About
Alex Smith is cofounder and CTO at TYBR Health. He holds a BS and MEng in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Houston, with nearly a decade of medical device development experience spanning dialysis access, vaginal dilators, and ventricular assist pump design.
Founder at TYBR HealthYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to TYBR Health's investors below.
TYBR Health's investors · 6
Co-founders at TYBR Health
TK
Tim KeaneFounder
JT
Jeffrey TyberDirector
Experience
- TYBR HealthChief Technology Officer & Co-foundercurrent2020 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- VenoStent, Inc.Principal Product Engineer Consultant2019 — 2020
- VenoStent, Inc.Senior Product Engineer Consultant2019
- Texas Medical CenterMedical Device Biodesign Fellow2019 — 2020Houston, Texas Area
- Texas Heart InstituteEquipment Manager2019Houston, Texas Area
- Texas Heart InstituteResearch Engineer III2018 — 2019Houston, Texas Area
- Texas Heart InstituteResearch Engineer II2016 — 2018Houston, Texas Area
- Texas Heart InstituteResearch Intern2014 — 2016Houston, TX
- University of HoustonPHD Candidate2016 — 2017Houston, Texas
- University of HoustonPHD Student2014 — 2016Houston, Texas
- Texas A&M UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant2013College Station, TX
- Scepter Medical Devices, LLCResearch & Development / Co-Founder2012 — 2013
- Texas A&M UniversityDevice Design Engineer2011 — 2012
- Texas A&M UniversityComputer Lab Assistant2009 — 2012
- Texas A&M UniversityResearch Assistant in Nanotoxicology Lab2010 — 2011
Skills & more
MentoringBiomedical Engineering17Laboratory3Medical Devices9Experimental Design2Entrepreneurship2Signal Processing2FDA1SBIR1Biomechanics2Fluid Mechanics2R&D2
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ResearchData AnalysisMachining3D PrintingLife SciencesBiotechnologyResearch and Development (R&D)Design for ManufacturingDesign for AssemblyMatlabLabviewSolidworks- Experimentation for Improvement — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Smith?
- Alex Smith is cofounder and CTO at TYBR Health. He holds a BS and MEng in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Houston, with nearly a decade of medical device development experience spanning dialysis access, vaginal dilators, and ventricular assist pump design.
- Where does Alex Smith work?
- Alex Smith is Founder of TYBR Health.
- What companies did Alex Smith found?
- Alex Smith founded TYBR Health.
- Where did Alex Smith go to school?
- Alex Smith studied at Y Combinator; University of Houston (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering); Texas A&M University (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering).
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