Dr. Steven Mickelsen is a physician inventor with 15 years of research experience in heart rhythm. He was a Howard Hughes Research Scholar at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) from 2004-2005, trained in Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic from 2007-2010, and is now at University of Iowa Hospitals/Clinics (UIHC) as a Cardiovascular Fellow. He has published many peer-reviewed articles and is uniquely qualified.

Dr Dittrich, graduated from the UI CCOM in 1978 after receiving his BS from UI in 1975. Following residency in internal medicine at UC San Diego, he received his cardiology training at St Thomas Hospital in London and UC San Diego. He has been involved in multiple start-up companies as CMO including NovaCardia, acquired in 2007 by Merck & Co., Corthera, acquired in 2009 by Novartis, and TargeGen, acquired in 2010 by Sanofi Aventis.

John Slump, B.B.A. Finance, is a medical device entrepreneur with CFO-level expertise. John is currently CFO & Founder of Corvida Medical, a device company commercializing an Innovative Device to Improve Safety of Preparing and Administering Chemotherapy. In this role, Slump sourced $10 million via angel/VC investors, NIH SBIR grants, etc., negotiated agreements with leading hospitals, and recruited CEO and COO-level leadership for the company.