JR Garcia
Principal, Green Park & Golf Ventures
JR sources new opportunities, monitors the current portfolio, and works on successful exits for both the entrepreneur and investors for Green Park & Golf Ventures. LinkedIn
Juan Roman
VP Business Development, Ximedica LLC
Juan F Roman PhD, MBA - Medical technology business developer with an international world-class technical and commercial background. 20+years career in MedTech always working in forefront technologies. Started in technology development with the last LinkedIn
Juan-Pablo Mas
Partner, Action Potential Venture Capital (APVC)
Juan-Pablo is a Partner at Action Potential Venture Capital with a passion in the future of mobile health technology and a background in healthcare investment. He holds a MS in electrical engineering and an MBA from Stanford University. LinkedIn
Judi O'Malley
Sales Manager, Johnson & Johnson
Judi O’ Malley M.Sc. started her career as a Clinical Vascular Physiologist and has worked across leading Dublin public and private hospitals where she was involved and published in extensive clinical research. LinkedIn
Julia Finkel
, Children's National
Julia is a pediatric anesthesiologist and vice chief for Pain Medicine and Research in the Division of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine. Dr. Finkel has extensive experience designing and conducting clinical trials relating to analgesics in children. LinkedIn
Kadir Kadhiresan
Vice President, Venture Investments, Johnson & Johnson
Kadir, PhD, has 10+ years of experience in research, product development, and business development. Prior to J&J, he led transactions to access novel medical device technologies. LinkedIn
Kara Bortone
Head of Company Sourcing, Johnson & Johnson
As Head of JLABS in San Diego, Kara is responsible for external engagement, innovation sourcing, company onboarding, portfolio management, operational excellence, educational programming and P&L. LinkedIn
Karen Olson-Lemer
PresidentG, Kopian Management Consulting
With over two decades of healthcare experience, Karen founded KopianManagement over ten years ago and focuses on Care Coordination and Transitions of Care, Revenue Cycle improvement, Performance Measurement/Management and overall process improvement. LinkedIn
Karl Cazzini
Director R&D, Baxter International
Karl Cazzini is a Director of R&D with responsibility for disposable medical device systems within Baxter’s Renal business areas covering Peritoneal dialysis disposables, Chronic Bloodlines, Dialyzers, catheters and accessories. LinkedIn
Kathy is responsible for developing and implementing mid to long term critical strategic initiatives to support sustainable growth of Baxter Asia Pacific. LinkedIn
Katie Schaaf
General Manager, IVD, NAMSA
In Katie's 20+ years in the medical device and IVD industry, she has built global teams, and partnered with hundreds of companies to help move valuable products to market via hands on and strategic clinical and regulatory support. LinkedIn
Kazuhiro Gono
Vice President, Olympus
Manage R&D strategy building and management, innovation management in gastrointestinal endoscopy, general surgery, urology, gynecology, respiratory and ENT as well as open innovation management and technology hunting. LinkedIn
Kehinde Majolagbe
Project Manager, W. L. Gore
Kehinde is the project manager for a leading cardiovascular product concept, at W.L. Gore and Associates. He joined Gore after obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. LinkedIn
Kelly Ashfield
, Ximedica
In her role as Director of Program Management and Site Operations, Kelly maintains responsibility for Ximedica’s San Francisco office and ensures program success by providing strategic guidance to clients, program managers and teams. LinkedIn
Senior Scientist Advisor at Tunnell Govt Services in support of MTEC. LinkedIn
Kerry Pope
Director, Band of CEOs
At Fogarty Institute Kerry has worked primarily in team building, product development, distribution strategy, platform creation and market positioning. He also has many years of senior executive experience in medical devices and in mentoring CIR teams. LinkedIn
Kevin Cheng
Partner, MVM Partners
Kevin joined MVM in 2016. Prior to MVM, he worked across the life science and healthcare sector as a consultant at Bain & Company. Kevin completed his PhD in Oncology at the University of Cambridge. LinkedIn
Kevin Coker
CEO, Proxima Clinical Research, Inc.
