Jim Kasic, CEO

Kasic is a serial entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in the Class I, II, and III medical device industry. His career includes experience with companies ranging from large multi-national corporations to start-ups with a national and international scope. He holds more than 40 U.S. and international patents.

He has served as the president and CEO of Sophono, Inc. a multinational manufacturer and distributor of implantable hearing devices, which was acquired by Medtronic. He also was the president of OrthoWin, acquired by Zimmer-BioMed, and is the founder and chairman of Boulder IQ. 

Kasic received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and a Master of Science degree in chemical/biological engineering from the University of Colorado, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix.

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Bryan Grulke, Board Member

Grulke is a partner at Volcano Capital, Gulke previously, worked as a senior manager in the corporate strategy group at Philips International, where he focused on medical imaging and life sciences.  He also has served as an associate Consultant at Bain & Company. Grulke holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Duke University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.

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Richard M. Ferrari, Board Member

Ferrari is a co-founder of De Novo Ventures, a premier venture firm dedicated to medical devices and biotechnology. He has served as CEO of Cardiovascular Imaging Systems and CardioThoracic Systems, both publicly traded medical technology companies. He also was a founder of Saratoga Ventures, a venture capital partnership that has provided seed financing to start-up medical technology companies. He serves as a faculty member of the Stanford Biodesign Emerging Entrepreneurs Forum, as well as a board member for the Stanford | Coulter Foundation for Translational Medicine.

Ferrari holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio) and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Florida.

Jeff Bershad, Board Member

Bershad’s bio and image coming soon.