Proa Medical, Inc.

Proa is rapidly developing a portfolio of innovative university inventions in order to become a global leader in medical devices for women's health.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
  • Location Los Angeles, CA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded July 2010
  • Employees 5
  • Website proamedical.com

Company Summary

Proa Medical’s mission is to become a global leader in innovative medical devices for women’s health:

--Building a global business with plans to offer a complete catalog of women’s health medical devices: innovative patented products from universities and “branded generic” devices.

--Bridging the gap between unmet needs and larger manufacturers and distributors worldwide who are seeking new technologies to fill their product pipelines.

--By a dynamic, professional team that efficiently handles most functions in-house with robust infrastructure.

Proa has a patented, FDA-cleared product with positive clinical feedback and initial hospital orders ready for scale-up. Several additional OB-GYN products are in development.

Proa has support from the Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California, a medical device accelerator, from whom Proa licensed 11+ technologies.

Proa has a lean operation, having built a business that can take certain quick to market medical devices from concept to full-GMP manufacturing and FDA clearance in 12-18 months per device.

Proa has raised $1.1 million in capital and has demonstrated a low burn rate far below the industry average for medical device companies.

Team

  • Arman Nadershahi, JD, MS, MBS, MBA
    CEO

    Arman is a corporate and patent attorney and co-founder of several successful businesses.

    Arman has the following degrees: BA in Zoology and English from University of Wisconsin-Madison; Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School; Master’s in Biological Science from the University of Minnesota; M.S. in Regulatory Science from USC School of Pharmacy; and an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC.

  • Afshin Nadershahi
    CTO/COO

    Dr. Nadershahi has expertise in project management and medical device development.

    Afshin is an MBA graduate from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He received his undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley; a Masters in Biological Science from the University of Minnesota; and his medical doctorate from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

  • Sudeep Deshpande
    Vice President, Engineering

    Sudeep Deshpande has over a decade of experience in the field of Industrial Design and biomedical product development and commercialization.

    Sudeep graduated with distinction from Pune University, India, with a Bachelor's degree in Production Engineering in 2000, and then went on to attain his Master's in Mechanical Engineering from USC.

  • Fikret Kirkbir, Ph.D.
    Project Manager, Patent Manager

    Dr. Kirkbir is a project manager and advises on a wide array of intellectual property issues related to medical devices.

    He obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemical Engineering from METU and his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Tokyo University. He conducted his post-doctoral research at UCLA's Materials Science Department.

  • Sascha Hasan
    Vice President, Business Development

    Dr. Hasan experience in market research, business strategy, fundraising, market penetration, and technology commercialization.

    Dr. Hasan has co-founded two tech ventures: Sanguine Biosciences, and Bringhub.

    Dr. Hasan earned his PhD in Molecular and Medical Pharmacology from UCLA, and his MBA from USC. He also holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Human Genetics from the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.

  • Victoria Nadershahi, MS
    Director of Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance

    Victoria Nadershahi is a former FDA Investigator and has extensive industry experience at leading dental manufacturing and distribution companies.

    Ms. Nadershahi graduated from the University of California-Irvine with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences. She has also obtained a Master’s in Bioscience-Regulatory Affairs, from the Johns Hopkins University.

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