Kevin Coker is a Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer at Proxima. He has 20+ years of experience in the healthcare industry. LinkedIn
Kevin Schimelfenig
VC/PE Investor and Commercialization Partner, McGeever
Kevin is the Founder and Managing Partner of the McGeever family office, which focuses on achieving the financial and philanthropic goals of the family. McGeever’s investment portfolio places an emphasis on healthcare, technology, energy, and real estate. LinkedIn
Kevin Zhang
Partner, Upfront Ventures
Kevin Zhang is a Partner at Upfront Ventures, the largest and longest-serving venture capital firm in Los Angeles investing out of $400 million Fund VI, where he focuses on healthcare, robotics and interactive media. LinkedIn
Kiyoshi Miyake
Senior Expert, Technology Scouting and Collaboration, Olympus
Executive Director, Children's National Health System - Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
Kolaleh Eskandanian is the executive director of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Health System. The Institute is an R&D incubator and accelerator, focused on developing pediatric surgical and medical pro LinkedIn
Krysta is responsible for overseeing client communications programs and mentoring and training the company’s employees. She has 18 years of healthcare communications experience for medical device, biotech and pharmaceutical companies. LinkedIn
Kwame Ulmer
Principal, Ulmer Ventures
Kwame Ulmer is a MedTech executive with nearly twenty years of experience in government and the private sector. He is currently an Angel Investor and regulatory strategy consultant with a focus on MedTech and Venture Capital firms. LinkedIn
Angel investor focused on healthcare technology. LinkedIn
Lance Black
Medical Device Innovation Lead, TMC Innovation Institute
As Medical Device Innovation Lead, Lance focuses on the resident companies of TMCx by supporting their efforts in developing innovative health care technologies. LinkedIn
Laura Polson
Clinical Quality Value Analysis Facilitator, Baptist Health Floyd
Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals Board of Directors- Northeast Region, Clinical Quality value Analysis Facilitator at Baptist Health Floyd for the past 6 years. LinkedIn
Lauren Palestrini
Director of Research, MTEC, USAMRMC
Lauren Palestrini, Ph.D., is the Director of Research at MTEC, where she serves as the lead technology officer within the medical product development activities and oversees the development of technology solutions LinkedIn
Laurie Burlingame
Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
Laurie Burlingame is a partner at Goodwin Procter LLP, in the firm's nationally recognized Life Sciences Practice Group. She represents private and public companies across the spectrum of the life sciences industry. LinkedIn
LeAnne Tourtellotte
Director, Vieo Strategies
Ms. Tourtellotte serves as the Executive Director for Vieo Strategies and is Director of the Midwest Co-Investment Network and is an active Angel Investor. LinkedIn
Lee Sanders
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital
In addition to his academic appointments and research background, Lee serves Co-Director at the Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, Co-Director at the Fellowship in Academic General Pediatrics and the Chief at the Division of General Pediatrics. LinkedIn
Managing Director, Healthcare, General Electric Ventures
Leslie, the Managing Director of Healthcare at GE Ventures, is a senior venture capital investment professional with 15 years of experience investing in early stage medical technology companies. LinkedIn
Leslie Wise
Principal, EvidenceMatters
Leslie Wise, JD, is Principal of EvidenceMatters, a Global Market Access consultancy. Leslie advises several of the largest medical device companies in the world and mentors start ups as a key advisor at the TMCx in Houston. Previously, Leslie was resp LinkedIn
Lester Martinez-Lopez
, MTEC (Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium)
Lester Martinez-Lopez, MD, MPH is a retired Army Major General and former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. LinkedIn
Levi Shapiro
, mHealth Israel
Levi is a digital health technology innovator with successful track-record of launching new product categories and companies. LinkedIn
Lilach Weisz
Head of Innovation and TTO, Tel- Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Lilli helps medical device and combination product companies with product development strategies and design verification testing. LinkedIn
Linda Elkins
Chief Technical Officer, Gore Innovation Center, W.L. Gore & Associates
Linda develops strategic partnerships with startups and corporations and academia. She is focused on jointly developing products, technologies and business models where Gore materials can uniquely add value. LinkedIn
