Expert Details
Medical Device Technology, Clinical Research & Business Development
ID: 725917
France
Furthermore, he has experience in Image-guided minimally invasive procedures for cardio-vascular and oncology applications: digital –x ray stenting and angioplasty, MRI/MRT guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), ultrasound and MRI/MRT guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and high intensity contact ultrasound (HICU), ultrasound guided cryoablation, ultrasound and CT guided radio-frequency ablation (RFA), advanced image processing, robotic assisted procedure techniques, tracking and navigation methodologies: image visualization, image fusion and registration, virtual reality, 3D/4D catheter tracking and navigation techniques,
He also has experience in medical IT, electronic medical records (EMR), imagr archive and communication networks (HIS, PACS) and on advanced image processing.
Senior consulting missions to medical devices, biotechnology and life science companies in the areas of technology, clinical research and strategic business development:
- assistance in all aspects of product development: from concept to marketing
- design and management of mono-centric and multi-centric clinical trials
- assistance for spinning-off mature and innovative technologies from academic research institutions to the bio-medical industry
- assistance to companies for their product introduction to the European market through all its aspects: CE marking & clinical regulatory compliance, key luminaries, beta demo sites, building and managing sales forces & distributor network
- support to the Executive Management teams for the elaboration and implementation of their business plans, product development and business development strategies
- technology and clinical due diligence missions to venture capital and institutional investment companies for their acquisition and/or merger projects; elaboration of post acquisition/merger restructuring and business development strategies
- IP auditing and assistance with the regulatory certification strategies and implementations
Assistance to an innovative academic spin-off company in the field of MRI/MRTI image guided “minimally invasive” therapies based on laser interstitial thermal ablation technology (LITT) for the product design and for its clinical evaluation. Assistance to a mature company in the field of image guided minimally invasive therapies, based on high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for the elaboration of their clinical and product roadmaps & for the clinical evaluation of their new products. Managed a product design based on confocal endo-microscopy technology for “in vivo” cellular imaging and optical spectroscopy (diagnosis, characterization and monitoring of minimal invasive therapies),Developed & clinical evaluation for the innovative clinical applications involving magneto-encephalography (MEG) technology.
Assistance to a mature company for the elaboration of their cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) clinical and product roadmaps.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1976 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Nuclear Physics | Institution: University of Strasbourg |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: D.E.A. | Subject: Nuclear Physics | Institution: Louis Pasteur University |
| Year: 1974 | Degree: N/A | Subject: Maîtrise de Physique (equivalent to MSc) | Institution: Louis Pasteur University |
| Year: 1999 | Degree: Advanced Management Course | Subject: N/A | Institution: GE Academy Training Centre |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2002 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Consultant & Principal | Department: Medical Devices & Medical AI |
Responsibilities:Senior consulting missions to medical devices, medical AI, biotechnology and life science companies in the areas of technology, business development and strategic marketing:- spinning-off mature and innovative technologies from academic research institutions to the bio-medical industry - assistance in all aspects of product development: from concept to marketing - design and management of mono-centric and multi-centric clinical trials - support to the Executive Management teams for the elaboration of their business plans, product development and business development strategies - due diligence missions to venture capital and institutional investment companies for their acquisition and/or merger projects; elaboration of post acquisition/merger restructuring and business development strategies |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2002 | Employer: GE Healthcare | Title: European Manager Clinical Research | Department: Medical Imaging Clinical Research |
Responsibilities:Managing the Academic Relations and the Clinical Advanced Field Research & luminary’s collaborations for the company in Europe (all product lines). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1997 | Employer: Elscint Europe | Title: Marketing Director, Member of the Committee Board | Department: Marketing |
Responsibilities:Management of a 15 persons team including : 4 Product Managers, 8 Applications Specialists, a Marketing Communication Specialist and two Assistants. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1994 | Employer: Artdeal | Title: Director of the Medical Department | Department: Medical Departmernt |
Responsibilities:Management of the department as a profit centre - full responsibility on R&D, Marketing, Sales & Service |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1990 | Employer: Schlumberger | Title: International Marketing and Sales Manager of the Nuclear Division | Department: Nuclear Division |
Responsibilities:elaboration and implementation of the sales & marketing strategies |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Technology and clinical oriented auditing and competitive surveys, assistance for the elaboration of business plan and product roadmap, market positioning and elaboration of market entry strategies, assistance for CE marking and FDA certification processes, assistance in all aspects of product development, from concept to market, elaboration & management of mono centric & multi centric clinical trials, technology and business development due diligence for M&A, IP portfolios auditing and evaluation, joint venture and partnership search and set up. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| OTHER CONSULTING MISSIONS: - Expert at CEN (European Committee of Standards) in the field of medical imaging - Consulting missions for several companies in the field of management, archiving and distribution of medical multi-media information. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| French | |
| English | |
| Romanian | |
| Hebrew | Written and spoken fluently |
Fields of Expertise
acoustic imaging, angiogenesis, biomedical device, biomedical device design review, biomedical device manufacturing, biomedical diagnostic instrumentation, biomedical engineering, biomedical imaging, biomedical instrumentation, biomedical product development, CE Marking, cerebrovascular accident, clinical diagnostics, clinical engineering, computed tomography, coronary angiography, diagnostic instrumentation, diagnostic test evaluation, digital radiography, echo-planar imaging, electrical impedance tomography, electroencephalograph, electromagnetic bioengineering, electronic medical device, electrosurgical instrumentation, imaging device, imaging science, imaging system, magnetic resonance imaging, medical device manufacturing, medical diagnostic imaging, medical instrument, medical ultrasonics, nuclear magnetic resonance biomedical imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, nuclear medicine imaging, positron emission tomography, tomography, ultrasonic bioengineering, ultrasonography, infrared tomography, real-time radiography, cardiovascular diagnostics, Current Good Manufacturing Practice, computed tomography scanner, computer imaging software, angiography, 510(k) document, therapeutic device, disposable medical device, medical diagnostics, clinical protocol, biocompatibility, image analysis, surgical instrument, radiography, medical X-ray, medical device, image processing, gamma ray, clinical trial, angioplasty