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John Ashley

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Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC

Danville, California, United States

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About

John Ashley is CEO and co-founder of Auctus Surgical, Inc., a medtech company developing a magnetically adjustable Dynamic Tethering System designed to correct spinal curvature in growing children while preserving motion, as an alternative to spinal fusion. With 35 years of experience in medical device development and seven prior successful exits generating over $1.25 billion in investor returns, Ashley founded Auctus Surgical to address limitations of fusion-based scoliosis treatment in pediatric patients. He is an MIT alumnus and serves as a board member and advisor to other organizations.

Experience

  1. Auctus Surgical, Inc.Chief Executive Officer & Co-foundercurrent2017 — presentSF Bay Area
  2. LifeairBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. ROM Technologies IncBusiness Advisorcurrent2019 — presentBrookfield, Connecticut, United States
  4. OstoValveBusiness Advisorcurrent2021 — presentBurlington, Vermont, United States
  5. Sierra MedicalBusiness Advisorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  6. Crest CollectiveFounding Membercurrent2024 — present
  7. University of the Pacific - Department of BioengineeringAdvisory Board Membercurrent2017 — presentStockton, California, United States
  8. UCSF Surgical InnovationsAdvisorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco
  9. ROMTherapyBoard Member2022 — 2024Connecticut, United States
  10. HealthROMBoard Member2022 — 2024Connecticut, United States
  11. DurVenaChief Executive Officer and Co-Founder2020 — 2023Danville, California, United States
  12. ReValve MedCEO and Co-founder2015 — 2023Alamo, CA
  13. Hunniwell Lake VenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2019 — 2020Palo Alto, CA
  14. ResonanceDx, Inc.CEO and Co-founder2017 — 2019
  15. PuraCath Medical, Inc.Chief Technology Officer2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  16. John Ashley Business Advisory ServicesInterim CEO, Advisor and Management Consultant2014 — 2015Danville, CA
  17. CoAlign Innovations (aquired by Stryker Spine)Executive Vice President of Operations / R&D2010 — 2014Redwood City, California, United States
  18. CoAlign Innovations (formerly Innvotec Surgical)Vice President of Research and Development2008 — 2010Brisbane, California, United States
  19. Primaeva Medical, Inc. (acquired by Syneron)Vice President of Research and Development2007 — 2008
  20. ANPA Medical, Inc.President and CEO2004 — 2007
  21. John Ashley Business Advisory ServicePresident/CEO, Advisor and Management Consultant2004 — 2005
  22. Sapphire Medical, Inc. (Acquired by Tornier)Co-Founder2003 — 2004Palo Alto
  23. Fox Hollow Technologies, Inc (IPO and acquired by EV3)Vice President of Research and Development2002 — 2003
  24. Oratec Interventions (IPO & Acquired by Smith and Nephew)Director of Research and Development / R&D Engineering Manager / Senior Project Engineer1996 — 2002
  25. MedtronicSenior R&D Engineer1995 — 1996
  26. AbbottResearch And Development Engineer1991 — 1995

Skills & more

Medical Devices57R&D32Start-ups29Biomedical Engineering20Product Development25Orthopedic6Design Control12FDA10Management7Patents3Commercialization8Strategy8
+11 moreProduct LaunchISO 13485Clinical TrialsCross-functional Team LeadershipOrthopedicsQuality SystemsOperations ManagementQuality SystemResearch and Development (R&D)U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Working with Surgeons

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Colleagues at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC

Daniel Teo
Managing Partner and Founder at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC
David Schechter
Operating Partner at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC
David Yeow
Principal at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC
Matthew Otten
Operations Consultant at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC
Richard Fang
Managing Partner and Founder at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Ashley?
John Ashley is CEO and co-founder of Auctus Surgical, Inc., a medtech company developing a magnetically adjustable Dynamic Tethering System designed to correct spinal curvature in growing children while preserving motion, as an alternative to spinal fusion. With 35 years of experience in medical device development and seven prior successful exits generating over $1.25 billion in investor returns, Ashley founded Auctus Surgical to address limitations of fusion-based scoliosis treatment in pediatric patients. He is an MIT alumnus and serves as a board member and advisor to other organizations.
Where does John Ashley work?
John Ashley is Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC.
Where did John Ashley go to school?
John Ashley studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Mechanical Engineering).

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