Team
Our Team:
29+ years’ experience, co-founded multiple companies, has led or been a key part of fundraising totaling ~$125M, and is a seed stage investor. Multiple successful exits (both acquisitions and IPO), and led 19 new product introductions, 20+ BD deals, multiple regulatory approvals.
Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine. Nationally recognized expert in abdominal wall reconstruction and complex hernia repair. He is the Founder, Director and Principal Investigator of the Laboratory for Bioregenerative Medicine and Surgery (“LBMS”) at Weill Cornell Medicine. Founded multiple companies and start-up projects.
Professor, Associate Dean, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, College of Engineering, Cornell University. 20 years experience in biomaterials design and synthesis. Founder/Co-Founder of several biotech companies including TransForm Pharmaceuticals, Inc (sold to J&J for $230M). Entrepreneur-in- Residence at PureTech Ventures, Boston, MA. Fellow of AIMBE and the Coulter Foundation; Fellow, Nat’l Academy of Inventors.
25+ years in med device development and manufacturing with a track record of success in NPI project management, Quality Systems implementation, and US and EU regulatory compliance.