25-Year Health Care and Startup Veteran Brings Wealth of Experience to Board
Galway, Ireland — Neuravi, a company dedicated to improving clinical outcomes for stroke patients, today announced that Robert A. Stern has joined the company’s board of directors.
Mr. Stern has more than 25 years of experience as a senior executive for medtech and biotech health care companies, including deep neurovascular experience. He is currently chief executive officer and president of Vascular Dynamics, Inc., a venture-backed company developing a novel implantable technology designed to manage resistant hypertension. Prior to Vascular Dynamics he held several senior executive roles in publicly traded companies, including president and chief operating officer at Micrus Endovascular Inc., a manufacturer of medical devices to treat cerebrovascular disease, which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2010. He has also served as a director on the boards of Reverse Medical and Flexible Stenting Solutions.
“We’re thrilled that Bob has joined the Neuravi board at this important time in the company’s growth. His track record of value creation and direct neurovascular experience are key as we embark upon European commercialization of the EmboTrap® Revascularization Device and the initiation of ARISE II, our international clinical trial,” said Eamon Brady, CEO.
Mr. Stern’s organizational experience includes spearheading global licensing and distribution agreements, forging corporate alliances, improving profitability, and developing corporate infrastructure for companies in a variety of industries. In addition, he has played an instrumental role in initial public offerings and acquisitions.
“I’m very pleased to be working with a company that will truly make a difference in improving the lives of patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke,” said Mr. Stern. “With recent clinical data reinforcing the value of device intervention for stroke patients, this is an exciting time for companies developing thrombectomy solutions, and Neuravi’s talented team has made significant progress with its innovative stent-retriever. I look forward to helping navigate this rapidly growing field.”
Mr. Stern received a B.S. degree from the University of New Hampshire, Whittemore School of Business, and an MBA from the University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Management.
About the EmboTrap Revascularization Device
The design of the EmboTrap Revascularization Device is informed by extensive research into a full range of clots that cause ischemic stroke. With this foundation of research, the EmboTrap device is engineered to retrieve and retain the clot with a proprietary dual-layer stent-like structure while restoring blood flow to the brain. The device’s integrated distal protection zone is designed to reduce the risk of fragments of clot dislodging during retrieval, which could cause additional harm to the patient.
About Neuravi
Based in Galway, Ireland, Neuravi is dedicated to improving clinical outcomes for stroke patients. The company’s initial stroke therapy platform, the EmboTrap Revascularization Device, is CE marked, and commercially available in Europe, while it is for investigational use only in the United States. Through its investment in the Neuravi Thromboembolic Initiative (NTI), Neuravi supports collaboration between engineers, clinicians and researchers to deepen the understanding of clot and occlusion dynamics, in order to improve patient outcomes in stroke. Neuravi is led by a team experienced in endovascular device development and global commercialization. More information can be found at www.neuravi.com.