David S. Joseph
President & CEO
- 40+ yrs of experience commercializing medtech/pharma
- Co-founder of 4 companies with successful exits (IPO, M&A)
- Multiple past and present board positions
- Chairman and CEO of Othera Pharmaceuticals (2003‐2010), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on treatments for ophthalmic diseases
- Co‐founder, President, CEO and Chairman of Orthovita (1999‐2008), an orthobiologics company (IPO in 2006; acquired by Stryker (NYSE:SYK) in 2012 for US$350 million)
- Co‐founder, President, CEO and Chairman of Surgical Laser Technologies (IPO in 1989; acquired by Photo Medix in 1992)
- Co‐founder, President, CEO and Chairman of SITE Microsurgical Systems (acquired by Johnson & Johnson Corporation (NYSE:JNJ) in 1983)
- Prior to entrepreneurial career, over 15 years of executive healthcare management experience
- Past and present board appointments include two successful acquisitions: Animas Corporation, a diabetes insulin pump technology acquired by Johnson & Johnson for approximately US$515 million in 2006; Morphotek, a privately held biotechnology company acquired by Eisai Pharmaceuticals for approximately US$325 million in 2007; and Allevi, a 3D Bioprinting company
- MBA in Healthcare Administration degree from Xavier University
- BA in Business Administration from Kings College
David Karshmer
SVP, Product Development
- 25+ yrs of experience in medical device design
- Founded IDEO Healthcare practice
- Successful serial entrepreneur (Avisa is 6th start-up)
G. Michael Landis
Chief Financial Officer
- 25+ years finance and accounting experience
- Strong public company expertise including capital market transactions, investor relations as well as financial reporting and analysis
- Over ten years in various financial leadership roles at Lannett Company, Inc., a publicly traded generic pharmaceuticals company
- Senior level finance and controllership positions at two further publicly traded companies
Richard Murray, MD
Chief Medical Officer
- 25+ years industry experience
- Executive at Merck & Co. for many years in commercial, medical and scientific areas, most recently as Vice President and Deputy Chief Patient Officer
- Management experience in all areas of Medical Affairs, including outcomes research, medical information, academic and professional affairs, field-based medical physicians, and investigator-initiated trials globally
- Fellow at the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University
- Previously a practicing physician in pulmonary medicine and an asthma researcher at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Graham Timmins, PhD
Chief Science Advisor
- Assoc. Professor of Med. Chemistry at UNM
- Co-inventor of the Company’s patent portfolio
- Author/co-author of >50 publications; awarded several federal grants