04.17.14
Sanovas Inc., a life sciences accelerator developing and commercializing next-generation micro-invasive diagnostics, devices and drug delivery technologies, has appointed Jeff Heer as chief operating officer (COO).
Heer previously served as vice president of Manufacturing and Customer Support at Picarro Inc., a provider of solutions to measure rare gases for applications across the energy/utility and scientific markets; vice president of Operations and Administration for CardioDx Inc., a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company; vice president of Operations at Peak Surgical, which was acquired by Medtronic Inc.; and vice president of Operations for Stryker Endoscopy.
"Jeff is a highly-accomplished visionary executive with domestic and international experience in vital functions including operations, quality, engineering, human resources, sales and marketing in high-growth life science companies. His experience driving Stryker Endoscopy's surgical camera business will complement Sanovas' commercialization initiatives on behalf of our MicroCam business unit. Jeff is the perfect executive to vitalize Sanovas' growth and expansion into a major global life sciences company," Co-Founder, President and CEO Larry Gerrans said.
"Jeff's appointment as COO of Sanovas bears strong testimony to our commitment to aggressive growth," Gerrans added. "Our family of companies are creating and commercializing technologies that have a common denominator: They empower surgeons to access, image, diagnose, measure and treat diseased and obstructed passageways and anatomy in areas of the human body that have been inaccessible...until now."
Based in Sausalito, Calif., Sanovas develops minimally invasive tools and technologies that enable surgeons to access, visualize, diagnose, measure and treat obstructed passageways in areas of the body that are inaccessible to current drugs and medical tools.
Heer previously served as vice president of Manufacturing and Customer Support at Picarro Inc., a provider of solutions to measure rare gases for applications across the energy/utility and scientific markets; vice president of Operations and Administration for CardioDx Inc., a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company; vice president of Operations at Peak Surgical, which was acquired by Medtronic Inc.; and vice president of Operations for Stryker Endoscopy.
"Jeff is a highly-accomplished visionary executive with domestic and international experience in vital functions including operations, quality, engineering, human resources, sales and marketing in high-growth life science companies. His experience driving Stryker Endoscopy's surgical camera business will complement Sanovas' commercialization initiatives on behalf of our MicroCam business unit. Jeff is the perfect executive to vitalize Sanovas' growth and expansion into a major global life sciences company," Co-Founder, President and CEO Larry Gerrans said.
"Jeff's appointment as COO of Sanovas bears strong testimony to our commitment to aggressive growth," Gerrans added. "Our family of companies are creating and commercializing technologies that have a common denominator: They empower surgeons to access, image, diagnose, measure and treat diseased and obstructed passageways and anatomy in areas of the human body that have been inaccessible...until now."
Based in Sausalito, Calif., Sanovas develops minimally invasive tools and technologies that enable surgeons to access, visualize, diagnose, measure and treat obstructed passageways in areas of the body that are inaccessible to current drugs and medical tools.