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Team
President & CEO
Lorenzo Soletti, PhD, MBA
20+ years of MedTech Experience
MedTech Entrepreneur
Chief Technology Officer
Bryan Brown, PhD
15 years in Tissue-Based Technologies
100+ Publications and Patents
William Kepler Whiteford Professor in Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh
Board Member
Pete DeComo
Former Chairman and CEO of ALung Technologies and Renal Solutions. Multiple successful exits in MedTech
Board Member
William Sekkel
Former senior executive in private and publicly traded multinational companies (e.g., Trane, ThermoKing, Hussmann, Coldex Frigor)
General Counsel
Sharon Umhoefer
35+ years of corporate, international, and transactional legal experience. Former VP and General Counsel in multinational enterprises. Expert in global M&A, joint ventures, and corporate compliance.
Intellectual Property
Kathleen Kuznicki, Esq.
Patent Attorney at The Lynch Law Group, LLC
Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
Howard Schrayer
35+ years of MedTech C-level executive and regulatory experience. Former CEO of VasoMedx, Inc. and Advanced Surgical, Inc. Former VP at J&J
Quality Management
William Gorman
30+ years in quality management in MedTech. Deep knowledge of ISO 13485, CE marking, and FDA regulations
Operations Manager
Anne Faust
BS in Neuroscience from University of Pittsburgh
R&D Scientist and Marketing Coordinator
Pooja Chawla, MS
BS in Bioengineering
MS in Bioengineering Research from University of Pittsburgh
R&D Associate
Sofia Bear
BS in Bioengineering from University of Pittsburgh
R&D Engineer
Sydney Borcherding
BS in Bioengineering from University of Pittsburgh
Product Development Engineer
Kyla Frenia, MS
BS in Bioengineering from Northeastern University
MS in Medical Product Engineering from University of Pittsburgh
Medical and Scientific Advisory
Amy M. Moore, MD, FACS
Interim Dean, College of Medicine
Interim Vice President, Health Sciences
Robert L. Ruberg, MD Alumni Endowed Chair
Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The Ohio State University
Mark A. Mahan, MD, FAANS
Professor of Neurosurgery
Spine and Chief, Division of Peripheral Nerve And Pain Surgery
University of Utah
Paul Gardner, MD
Vice Chair, Clinical Innovations, Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Pituitary Center of Excellence
Director, Cranial Base Center
Director, Skull Base Laboratory
Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Matthew Wood, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Peripheral Nerve Research Laboratory
Washington University in St. Louis