Rob A. Abrams
Chief Executive Officer at Pulsar Vascular, Inc.
Profile
Mr. Rob A.
Abrams is Operating Partner at Sanderling Ventures and Chief Executive Officer at Theregen, Inc. Prior to joining Sanderling in April 2008, he served several years at Boston Scientific Corp.
as Group Vice President of New Business Development for BSC’s Cardiovascular Group Divisions, which included Neurovascular, Cardiac Surgery, Neuromodulation, Electrophysiology, and Peripheral Interventional Divisions.
In this role, he also served on executive management boards, and patent and legal review boards.
He had become a part of BSC via their acquisition of Target Therapeutics, where he was Director of New Business Development from July 1996.
Prior to joining Target, Mr. Abrams was Director of Product Development for LocalMed, Inc., a start-up dedicated to devices for catheter-based local drug delivery in cardiac vasculature.
From 1988 through 1995, Mr. Abrams served various roles at Guidant Corporation in their Cardiovascular Business.
He served as Director of R&D for the intrapreneurial Guidant Division, Heart Rhythm Technologies, developing devices for EP cardiac arrhythmias.
Earlier, at Guidant’s Advanced Cardiovascular Systems (ACS) Division, he contributed to the product development and launch of guidewires, balloon catheters and stent technologies for interventional cardiology.
At ACS, he was a prolific inventor, pioneering the fabrication and use of Nitinol superelastic alloy in many novel medical technologies.
Overall, he has 65 patents in medical devices.
Prior to ACS, his entry into medical technology began at Howmedica Orthopedics, where he contributed to new bone in-growth technologies for hip and knee replacement prosthetic devices.
Mr. Abrams received his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating summa cum laude.
Rob A. Abrams active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Pulsar Vascular, Inc.
 Pulsar Vascular, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Pulsar Vascular, Inc. engages in the design and development of minimally invasive medical devices for the endovascular treatment of neurovascular disorders. The company was founded by Joseph M. Eskridge and Gilbert Clarke on August 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Theregen, Inc.
 Theregen, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Theregen, Inc. develops cell based therapies for cardiovascular and vascular disorders. Its product Anginera is a cell-based, three-dimensional human tissue patch that induces formation of mature blood vessels in the human myocardium. The company was founded by Michael Siani-Rose and H. Martin Lades in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2010-04-22 |
Neurvana Medical LLC
 Neurvana Medical LLC Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Neurvana Medical LLC designs, develops and commercialize neurovascular therapeutic devices. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Rob A. Abrams
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Sanderling Management CO LLC
 Sanderling Management CO LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sanderling Management CO LLC (Sanderling Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Robert G. McNeil. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2017-12-30 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2008-03-30 |
Target Therapeutics, Inc.
 Target Therapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Target Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets disposable and implantable medical devices. It provides medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures to treat vascular diseases and other diseases related to small vessels of the circulatory system. The company was founded by Anna Marie and John R. Daniels in 1985 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1996-07-30 |
LocalMed, Inc.
 LocalMed, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology LocalMed, Inc. manufactures medical devices for interventional cardiology. It provides analysis & data on pharma biotech device & diagnostic company strategy & trends.The company was founded by Aaron V. Kaplan and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1995-12-30 |
Guidant Corp.
 Guidant Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 1994-12-31 |
Training of Rob A. Abrams
| University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 10 |
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Guidant Corp.
Guidant Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Health Technology |
Target Therapeutics, Inc.
Target Therapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Target Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets disposable and implantable medical devices. It provides medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures to treat vascular diseases and other diseases related to small vessels of the circulatory system. The company was founded by Anna Marie and John R. Daniels in 1985 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Health Technology |
Sanderling Management CO LLC
Sanderling Management CO LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sanderling Management CO LLC (Sanderling Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Robert G. McNeil. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Finance |
Theregen, Inc.
Theregen, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Theregen, Inc. develops cell based therapies for cardiovascular and vascular disorders. Its product Anginera is a cell-based, three-dimensional human tissue patch that induces formation of mature blood vessels in the human myocardium. The company was founded by Michael Siani-Rose and H. Martin Lades in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Pulsar Vascular, Inc.
Pulsar Vascular, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Pulsar Vascular, Inc. engages in the design and development of minimally invasive medical devices for the endovascular treatment of neurovascular disorders. The company was founded by Joseph M. Eskridge and Gilbert Clarke on August 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA. | Health Technology |
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
 Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. manufactures medical devices. It also makes cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Health Technology |
LocalMed, Inc.
LocalMed, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology LocalMed, Inc. manufactures medical devices for interventional cardiology. It provides analysis & data on pharma biotech device & diagnostic company strategy & trends.The company was founded by Aaron V. Kaplan and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Health Technology |
| Howmedica | Health Technology |
| Guidant Corp. /Vascular Business/ | Health Technology |
Neurvana Medical LLC
Neurvana Medical LLC Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Neurvana Medical LLC designs, develops and commercialize neurovascular therapeutic devices. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA. | Distribution Services |
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