Lisa Carmel
VP Business Development, Ximedica
As Vice President Business Development, Lisa leads client outreach in medtech and drug delivery on the west coast. LinkedIn
Lisa Pfefferle
Associate Vice President, Corporate Development and Licensing at LabCorp, LabCorp
After graduating from DUke University, Lisa began at LabCorp where she began as a Technical Scientific Liaison in Scientific Affairs at LabCorp Clinical Trials. Now she is th Associate Vice President of Corporate Development and Licensing at LabCorp. LinkedIn
Liviu Danaila
Principal Member of Technical Staff -Bunsiness development, Maxim Ventures
Hardware Design Engineer and Application Support for a wide variety of market segments and end products: consumer, medical wearable, IoT, clinical medical. LinkedIn
Liz Kelly
Healthcare Professional, Echo Health
At Echo Health Ventures and Mosaic Health Solutions, Liz worked on all aspects of the investment process, from identifying and evaluating investment opportunities to closing transactions and working with portfolio companies to accelerate growth strategies LinkedIn
Loretta Little
Managing Director, WRF Capital
Loretta focuses on Washington-based investment opportunities in the life sciences such as medical devices, health care IT, biotechnology tools and scientific instrumentation. LinkedIn
Lynn Carney
, Medmarc
Lynn is a Manager in the Marketing and Business Development Department at medmarc and also has experience at the Kerxton Insurance Agency. She received a BS in Animal Science at Virginia Tech. LinkedIn
Marc Chaput
Partner, Gravitas Healthcare, LLC
Mr. Chaput has over eighteen years of experience in investment banking and investment management, primarily in the emerging growth health care / medical device sector and is currently a Partner at Gravitas Healthcare. LinkedIn
Maren Nelson
Principal, M Nelson Consulting
Maren Nelson is the Principal of M Nelson Consulting, a small consulting firm focused on medical device product development strategy and Quality Management processes. As well, Ms. Nelson is a medical industry mentor in the Washington Innovation Network. LinkedIn
Margot Marsden
Development Advisor, Enterprise Ireland
Margot is a Senior Development Advisor in the High Potential Start Up Division of Enterprise Ireland and has been working with start-ups from the Irish Lifesciences sector since 2007. LinkedIn
marie pierre faure
deputy director, Institut TransMedTech
Dr. Marie Pierre Faure was a decisive team leader in medical clinics, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and acted as an angel investor. She brings a unique business acumen built on an extensive experience in management, clinical operations, strategic LinkedIn
Mark Jesser
VP Strategic Innovation, BD
Mark Jesser is responsible for innovation in BD's medication delivery solutions business unit. He is a creative, driven leader with a proven track record of developing breakthrough products, services and marketing programs that increase revenue and margin LinkedIn
Mark Lupa
, High Country Venture
Mark serves as a Managing Director and Partner at High Country Venture and conducted neuroscience research for 15 years at institutions worldwide, including the University of Colorado and the University of California at San Francisco. LinkedIn
Mark Secrest is a Managing Director within BTIG Healthcare Investment Banking, focused on medical devices, life sciences tools and diagnostics companies. LinkedIn
Mark Su
, Medtronic
I am a business leader with broad experience in research, product development, business development, and corporate strategy. Mark has expertise in sensing technology, algorithms, systems engineering, clinical science, and healthcare markets. LinkedIn
Mary Beth Kepler
Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Studies, Berlin Heart
Successful in global consultative influence leading companies to establish strategic clinical and regulatory initiatives, develop effective communication with regulatory agencies and key opinion leaders to expedite the product to market approval. LinkedIn
Mary McNamara-Cullinane
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Alira Health
Mary McNamara-Cullinane is a regulatory expert bringing over 25 years of regulatory experience to Alira Health. Prior to joining Alira Health, Mary has had her own consulting firm since 2011 (MMC Regulatory Consulting). LinkedIn
Mr. Toshiaki Masuda serves as Managing Director at Nipro Corporation. Mr. Masuda has been Chief of General Research Office and Manager of Planning Development Technology Business Dept at Nipro Corporation since June 2015. LinkedIn
Matthew Maltese
Executive Director, Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium
