Mr. Huennekens’ public boards include Chairman of Acutus Medical (IPO August 2020); Chairman of Envista (IPO September 2019); and board member of Nuvasive. He also serves as a board member and past Chairman of the Medical Device Manufacturer’s Association (MDMA).
Until its acquisition in 2019 by Johnson & Johnson, he served as President and CEO of Verb Surgical, a joint venture between Google and Johnson & Johnson, to build a next-generation digital surgery platform that included robotics, advanced visualization, therapeutic instruments, connectivity, and AI. Mr. Huennekens also led Volcano Corp., a leader in minimally-invasive therapy guidance in interventional cardiology, from startup to its IPO in 2006 and subsequent acquisition by Philips in 2015. Volcano grew its open precision guided therapy platform to more than 8,000 installs in cath labs around the world. Before this, he served as President and CEO at Digirad Corp., a diagnostic imaging solutions provider that went public in 2004. Digirad introduced the world’s first portable solid state gamma for nuclear cardiology imaging.
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Ernst & Young recognized Mr. Huennekens as Entrepreneur of the Year. Goldman Sachs recognized him multiple times as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at its annual Builders & Innovators conference. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and earned his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
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Hyperfine’s mission is to make MRI accessible to every patient, regardless of income or resources. Anytime. Anywhere. Hyperfine designed the Swoop™ Portable MR Imaging System to overcome patient transport and dedicated room requirements associated with fixed conventional MRI systems. The Swoop™ system plugs into a standard electrical outlet, uses an Apple iPad® for control, and produces images at a patient’s bedside within minutes, allowing care teams to gain clinical information quickly. Fierce Medtech recently recognized Hyperfine as a 2020 Fierce 15 company for its innovative and creative approach to developing solutions for healthcare providers and patients. Hyperfine is part of 4Catalyzer, a portfolio of health technology companies with facilities in Connecticut, New York City, Palo Alto, California, and Taiwan.
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