Management Team

Experienced startup life science executive with a broad background in life science development and commercialization. Bob has built teams and lead technology development programs in cardiology, orthopedics, and life science applications, and successfully conducted international IDE clinical studies leading to FDA approval, CE Mark and market creation for new technology. 

As an Assoc. Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Fellow, Materials Science & Engineering at The University of Colorado,  Mark specializes in research on the engineering of colloidal theranostic (therapy + diagnostic) devices for medical imaging and therapy. Founder and inventor of oxygen microbubbles, Mark’s current research is directed to oxygen microbubbles for oxygen delivery to hypoxic tissue, and novel agents for targeted DNA delivery to solid tumors.