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Roni Amiel Joins Notal Vision as Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Former Chief Information Officer, Pinscriptive

Life Science Partner has recruited Roni Amiel to serve as Notal Vision’s Chief Information Officer. Notal Vision is a health technology company offering the first patient-activated, home-based monitoring system to prevent the progression of macular degeneration through early detection and intervention.  In this new role, Amiel will lead the company’s health innovation technologies strategy, development, and implementation.

Amiel is well qualified for this innovative company’s leadership. As Co-Founder and CIO of Pinscriptive, Amiel built the company’s technology platform from the ground up integrating with payers, providers, and pharmaceutical companies.

Previously, Amiel served as the CIO for Blythedale Children’s Hospital where he led the implementation of enterprise information systems and technical services. Earlier in his career Amiel served in IT leadership roles for the City of New York’s Department of Health, Columbia University Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Research Foundation, and PTC Therapeutics. Amiel’s service in the Israeli Navy is an additional asset given Notal Vision’s R&D and production operations in Tel Aviv, as well as its Israeli investor base.

“Amiel is an entrepreneur at heart, with the information technology track record of building tools that improve patients’ lives,” states Tom Callaway, MD, President and Founding Partner at Life Science Partner. “He’ll thrive working with our client Quinton Oswald to build a first-to-market innovative solution to preserve the eyesight of patients with macular degeneration.”

Amiel earned his BS in Information Technology from Colorado Technical University and completed his MBA from Rutgers University.

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Brigham Briggs Joins Smiths Medical as Vice President, Global Sales Operations

Former Director, Global Sales Operations at Terumo BCT

Brigham Briggs has joined Smiths Medical as Vice President, Global Sales Operations – a newly created role for the company where Briggs will have responsibility over the sales organization worldwide. He will oversee the standardization of the sales pipeline, funnel management and incentive compensation across Smiths Medical’s sites around the globe.

Smiths Medical is a global manufacturer of specialty medical devices that provides innovative and lifesaving solutions for the hospital, emergency, home and specialist environments.

Briggs is well-equipped to lead Smiths’ sales operations after directing the worldwide sales operations, sales excellence, and Customer Centric Initiative for Terumo BCT, a medical device equipment manufacturer focused on blood processing technologies. Earlier, Briggs served as Executive Director, Commercial Operations for GreatBatch Medical where he led a global sales team driving business development, customer support, and revenue growth.

Earlier in his sales career Briggs served in sales leadership roles at American Medical System and Boston Scientific. Before joining the medical device industry, Briggs was a Captain for the US Air Force for Aircraft Maintenance and Logistics.

Briggs earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy. He completed his Master of Science Degree in Logistics Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology and is Six Sigma Black Belt Certified.

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Dave Driscoll Joins Avizia as Senior Vice President, Sales

Sales Leader at Visicue, Medsphere, Conifer Health, GE Centrocity, and Connecture

Life Science Partner has recruited Dave Driscoll to serve as Senior Vice President, Sales for Avizia. Avizia is an innovative telemedicine company providing an end-to-end telehealth platform that integrates care coordination software with industry-leading video devices and mobile apps, enabling clinics and hospitals to deliver quality patient care anywhere. In this new role, Driscoll will lead the expansion of Avizia’s sales program and executing strategies for the company’s continued growth.

As a seasoned sales leader with more than 25 years of experience driving significant top-line growth for multiple companies across the digital healthcare ecosystem, Driscoll is well-equipped to lead Avizia’s sales organization. Driscoll has a solid track record of leading solution-focused sales teams at enterprise software companies such as Visicu, Medsphere Systems, Conifer Health and GE Centricity.

“With and a wide network of strong relationships with integrated delivery networks, Driscoll will play an instrumental role in accelerating Avizia’s growth,” states Tom Callaway, MD, President and Founding Partner of Life Science Partner. “Avizia is the leader in the transformation of telemedicine, particularly in the new world of Accountable Care Organizations that need to link their primary care physicians and specialists.”

Driscoll earned his Bachelor of Business administration from Pennsylvania State University.

