Meet Our Experts
At Ascential Medical & Life Sciences, our team comprises industry-leading experts with deep knowledge and experience in the medical and life sciences fields. Whether you're a journalist, conference organizer, or industry influencer, our specialists are available for media interviews, speaking engagements, and expert commentary. Explore our roster of professionals who are ready to share their insights and contribute to the conversation on cutting-edge developments in healthcare, technology, and innovation.
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Jeff Moss
CEO, Ascential Technologies
Bio
CEO Jeff Moss brings 30+ years of entrepreneurial, growth-oriented experience to the Ascential Technologies team built upon basic fundamentals which include customer obsession, continuous improvement, persistence, and the underlying belief that you win with people. Jeff comes to Ascential from Dematic (Ref: KION Group), the global leader in warehouse automation, where he most recently served at Chief Commercial Officer. During his 13 year career at Dematic the company grew nearly 10X. Prior to Dematic, Jeff spent most of his early career as an entrepreneur serving the automotive, aerospace, and telecommunications industries. The common threads that connect his career include engineering intensive businesses, robotics, lasers, automation, and project management.
Expertise
Experienced Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry. Skilled in Global Business Strategy, Negotiation, Sales Management, Business Development and Project Execution.
Topics
Labor Shortages, Demographics/Aging Population, Supply Chain, Deglobalization, Security of supply, Consumerism of Healthcare, Environmental, Social & Governance
Anupam Girdhar
Divisional CEO
Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
Bio
Anupam Girdhar is divisional CEO of Ascential Medical & Life Sciences. A business leader with 25 years of operational and strategic experience, Girdhar has managed complex life science tools and medical devices businesses.
Expertise
US & International experience of 25+ years of unique blend of strategy & execution with track record of consistent contributions to growth & profitability. Deep expertise in marketing, sales & strategy solutions to pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology industries.
Topics
Challenges and opportunities in the medical devices, life sciences and automation industry.
Drug development and commercialization innovation and operational efficiencies.
Democratizing care to the patients.
What it takes to scale a product.
Todd Martensen
Chief Commercial Officer
Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
Bio
As Chief Commercial Officer for Ascential Medical & Life Sciences, Todd Martensen is responsible for all aspects of the commercial team for Ascential Medical & Life Sciences.
Expertise
Experienced, team building, customer-centered executive with over 25 years of successfully building medical device and Biotech companies. Over 15 years of executive-level success leading both profitable early-stage and Fortune 50 companies (Johnson & Johnson and Danaher) and Private Equity owned enterprises. Key contributor to both top line and EBITDA growth through commercial leadership, strategic planning, and operations while growing in highly competitive markets. Talented in company building, cultivating relationships, launching *first to market* products and increasing profits. Track record of success through skillful company expansions and turnarounds through passionate, data-driven leadership.
Topics
Overhauling the medical device value chain.
Getting medical technologies, medical design and manufacturing sector to market faster.
Stacie Barth
Vice President Marketing
Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
Bio
Stacie Barth is Vice President of Marketing with Ascential Medical & Life Sciences. She has broad experience in US and global strategy, marketing, crisis management, acquisition integration, education and training, as well as product lifecycle management including launching and renewing products through customer insight, innovation and building high-performance teams.
Expertise
Brand strategy, product launches, patient education, consumer marketing, metric tracking and ROI, global strategic planning, HCP engagement & education, digital marketing, social media, apps, Advertising creation, execution and measurement, segmentation, positioning and message management, channel experience: consumer, patients, minorities, physician, sales force and economic buyers.
Topics
Product marketing, branding, regulatory, compliance and clinical oversight
Vinod Mirchandani
Chief Technology Officer
Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
Bio
Vinod Mirchandani is Chief Technology Officer at Ascential Medical & Life Sciences where he is developing and deploying a comprehensive technology strategy to drive customer success and company growth.
Expertise
R&D organization, driving technological innovation within the healthcare industry
Topics
Healthcare's rapidly evolving technology landscape, fostering a cultures of innovation
Erol Erturk
Sr. VP, Engineering and Product Development
Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
Bio
As the Sr. Vice President of Engineering and Product Development with Ascential Medical & Life Sciences, Erol Erturk leads the engineering function that performs product development and new product introductions.
Expertise
Product development, engineering, designing, developing, and manufacturing transfers class II medical instruments as well as other with complex electro-mechanical and fluidic systems, and embedded controllers.
Topics
Developing the instruments and designing consumables for automation applications, OQ, IQ, and PQ validation processes, data management and the connectivity of the produced data
Joe Wong
Director of Project/Program Management
Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
Bio
Joe Wong is Director of Engineering and Program Management with Ascential Medical & Life Sciences. He is a seasoned leader in developing complex instrumentation, with extensive experience guiding teams through the product development framework, particularly in the medical device industry.
Expertise
Mitigating risk, resolving complex problems during product design phase.
Topics
Scientific and manufacturing advancements in cell & gene therapy, delivering cost-effective cell therapy at scale, closed manufacturing systems
Jaime Juan Munoz
Senior R&D Systems Engineer
Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
Bio
As a Senior R&D Systems Engineer at Ascential Medical & Life Sciences, Jaime collaborates closely with both startups and well-established companies in the lab instrumentation and medical devices markets, helping them navigate different stages of the product development cycle.
Expertise
Cell therapies manufacturing, synthetic DNA production, in situ RNA sequencing, catheter and endoscopes, and In-vitro diagnostics (IVD).
Topics
Navigating different stages of the product development cycle for lab instrumentation and medical devices markets.
Amy Parker
Director of Quality and Compliance
Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
As Director of Quality and Compliance at Ascential Medical & Life Sciences, Amy Parker oversees the implementation and enforcement of quality management systems. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Amy has a proven track record in driving quality assurance, risk management and regulatory compliance initiatives that ensure the highest standards of excellence.
In her role at Ascential Medical & Life Sciences, Amy has implemented quality structure and procedures to facilitate repeatable and efficient systems that are compliant with current industry standards. She has valuable experience across medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biologics and with the full product lifecycle, from early development to clinical trials to commercial scale operations.
Prior to joining Ascential Medical & Life Sciences, Amy held leadership roles in quality assurance and regulatory affairs at several renowned companies, including Rebiotix, Medtronic and Perrigo.
Amy is passionate about growing teams that can tackle large and complex problems and advancing quality standards across the medical and life sciences industry.