My research focuses on pediatric bioengineering, on such topics as translating traumatic brain injury mechanism paradigms from adults to children, development of medical devices to enhance pediatric care, and design of biofidelic (human-like) pediatric cr LinkedIn
Matthew Miessau
Analyst, Epidarex Capital
Matthew Miessau's focus is on conducting due diligence on prospective fund investments as well as sourcing and analyzing opportunities for Epidarex’s strategic investors. LinkedIn
Meg Steuer
Forge North Manager, Greater MSP
As Forge North Manager, Meg supports a coalition of entrepreneurs, investors, makers, collaborators, and allies from all industries working together to make Minnesota the best place in the world to start ventures, solve problems and scale impact. LinkedIn
Megan Breitenwischer
Assistant Director of Regional Operations, Texas Children's Hospital
Megan is a Senior Project Manager in the Strategy and Business Planning group at Texas Children’s Hospital. Her prior experience as a registered nurse in the ICU and surgery departments have given her invaluable first hand experience. LinkedIn
Megha Patel
Business Development Officer, UCLA Technology Development Group
Megha is currently a Business Development Officer at UCLA's TDG. She was previously a Senior Licensing Officer at UC Irvine after which she joined the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as an Attorney and Assistant General Counsel for Global Health. LinkedIn
Meghan Pennini
Senior Consultant, Aveshka, Inc
Meghan Pennini is currently working at Aveshka, Inc as a Senior Consultant to BARDA DRIVe and was previously a Scientist at MedImmune. LinkedIn
Melissa Diskin
Manager Strategic Innovation, BD
Melissa is a manger of strategic innovation at BD and has a history of research in the medtech and biotech industries. She holds a MS in Materials Engineering and in Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University. LinkedIn
Michael Needels
Chief Operating Officer, Fogarty Institute for Innovation
Michael is a seasoned science manager, entrepreneur, and business professional who specializes in start-up biotech operations management, technology development and grant writing. LinkedIn
Michael Neidert
VP of Strategic Development, Ximedica
Mike serves as the liaison between our client companies and Ximedica’s product development teams, in particular serving as a strategy consultant resource for our clients. LinkedIn
Michael Regner
Major General - U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), Marine Corps League
Major General Michael R. Regner retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2016. He was commissioned through The Citadel NROTC program in 1976. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Webster University. LinkedIn
Michael Shalhoub
Partner, Goldberg Segalla LLP
Michael Shalhoub is a proven trial lawyer who focuses his practice on product liability defense for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. LinkedIn
Michal Roll
Healthcare, Lifescience R&D and Technology Transfer Specialist, Tel- Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Dr. Michal (Micki) Roll is an experienced healthcare and business development professional, dedicated to advancing translational research. Micki has vast experience in clinical trial infrastructure development. LinkedIn
Michele Fowler
Director, New Business Development, Johnson & Johnson
Michele Fowler-Stewart is Director, New Business Development in Johnson & Johnson’s Medical Devices group. LinkedIn
Michelle McMurry-Heath
WW Vice President Regulatory and Clinical Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Companies
Michelle McMurry-Heath leads the clinical, preclinical, and regulatory teams for the medical device companies of Johnson & Johnson. She is also the Global lead for Evidence Generation. LinkedIn
Mike Bates
Angel Investor, Life Science Angels & Band of Angels
With 30+ angel investments in the past few years, Mike is a financial executive, investor, and company advisor. He is the Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Dextera Surgical, Inc. and sits on the Board of Directors for Band of Angels. LinkedIn
Mike Billig
, Experien Group
Mike co-founded Experien Group in 2003 with Darlene Crockett-Billig. His entire 40+ year professional career has been involved with regulatory affairs, quality systems, clinical research, and general management for medical device companies. LinkedIn
Mike Manteiga
VP Business Development, Ximedica
Michael Manteiga joined ximedica in July of 2108 as Vice President of Business Development and has 24 years of sales leadership experience in the medical device and diagnostics space. LinkedIn
Mike Mokelke
CEO, Enlumen
