Thomas G. Klopack, President and Chief Executive Officer, IntelliDot

Mr. Klopack is the President and CEO of IntelliDOT Corporation. IntelliDOT is a San Diego venture-backed company that produces and installs a best of breed barcode medication administration system to eliminate the major problem of medication errors made by care givers at the hospital bedside. IntelliDOT’s CAREtTM System incorporates integrated software and wireless handheld hardware designed specifically to fit nurse workflows. The system is fully developed, deployed in customer hospitals, and being actively sold. Prior to joining IntelliDOT, Mr. Klopack held management positions in biotechnology—first as the COO of Aurora Biosciences in San Diego, and more recently as CEO of Aclara Biosciences in Mountain View, CA. Previously, he spent 18 years with Raychem Corporation in various management positions. Mr. Klopack holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Jack W. Lasersohn, General Partner, The Vertical Group

Mr. Lasersohn has over twenty-five years of experience in health care venture capital investments. Prior to joining The Vertical Group's predecessor, F. Eberstadt in 1981, Mr. Lasersohn was a corporate attorney with Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Mr. Lasersohn currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Alsius Corporation, Bacchus Vascular, Inc., Kyphon Inc., Masimo Corporation, Metabolix, Inc., Oncomed, Photothera, Proteolix , Timi3 Systems, Inc. and TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals. He previously served on the boards of CardioThoracic Systems, Inc., Cardiovascular Imaging Systems, Inc., and E.P. Technologies. Mr. Lasersohn received a B.S. degree in Physics from Tufts University, an M.A. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

Jay Watkins, Managing Director, DeNovo Ventures

Mr. Watkins was a co-founder of Origin Medsystems, a venture funded medical technology start-up that was purchased by Eli Lilly & Company in 1992. When Eli Lilly divested its medical device businesses to form Guidant in 1995, he became a member of the corporation’s management committee, serving in this role from 1995-2002. During this time, he served as president of numerous divisions, including the Minimally Invasive Surgery Group. In addition, Mr. Watkins was the President of Compass, Guidant Corporation’s corporate business development and new ventures group. Prior to founding Origin, Mr. Watkins held management positions in several start-ups, including Microgenics Corporation, and was a consultant with the international consulting firm of McKinsey & Company. He has been a member of the board of directors of several public companies, including Gynecare, Cardiogenesis, and Rita Medical and currently serves on the boards of directors of EBR Systems, Hansen Medical, Inspiration Medical, Pulmonx, SynergEyes and Ventus Medical. Mr. Watkins also serves on the Stanford University School of Engineering Advisory Council. Mr. Watkins received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his undergraduate degree from Stanford University.

Thomas C. Wilder III, PhotoThera, Inc
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Wilder served most recently as President of ev3's Neurovascular Division. From 2002 to 2006, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MicroTherapeutics Inc., a publicly-held medical device company focused on neurovascular technologies. MicroTherapeutics, Inc. was acquired by ev3 in January 2006.

From 1991 to 2002, Mr. Wilder served at Medtronic Inc., most recently as Vice President and General Manager of its endovascular stent grafts division. During his tenure at Medtronic, he also held a variety of positions at U.S. and international locations, including Hong Kong, Belgium and The Netherlands. Wilder earned a B.A. from Stanford University and a M.M. from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Jackson Streeter, M.D., PhotoThera, Inc.
Founder and Executive Chairman

Dr. Streeter founded PhotoThera after evaluating therapeutic infrared laser technology for the U.S. Navy in the mid 90’s. He is one of the pioneering scientists in the area of using infrared energy for the treatment of injured tissue and is the holder of numerous issued and pending patents utilizing the technology. Dr. Streeter serves on the Board of Directors and is also the co-chairman of the medical device committee of BIOCOM.

Dr. Streeter earned his B.S. degree in Biology, graduating with High Distinction from the University of Nevada Reno and received his M.D. from the University of Nevada School Of Medicine. He then went on to serve as an Officer in the U.S. Navy, completing a general surgery internship at Naval Regional Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia and then primary Flight School at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Streeter was the first Naval Flight Surgeon selected as a Top Gun staff instructor. He has over 400 flight hours in the F/A 18 Hornet and F-14 Tomcat. He has been awarded the Navy Achievement Medal (2) and the Navy Commendation Medal.