MEI is the fifth startup that Richard has been involved with, his first being TomoTherapy, where he built and led the hardware engineering teams and ran research projects on x-ray targets and detectors during his 11 years there. He was instrumental in the planning and guidance of CPAC, the proton therapy company spun off from TomoTherapy. At MEI, Richard is responsible for bringing the SwiftBlade product family to market.

Paul is an experienced entrepreneur who co-founded TomoTherapy (now Accuray). He brings extensive business knowledge to MEI and is guiding the fund-raising and SwiftBlade™ system commercialization efforts.

Jim is a Prof. Emeritus UW Madison, MEI Founder and Board Member and SBIR PI. He directs all animal research.

Dieter is a biomedical and software engineer, MEI Founder and developer of the SwiftBlade™ concept; he is now Associate Prof. Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina

Has 23 years expense in business, production, accounting and marketing, and leads numerous essential business functions: payroll, HR, purchasing, job costing, and accounting.

Dennis has built a successful 30-plus year career in financial services, healthcare services, and technology. Dennis is a Managing Partner with Serra Ventures and Serra Capital. Dennis has worked over ten years with the University of Illinois technology community and is a charter member of the University’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence program at EnterpriseWorks business incubator in the Research Park.

In Laura's former position as President/COO of SSM Health St. Clare Hospital, Laura performed strategic planning/executed business development initiatives that resulted in +25% aggregate contribution margin and +10% market share growth in 7 years. Continued growth was accomplished by business development partnerships/strategic alliances. Laura has a Ph.D. in Healthcare Administration, M.S. in Bacteriology, and a B.S. in Medical Technology.

Pam's experience includes managing quality and compliance at multiple facilities, and submitting approval packages for medical device industries, and managing an internal audit program. She is a certified lead auditor for ISO9000 and AS9100 and an internal auditor for ISO13485, ISO14001, IATF16949, and OSHAS18001. Pam has an M.S. in Nonprofit Business Management, a B.S. in Architecture, a B.A. in Political Science.

Pam is developing documentation detailing how to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the SwiftBlade System. Her responsibilities include planning, developing, writing, and editing marketing materials for print, multimedia, and/or web-based distribution. She has 30 years of experience in the communications field with life science companies including Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics, Roche NimbleGen, and Gilson. She has a B.S. in English.