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Natalie Wisniewski

Investor

Company Building Partner at Material Impact

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Natalie has been a member of Material Impact's entrepreneurial advisory board since 2018 and brings startup-building experience. She co-founded and served as CTO of Profusa, where she developed the IP, secured $30M in DARPA and NIH funding, and previously worked at McKinsey and Kimberly-Clark, with nearly two decades of medical device and diagnostics consulting experience.

Invests in

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. CraniUSCTO/CPOcurrent2024 β€” presentBaltimore, MD
  2. Digitalis CommonsExpert-in-Residence (XIR)current2023 β€” present
  3. Material ImpactCompany Building Partnercurrent2022 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. World Possible Sierra LeoneCo-Founder, Board Membercurrent2019 β€” present
  5. Medical Device ConsultancyFounder and Principalcurrent2003 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  6. ASSIST CenterIndustrial Advisory Board2017 β€” 2023
  7. Duke UniversityIndustrial Advisory Board2018 β€” 2022
  8. PROFUSA, Inc.Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Board of Directors2008 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. BDScientific Advisory Board2014 β€” 2017
  10. Astia AngelsClient Member2009 β€” 2016
  11. Diabetes Technology Society (DTS)Guest Editor - Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology2009 β€” 2011
  12. Boston ScientificConsultant2004 β€” 2010
  13. McKinsey & Co.Associate2000 β€” 2003
  14. Kimberly-Clark CorporationProduct Developer/International Technology Transfer1990 β€” 1996

Education

  1. Duke UniversityPh.D., Biomedical Engineering1996 β€” 2001
  2. Purdue UniversityBS, Chemical Engineering1989 β€” 1994
  3. University of BotswanaPost Doc, Analytical Chemistry2001
  4. Karolinska InstitutetGuest Researcher, Physiology and Pharmacology1998 β€” 1999
  5. Johannes Gutenberg University MainzGuest Scientist, Nanotechnology/optics2010

Skills & more

Strategy16Strategic Planning1Partnerships1Microfluidics1Medical Devices50Biomedical Engineering22Clinical Research23Medicine2Lifesciences24Start-ups24Business Strategy14Biotechnology18
+11 moreCompetitive AnalysisManagement ConsultingCross-functional Team LeadershipResearch and Development (R&D)Product DevelopmentCommercializationU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)DiabetesFDALife SciencesR&D

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