We are a multidisciplinary team from diverse backgrounds.
Our expertise comes from decades of experience in scaling businesses, industrial design, operations and finances, commercialization, regulatory pathways and everything in between.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Aidan Petrie, MID
Founder + Board of Directors, NEMIC
Chief Innovation Officer Emeritus, Ximedica
Adjunct Professor, Rhode Island School of Design
Lydia Shin Schroter, CPA, MBA
Founder + Board of Directors, NEMIC
Serial Entrepreneur + Investor
OUR STAFF
Maey Petrie
Executive Director
Andrew Williamson
Business + Engagement Coordinator
Emily Curtis
Program Associate
Meet Our Advisors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Anne Schmults
Board Member
Cedric Priebe, MD
Board Member
NEMIC EXPERT NETWORK
Michelle Wu
Manufacturing + Quality
Wu Consulting
David Mok
Pricing Strategy
Former Senior Dir, Pricing Strategy
+ Analytics at J&J
Tom Hutchinson
Regulatory + Quality Assurance
Principle Consultant,
QRE MedTech
Anshul Parulkar, MD
Clinical Validation
Cardiologist at Mass General Hospital
Jeff Jefferson
Company Formation
Transactional Partner at
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Dom Messerli
Entrepreneur in Residence
President + CEO, Lenoss Medical
Karen Miller
Startup Operations
Founder + CEO,
Vivvidae Life Sciences
Michael Harman, PhD
Network Partner
Molecular + Cellular Biotech Dx
Townsend Goddard
Board Member
Jennet Toyjanova
Combination Products
Associate Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Elizabeth Roche
Human Factors
Sr. Director of Design Research + Human Factors, Evinova
Dave Durfee, PhD
Regulated Software
Founder + CTO, Bay Computer Associates
Glenn Robertelli
Strategic Operations
Executive Director, RI Bio
Kirsten Carlson
Market Access + Digital Health
Digital Health + Biopharm Executive
Sean Monaghan
Clinical Validation
Vice Chair of Research, Brown Surgical; Founder, Alcini
Lisa Marceau
Grants + SBIR
Founder + CEO, Alpha Millennial Health + Joyuus
Douglas Gray
Corporate Law
Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Jeanette Numbers
Product Design + Development
Founder + Partner, Nova
Justin Sirotin
Connected Systems
Founder, OCTO Product Development
Joe Gordon
Product Development
Vice President of Innovation, Veranex
Susan McDonald
Human Factors
Executive Director, Global Human Factors, Olympus
Eric Bannon
Regulatory
VP of Clinical + Regulatory Affairs, AlvaMed
Katie Gordon
BioPharma
Principal, Quatro Ventures
Zach Konsin
Product Engineer
Former Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Veranex
Thomas Moore
Product Development
General Manager, PTL Solutions
Bill Foulkes
Startup Leadership
Faculty Member, Rhode Island School of Design
Chris Ahern
Mergers & Acquisitions
Assoc. Director of Strategy Development + Innovation, BD
Bob Cooper
Entrepreneur in Residence
CEO, SMöLTAP
Eugenio Fernandez, PharmD
Community Health
Founder, Asthenis Pharmacy
Tom Lutzow
Product Design
VP of Research + Design, Veranex
Kim Norton
Reimbursement
CEO, JDL Access
Bharat Ramratnam, MD
Board Member
Michael Pereira
Board Member
Jenna Marchal
Strategy, Ops Planning, PM
Independent Management Consultant, Marchal Consulting
David Morrow
Exit, Mergers & Acquisitions
Former M&A Director, J&J
David Josephs
Intellectual Property
Partner Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP