Azin Parhizgar
InvestorManaging Director, US; member of the Investment Committee at 415 Capital · Board director at Claret Medical
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Azin Parhizgar, PhD, is Managing Director, US and an Investment Committee member at 415 Capital, with a background in the medical device industry. She previously served as CEO, President and Board Member of Claret Medical, which she led through clinical trials, FDA approval and a $270M acquisition by Boston Scientific, and earlier held COO and executive roles at Conor Medsystems, Arterial Vascular Engineering and Medtronic. She holds a PhD in Cell, Gene and Tissue Engineering and an MSc in Biomechanical Engineering and Artificial Organ Design from Brown University.
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Medical Devices
Board director at Claret Medical
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Experience
- Protembis GmbHChairwoman of the Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentAchen germany
- CroiValveDirectorcurrent2022 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- InnovHeart S.r.l.Directorcurrent2021 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- 415 CAPITALUS Managing Directorcurrent2020 — presentGermany
- Women As OneDirectorcurrent2021 — presentNYC
- CVPath Institute, Inc.Chairwoman of the Board of Directorscurrent2008 — present
- Brown University School of BioEngineeringAdvisory Board Membercurrent2008 — present
- MGVSDirectorcurrent2006 — present
- Moray MedicalDirector2021 — 2022United States
- SoundBite Medical Solutions Inc.Director2019 — 2022Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Imperative CareDirector2017 — 2020Campbell, California
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory UniversityAdvisory Board Member2013 — 2020
- Claret Medical/ Boston ScientificPresident and CEO2013 — 2018Santa Rosa, California
- Claret MedicalDirector2012 — 2018Santa Rosa
- Entourage Medical Technologies, Inc.Scientific Advisory Board member2010 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Meril Life Sciences India Pvt LtdScientific Advisory Board member2010 — 2013India
- IKARIA, Inc. - now a part of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.Scientific Advisory Board member2010 — 2013
- V-WaveDirector2010 — 2012Israel
- Amaranth Medical, Inc.Director2007 — 2010
- Johnson & JohnsonExecutive VP & Advisor2007 — 2008
- Conor MedsystemsChief Operating Officer2004 — 2007Menlo Park, CA
- MedtronicExecutive VP - Emerging Ventures1999 — 2002
- Arterial Vascular EngineeringExecutive VP1996 — 2000
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CroíValveInnovHeartProtembis
Investor
Moray Medical
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Azin Parhizgar?
- Azin Parhizgar, PhD, is Managing Director, US and an Investment Committee member at 415 Capital, with a background in the medical device industry. She previously served as CEO, President and Board Member of Claret Medical, which she led through clinical trials, FDA approval and a $270M acquisition by Boston Scientific, and earlier held COO and executive roles at Conor Medsystems, Arterial Vascular Engineering and Medtronic. She holds a PhD in Cell, Gene and Tissue Engineering and an MSc in Biomechanical Engineering and Artificial Organ Design from Brown University.
- Where does Azin Parhizgar work?
- Azin Parhizgar is Managing Director, US; member of the Investment Committee at 415 Capital and Board director at Claret Medical.
- What does Azin Parhizgar invest in?
- Azin Parhizgar invests in Medical Devices.
- What check size does Azin Parhizgar write?
- Azin Parhizgar typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Azin Parhizgar sit on?
- Azin Parhizgar holds tracked board seats at CroíValve, InnovHeart, Protembis.
- What companies has Azin Parhizgar invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Moray Medical.
- Where did Azin Parhizgar go to school?
- Azin Parhizgar studied at Brown University (PhD, Biomedical Engineering); Brown University (MSc, Biomechanical Engineering).
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