Executive Team
Our team, lead by seasoned industry professionals with extensive experience, can offer you exactly who and what you need, when you need it most.
Mark Samuels
Director
Mr. Samuels is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned senior executive with an extensive background in product development, sales/marketing, operations, and capitalization for both public and private companies.
In 2018, Mr. Samuels completed the sale of OBMedical Company to Philips Medical achieving a successful turn around and significant financial exit for the investors. Mr. Samuels is presently CEO of TendoNova Corporation where he has overseen the completion of product development, FDA submission and clearance, manufacturing ramp-up, and initial commercialization. Mr. Samuels is also the Chairman of PreTeL Heath, an AI-enabled startup currently conducting clinical trials at Duke Medical Center and Rochester Medical Center that is focused on providing advance warning of premature births and other information vital to pregnant women.
A proven business leader, Mr. Samuels operated a public company as CEO for 10 years post IPO and has extensive experience in complex M&A, partnering, and financing transactions. Mr. Samuels also runs DiligentCXO, a medtech incubator and consulting group in Atlanta.
Mr. Samuels is qualified to act as a CEO or COO of technology driven companies from startup through rapid growth phases and is also an inventor on over 25 patents.
Richard Fowler
Managing Director
Mr. Fowler is an accomplished Senior Medical Device and Technology Expert with significant experience in the management of businesses that sell, market, produce and develop sophisticated medical devices as well as commercial instrumentation. He is an expert on Complex electronic, optical and electromechanical systems design, FDA 510k, Quality and also specailizes in 60601-1,2 testing and compliance.
Mr. Fowler’s experience includes assembling and managing teams, leading businesses and negotiating contracts, conducting litigation, and developing ISO, CE, FDA QSR, GMP and GCP compliant processes. He is adept at providing product life cycle management through effective process definition and communication – from requirements gathering, R&D feasibility, product development, product launch, production start up and support. His experience combines outstanding analytical, out-of-the-box, and strategic thinking with strong leadership, technical, and communication skills. Excels in dynamic, demanding environments while remaining pragmatic and focused. Able to deliver high risk projects on time and under budget as well as enhance operational effectiveness through outstanding cross-functional team leadership (R&D, marketing, product development, operations, QA, sales, service, and finance).
In addition, Mr. Fowler is well versed in global medical device regulatory and product compliance requirements. He has led the research, development and commercialization efforts covering several medical device products, including five that are now on the market and a non-invasive replacement for cervical cancer screening currently undergoing Phase III pivotal trials. He is also an expert on visible and infrared Electro-Optical sensor systems for military, medical and commercial applications with experience with what is now British Aerospace, Laser Atlanta, and General Dynamics.