Vicki Farrar, JD is the former Founder/CEO of Catheter Connections, an infection control company acquired by Merit Medical Systems, Inc., which is now selling the acquired products in over 50 countries. She has 40+ years of pharmaceutical, MedTech, IP and commercialization experience. Her specialty when practicing law was developing worldwide IP strategies and IP litigation.

Dr. Hitchcock is a medical device veteran with over 35 years of experience in bringing new products to market. He was a co-founder of Catheter Connections and has experience as an engineer, manager, consultant and executive with a number of leading medical device companies, including Becton Dickinson and Sorenson Medical. He is a Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Univ. of Utah.

Dr. Campsen developed a robust practice specializing in transplant surgery for diseases of the liver, kidney, and pancreas when he was a faculty at Baylor University Medical Center and Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas, Texas. He is now the Surgical Director of Pancreas Transplantation, Adult and Pediatric Kidney Transplantation, and Living Donor Kidney Transplantation, at the University of Utah.

Lynn completed 35+ years with Fresenius Medical Care, a dialysis leader. Most recently he was Vice President of Global Technology, Product Engineering Center – Cassettes and Tubing Systems. Lynn has been instrumental in the design, development, and market introduction of multiple products in the Renal Therapy field including both Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis treatment modalities.

Kari has over 15 years of working in medical devices implementing quality management systems and managing operations. She has a diverse background in supporting new technology launches which includes start-ups, Fortune 200 companies (Becton Dickinson), and academia.