Dr. Agarwal, PhD is leading the development of Imbed’s platform technologies he co-invented in his post-doctoral research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2007-2012). He brings 15 years experience in biomaterials and translational research, with a PhD from Iowa State University. Dr. Agarwal received one year training to commercialize scientific innovations as an Entrepreneurial Postdoctoral Fellow of the Kauffman Foundation.

Dr. Abbott, PhD is a Professor and past Chair of the Chemical and Biological Engineering department in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with 30 years of research experience in colloidal and surface science. He is inventor of Imbed’s nanocoatings technology. Dr. Abbott is a cofounder of a nanotechnology company Platypus Technologies (Madison, WI) that develops and market liquid crystal based sensors for air pollutants and medical diagnostics.

Dr. Michael J. Schurr, MD is a burn and trauma surgeon and general surgeon at the School of Medicine, University of Colorado-Denver. He practiced at University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital from 1993-2011. He brings 30 years of experience in advanced care of chronic ulcers, burns and trauma wounds. He has successfully led clinical trials of several advanced wound dressings and surgical meshes.

Dr. McAnulty, DVM, PhD is a Professor and Chair of Surgical Sciences department in the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. McAnulty brings 30+ years of experience in animal surgery and kidney transplants. He is leading clinical tests on Imbed’s prototype dressings in murine and porcine wound models.

Jeff joined Imbed in October 2016 to lead the commercialization of Imbed’s flagship product, Microlyte AG. Jeff brings more than 15 years’ experience developing novel biomaterials and medical devices. Previously, Jeff helped cofound Nerites Corporation, a start-up that commercialized an innovative surgical adhesives. At Nerites, Jeff gained broad start-up operational experience through the company’s successful acquisition in 2011.

Gaurav joined Imbed in December 2014 to head expansion of Imbed’s bioactive polymeric films technology and its transfer into scalable manufacturing processes. Gaurav brings 11 years of chemical and computational research experience. He worked as senior engineer at Dow Chemical Company for the prior 5 years on innovative inks, functional paper coatings, adhesives, textiles and non-wovens.

Matt Pletzer brings 15 years of experience in sales and marketing of advanced wound care products in U.S. hospitals and clinics. Previously, he was Director of Sales at KCI (now Acelity), the largest wound care products company in U.S.