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Rachael Fleurence, PhD, Joins MDIC as Executive Director, Coordinating Center

Life Science Partner recruited Rachael Fleurence, PhD, to serve as the MDIC’s Executive Director, Coordinating Center in partnership with the National Evaluation System for Health Technology (NEST).

MDIC is the first-ever public-private partnership (PPP) created with the sole objective of advancing medical device regulatory science. MDIC is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that operates in partnership with the FDA to improve the medical technology environment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded the MDIC $3 million in seed funding to establish the Coordinating Center for the Medical Device National Evaluation System for health Technology (NEST).

While at PCORI, Fleurence lead the launch of PCORnet, a national patient centered research network consisting of 130 institutions and patient groups nationwide. She also directed the Clinical Research Methods program in areas including comparative effectiveness research, methods for patient engagement and research prioritization and analytical methodologies.

“The initial phase of the NEST project will include demonstration projects piloting methods for tracking medical device data and patient-reported outcomes through the use of real-world evidence., Fleurence has the unique capability to lead the vision and execution of the MDIC’s Coordinating Center in partnership with NEST,” states Tom Callaway, MD, Founder of Life Science Partner.

Rachael Fleurence earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social and Political Science from University of Cambridge, UK, and her MA in business management from ESSEC- Paris. She completed her Master of Science and PhD in health economics from the University of York. She also completed her AMIA 10X10 Bioinformatics Certificate from the Oregon Health and Sciences University.

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Tony Brennan Joins UL as Director, North American Sales

Former Director, Business Development at Erdman

Tony Brennan has joined Underwriters Laboratories as Director, North American Sales for the company’s Health Sciences business unit reporting to Upayan SenGupta, Vice President, General Manager, Health Sciences—SenGupta was recruited to UL by Life Science Partner in 2015. Brennan previously served as Director, Business Development for Erdman, a consulting firm dedicated to providing integrated solutions for healthcare clients.

Brennan’s career has been focused on building and leading strategic healthcare sales teams and cultivating key relationships with Group Purchasing Organizations and Integrated Delivery Networks. He has previously held sales leadership roles at HeartSine Technologies, Angelica, Cardionow, Cordis and GE Healthcare.

In his role at UL, Brennan will oversee the sales and new business development for the company’s rapidly growing Health Sciences Division. Brennan will be lead the transformation of the business from selling traditional compliance and audit services to becoming a proactive partner in the registration and product development teams for UL’s clients.

Brennan earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Bowling Green State University.

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Deva Puranam, MSc, MBA, Joins Baxter International as Vice President, Global Laboratory Operations

Former Senior Director, Global Quality Operations Mylan Pharmaceuticals

Life Science Partner recruited Deva Puranam, MSc, MBA, to serve as Vice President, Global Laboratory Operations at Baxter International to lead the company’s laboratory standardization practices and build out quality systems infrastructure across Baxter’s lab facilities worldwide.

Puranam joins Baxter after serving as Senior Director, Global Quality Operations for Mylan where he was responsible for implementing seamless harmonization for laboratory operational processes overseeing a team of 109 employees spanning across 33 manufacturing sites globally.

“With an enthusiastic communication style that underlies a highly competent individual who can win the respect of others, Puranam will be successful at building the next generation of quality managers at Baxter while improving quality assurance initiatives to exceed regulatory agency inspections worldwide,” states Tom Callaway, MD, Founder and President of Life Science Partner.

Puranam earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and his Master of Science Degree in Organic Chemistry from Andhra University in India in 1991 and 1995. He completed his MBA in Marketing and Management Information Systems (Operations Research Ancillary) from the University of Madras.

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Bill Bold Joins Vestagen Technical Textiles as Chief Executive Officer

Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Vascular Pathways

Life Science Partner has recruited Bill Bold, former CEO of Vascular Pathways and senior medical device leader, to become Chief Executive Officer for Vestagen, an innovator in the development of Active Barrier fabrics and protection technology to protect the healthcare worker.

Prior to joining Vestagen, Bold turned around Vascular Pathways with product innovation and commercialization and sold the company to CR Bard for its best-in-class portfolio of peripheral vascular access technologies. “Bold is an articulate, strategic and a strong leader who recruits world-class teams to early-stage companies,” stated Tom Callaway, MD, Founder and President of Life Science Partner and Venture Partner at HealthQuest Capital, an investor in the company.

