Our Team
CEO
Michael Francis, PhD
Awarded $25M in DARPA, NIH, NSF grants and raised
$31M in investor funds as co-founder of Embody Inc. Serial entrepreneur and inventor with 80+ issued patents. Leader
in biopolymers and advanced device manufacturing.
Successfully led multiple products from concept through
FDA to commercialization.
CSO
Johnathan Dickens, MD
Former Director of Orthopedics at Walter Reed National Medical Center. Associate Professor of Orthopedics at Duke University. World-renowned sports medicine surgeon with deep sports medicine clinical trial study design and execution expertise.
Dir. of Product Development
Nathan Kemper, MS
Mechanical engineer with two decades of sucessful product launches in orthopedics (RTI, LifeNet Health, Embody), including some of the highest grosing and most innovative products on the market.
Dir. of Bioengereering
Austin Tapp. PhD
Dr. Tapp has worked across leading labs at the NIH and for NASA on advanced modeling, simulations, and bioengenrring of advanced devices.
R&D Engineer
Heather Amin
Working previously with ConMed in shoulder medical device development, Miss Amin is an alumni of USF Medical Engineering and leading research and product development engineering testing for Asante Bio.
Regulatory Lead
Dave McGurl
With 10+ years of experience in orthopedics, medical devices, and regulatory affairs, Dave McGurl is a Director of Regulatory Affairs at MCRA. Mr. McGurl is a seasoned regulatory expert with proficiency in U.S. and international medical device regulations.
Roy Sanders, MD
CMO
Chair of Orthopedics at USF Health Morsani. President of the Florida Orthopedic Institute (FOI). Past President of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. Chief of the Department of Orthopaedics at Tampa General Hospital. Multiple patents and licensed orthopedics inventions.
Marylin Thompson
Accounting
Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the medical technology industry. Skilled in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Management, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Accounting, and Strategic Planning.
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