Southern California is still THE hotbed of the medical technology industry. Startups in this sector are leveraging microfluidics, robotics, sensors, software, smart phones and much more to improve the health and extend the lives of rich and poor worldwide. TiE Socal partners with local alumni of the IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) to bring you an interactive panel discussion for health care industry veterans, entrepreneurs, and aspiring newcomers.
Learn from their decades of startup experience about how to start, build, fund, grow and sell medical device startups. Our panel of speakers (see below) will be moderated by Gunjan Bagla (IIT Kanpur 1978) of Amritt, Inc whose medical device clients include Roche Diagnostics, Johnson & Johnson, Becton Dickinson, Hollister, and a number of startups.
Sanjay Shrivastava, Ph.D. | Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, US Vascular
A presidents-club award winner medical device executive with 18 years of experience in marketing, product development, and business development of medical devices with a proven track record of creating products and businesses at leading medical device companies including Abbott Vascular (stents), Edwards Lifesciences (heart valves) and Medtronic/ev3 (stroke treatment devices).
Pankaj Singhal | Vice President and GM, Biomatrica
Dr. Pankaj Singhal, Ph.D. currently serves as the General Manager of Biomatrica, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Exact Sciences Corporation. Dr. Singhal led the development and launch of Biomatrica’s bio-preservation technology in the genomics and molecular diagnostics space globally, leading to its recent acquisition by Exact Sciences in 2018. Dr. Singhal has over 20 years of experience in the diagnostics industry commercializing technologies, launching FDA cleared products, strategic acquisitions and public offerings. Prior to joining Biomatrica, he was SVP, Product Development and Executive Officer for GenMark Diagnostics through its IPO on NASDAQ. He has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of California Riverside, and conducted postdoctoral research at University of California, Berkeley.
Gunjan Bagla |India Business Consultant, India Market Research, Global R&D Advisor
Gunjan Bagla has 25 years of global sourcing, engineering, and marketing experience. He has held senior positions in technology sales and marketing. Bagla has managed teams sourcing products and services from China, India, Japan, and the rest of Asia. He began his career as an engineer for Larsen & Toubro, Bangalore, a prominent Indian industrial firm. Mr. Bagla came to the U.S. and later worked as Director of Program Management for Tandon Computer.He is the founder and Managing Director of Amritt, Inc.
Prabodh Mathur | Chief Product Development Officer at Axonics Modulation Inc.
Prabodh Mathur is currently the Chief Product Development Officer at Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc. He has more than 25 years of experience developing complex, innovative, Class III therapeutic medical devices from concept, through design exploration, IP review, engineering, manufacturing transfer, regulatory clearance, and market launch. He has previously led product development efforts for Boston Scientific, Vessix Vascular, Cardiac Science, Medstone International and other companies. Over his career, Mathur has developed products that include an implantable neurostimulator, renal denervation system, catheter-based biopolymer delivery system, fully automatic public-access defibrillator, multi-parameter patient monitor, lithotripter, cryoablation delivery system, industrial high-power carbon dioxide laser and industrial robotic system. Mathur holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India.
Shabbir Bambot | Co-founder and CEO, Fischer Imaging
Entrepreneur focused on bringing innovations in health care to market that enable practitioners deliver better patient care, lower cost and improve outcomes. Medical device leader with proven record of leading development and commercialization for wide range of medical devices, identifying and meeting market needs, growing revenue and profitability, while minimizing risks. Effective leader, who inspires a shared vision, communicates and collaborates with a multi-disciplinary and distributed team to manage the quality, cost and timeliness of deliverables.
Tickets Pricing for Members:
Free for Early Bird registration before June 12th (Limited to first 30 registrants)
$15 for General Admission
Tickets Pricing for Non-Members:
$20 for Early Bird registration before June 12th (Limited to first 30 registrants)
$35 for General Admission
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