“With a track record for delivering a strong return on investment in fundraising with venture capital and private equity, Bold has the experience to lead Vestagen’s growth and profitability within the healthcare industry,” noted Callaway.

Prior to joining Vascular Pathways, Bold held executive leadership roles for both early stage and corporate divisions of medical device companies such as Access Scientific, Venetec, Medibuy and CR Bard.

Bold earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from West Chester University.

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Upayan SenGupta, MBA, Recruited to Become Vice President, General Manager, Health Sciences for Underwriters Laboratories

Former Director, Global Segmentation Program, GE Healthcare

Life Science Partner recruited Upayan SenGupta, MBA, an innovative senior medical device executive, to become Vice President and General Manager, Health Sciences for Underwriters Laboratories where he will lead The Company’s continued transformation of the Health Sciences business unit from a compliance and audit organization to a proactive participant in the registration and product development teams.

With over 15 years at GE Healthcare, SenGupta was most recently appointed to create and lead the newly formed Segmentation program focused on cutting-edge big data analytics to drive deeper customer centric process and product design.

During his tenure at GE, SenGupta strategically led partnerships across the Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain teams to simplify product offerings and cut costs to improve targeted solutions for customers worldwide. Throughout his career at GE, SenGupta provided innovative cross-functional leadership to The Company’s operations strategy, product development, supply chain planning and commercial operations.

“With a background in “internal consulting” to develop global manufacturing efficiencies and building new quality systems in one of the world’s largest healthcare products companies, SenGupta will be a major asset in his new role at Underwriters Laboratories,” stated Tom Callaway, MD, President and Founder of Life Science Partner.

SenGupta earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minor in Economics from Purdue University and received his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

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Jon Hopper, MBChB Recruited to Osiris Therapeutics

Former Vice President, Global Medical Director, Stryker

Life Science Partner recruited Jon Hopper, MBChB, an accomplished physician executive to become Chief Medical Officer for Osiris Therapeutics. Osiris is the leading stem cell company focused on developing products to treat conditions in wound care, orthopedic and sports medicine markets.

Hopper joins Osiris after serving as the Vice President, Global Medical Director at Stryker. In his new role, Hopper will report directly to CEO Lode Debrabandere and oversee medical affairs, clinical development and regulatory affairs globally. He will be responsible for providing high-level market strategy for Osiris’ leadership within regenerative medicine.

“Hopper has a worldview of developing and marketing both orthopedic and wound healing products in the US, Asia and Europe,” notes Tom Callaway, MD, President of Life Science Partner. “He has helped developing clinical and post-marketing plans for complex biologic products including living cells.”

Hopper earned both his Bachelor of Science Degree in Anatomical Studies and his MB ChB from the University of Birmingham, UK.

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Andre Daniels, MBChB, Joins Allergan as Vice President, Head of Medical Safety Physicians

Former Global Head of Safety Surveillance for Amgen

Life Science Partner recruited Andre Daniels, MBChB, Executive Director, Pharmacovigilance at Amgen to become Vice President, Head of Medical Safety Physicians at Allergan.

In his new role, Daniels will lead a team of physician executives to support the four key commercial franchises and their pipeline of innovative products.

“Daniels has built safety organizations with global portfolios as diverse as oncology, metabolic diseases, and virology,” stated Tom Callaway, MD, MBA, President of Life Science Partner.

During his first eight years at Amgen, Daniels led the Global Head of Safety Surveillance team with accountability for monitoring clinical safety and all post-marketing safety for all Amgen products.

Prior to his roles at Amgen, Daniels was the Director of Medical Review, Global Drug Safety for Gilead Science.  He began his pharmaceutical career at Pfizer and he became the Global Therapeutic Safety Head, supervising a global team for endocrine, metabolic, and cardiovascular product development.

Originally from South Africa, Daniels earned his MBChB from the University of Cape Town. He earned his diploma in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics as well as his Master in Medical Science (Clinical Epidemiology) from the University of Newcastle, Australia.

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