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Dan joins Hiemstra with over 16 years of R&D, operations, clinical,regulatory and quality systems experience in the life sciences industry. Hehas developed novel medical technologies in diverse clinical areas includinggeneral surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, urology, cardiac surgery,interventional cardiology, and ophthalmology, in both large companies andearly-stage ventures. He began his life science career as an R&D engineer,specializing in bioabsorbable polymers, with Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson &Johnson company. Dan was one of the early employees at med tech start-ups,Heartport, Inc. and BioCardia, Inc., where he led the R&D efforts from theinitial founding, to financing and through commercialization. Dan was thefirst employee at Transcend Medical, Inc., a venture-backed ophthalmiccompany. Within months of joining Transcend, he completed research,development and clinical milestones that resulted in series A funding. Danholds over 27 U.S. patents in the medical field and has other global patentspending. He has co-authored several scientific and clinical publications incollaboration with clinical leaders at Stanford University, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, and HELIOS Hospital, Siegburg, Germany.
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"My passion is to enable clients to develop their novel medicaltechnologies for clinicians and, ultimately, patients," explains Rosenman. "AtHiemstra, our unique product development process delivers that. Our industrialand mechanical design teams are fully-integrated and focused on human factorsthat result in elegant solutions that go far beyond just clinical utility."
Doug Hiemstra, President, Hiemstra Product Development stated, "Dan addstremendous value to our company and our customers. He brings a strong trackrecord of successfully moving medical technologies from concept to developmentthrough commercialization."
About Hiemstra:
Hiemstra Product Development is an innovative medical product design anddevelopment company, serving the life sciences industry. Founded in 1991, thisSan Francisco-based firm is built on its unparalleled integration ofindustrial design and development, with a unique focus on usability. Thecompany's production facilities provide for device assembly and rapidcommercialization. Hiemstra's veteran team's experience spans a broad range ofclinical areas and applications, and clients include start-ups to Fortune 500companies. A description of services can be found at www.hiemstra.com.
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