Dr. Thubrikar is a world-renowned authority on the aortic valve. He previously worked as Director of BME at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; as Edwards Distinguished Research Scientist at Edwards Lifesciences Corp.; as Director of BME at The Heineman Medical Research Center; and as Director of Surgical Research in the Department of Surgery at UVA. Dr. Thubrikar authored “Vascular Mechanics and Pathology” and “The Aortic Valve”.

Mr. Heble is a registered patent attorney with significant experience handling intellectual property matters related to a wide range of life science-based technologies. Mr. Heble began his legal career with an Am Law 100 law firm, and most recently held the position of Senior Patent Counsel for a Fortune 500 consumer products company.

Mr. Wadke leads the strategic operations of the Company with over 20+ years of cross-functional experience. Prior to the Company, he consulted for early-stage pharmaceutical companies. From 2007-2009, he worked for VGX Pharma in Business Development, including its integration of an acquisition and its merger with Inovio BioMedical (NYSEMKT:INO). He previously worked in financial, marketing, and strategy roles at J.P. Morgan and MB Financial.

Mr. Parate has over 20 years of entrepreneurial and management experience in the financial industry. He began his career at Susquehanna International Group, and has since co-founded multiple trading firms. He consults part-time for the Company.

Mr. Hamilton is Co-Founder, Director, and former CEO of i3 Pharmaceuticals. In 2004, he co-founded and led Synerx Pharma, a generics company acquired by Mylan Laboratories in 2011. Over his 35+ year career, he has held senior executive positions in Commercialization, Manufacturing, and Business Development at leading pharmaceutical companies. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from NJIT, and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.