Mike invests in early-stage life science startups, with a special focus on life science tools and oncology, and helps those companies obtain seed and Series A financing. LinkedIn
Mike Nelson
VP of IoT Security, DigiCert
Mike Nelson is the VP of Healthcare and Transportation. With a deep understanding of the healthcare industry and information technology, Mike oversees strategy for the growing healthcare and automotive business at DigiCert. LinkedIn
Mirren Mandalia
Senior Director, New Ventures & Transactions, Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Johnson & Johnson
Mirren is a Senior Director, New Ventures and Transactions, for Medical Devices based in the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Centre in London. LinkedIn
Morgan McKeown
Director of Discovery Marketing, Edwards Lifesciences
Morgan McKeown is an experienced medical device professional with expertise in marketing, strategy, product development, and innovation. LinkedIn
Nate Vandesteeg
Program Lead - Technology Scouting, Baxter
12 years of experience in Medical Device/Pharma R&D. Background in Materials Science (Ph.D. MIT) and Chemical Engineering (BS Rice University). Expertise in polymers, coatings, and materials science, advanced microscopy/imaging, particulate matter. LinkedIn
Nathan Brown
Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Nathan has a background working in the FDA and currently advises health industry participants and providers on a range of topics within the fields of regulation, compliance and policy. LinkedIn
Neda Amidi
, Plug and Play
Neda Amidi serves as a Partner and Global Head of Health at Plug & Play. She leads investments in digital health and biotech startup companies. She is responsible for global partnerships with corporations including Johnson & Johnson and Cleveland Clinic. LinkedIn
Nicholas Mourlas
Senior Director New Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
At J&J Innovation, California, Nick focuses on medical device innovation in support of the general surgery, orthopedics, and cardiology businesses by identifying licensing, collaboration and investment opportunities. LinkedIn
Nick Tippmann
VP of Marketing, Greenlight Guru
Nick Tippmann is the VP of Marketing at Greenlight Guru, the only quality management software platform designed specifically for medical device companies. LinkedIn
Nicole Osmer
Founder, Health+Commerce
In 2007, Nicole started a medtech public relations consultancy, which became Health+Commerce. Health+Commerce provides public relations, branding and digital marketing/social media support to clients ranging from startups to established industry leaders. LinkedIn
Nilay Thakar
Associate, ARCH Venture Partners
Nilay Thakar focuses on identifying and evaluating new life sciences technologies and provides operating assistance to early-stage portfolio companies. LinkedIn
Ning Zhang
, Baxter
Ning is the Business Development Director of Asia Pacific at Baxter LinkedIn
Noam Krantz
Vice President, Johnson & Johnson
Noam Krantz leads Business Development at Ethicon Inc, Johnson & Johnson’s surgical division. LinkedIn
Noel is the first associate at Illumina Ventures and brings experience in market research, due diligence, and strategy development for companies in the life science industry. LinkedIn
Experienced in starting, funding, growing and high-ROI exiting high-tech and medtech companies with worldwide sales. LinkedIn
Pascal Krotee
Investment Associate, Kairos Ventures
Pascal has been an Investment Associate at Kairos Ventures since 2017. Kairos Ventures invests in groundbreaking research originating from the top minds of academia and industry with the potential of creating world-changing companies. LinkedIn
Pat McGinnis
Medical Director, Humana
Accomplished physician, hospital and business executive, USAF flight surgeon and former NASA flight surgeon, who applies broad clinical knowledge and healthcare information technology experience to leadership, consulting, and innovation. LinkedIn
Patrick Brennan
Associate Vice President, AdvaMed Accel, AdvaMed
Patrick is Associate Vice President for AdvaMed Accel, where he is responsible for representing the interests of small medical technology companies through policy development, advocacy initiatives, networking opportunities and educational offerings. LinkedIn
Patterson Shafer
Managing Director, Grant Thornton
Patterson has supported R&D and supply chain clients in pharma, med device and biologics companies for many years. His expertise includes performance/product lifecycle measurement; quality, knowledge, and contract management; and biological reengineering. LinkedIn
Paul Grand
CEO, MedTech Innovator
Paul Grand founded and has managed MedTech Innovator since 2013. He spent eleven years as Managing Director for RCT Ventures, and he co-founded several life science and tech startups. LinkedIn