M2D2 Personnel 

Connecting the resources of the University of Massachusetts to medical device companies in the Commonwealth

Co-Directors:

For Engineering Assistance:
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Dr. Stephen P. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Department of Plastics Engineering
Tel: 978-934-3417
E-mail:stephen_mccarthy@uml.edu

For Clinical Trial Assistance:
University of Massachusetts Worcester
Dr. Sheila B. Noone, Ph.D.
Office of Clinical Research
Tel: 508-856-5015
E-mail: sheila.noone@umassmed.edu

For Business Assistance:
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Dr. Steven Tello, Ed.D.
Department of Management & Entrepreneurship
Tel: 978-934-4240
E-mail: steven_tello@uml.edu

M2D2 Executive Committee

In addition to the M2D2 Directors listed above the M2D2 executive board includes the following:

• Louise Griffin, Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, University of Massachusetts Lowell Advancement Office
• Sougata Karmakar, Industrial Liasion, M2D2, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Scott Latham, Professor, Department of Management, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Renae Lias Claffey, Director of External Relations for Research Centers, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Jill Murthi, Assoc. Director of Commercial Ventures, Office of Commercial Venture & Intelectual Property, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Gayathri Srinivasan, Licensing Officer, Office of Technology Management, University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Wendy Zimbone, M2D2 New Venture Development, CVIP, University of Massachusetts

M2D2 Advisory Board:

• Hooks Johnston, (SVP, Smith & Nephew, Retired), Steering Committee Chair
  
• Daniel Baril, President & CEO, Baril Corporation
  
• Abigail (Abi) Barrow, Director, Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, UMass President's Office
  
• James Barry, Executive Vice President & COO, Arsenal Medical, Inc.
  
• John Brooks III, Co-Founder, Prism Venture Partners
  
• Thomas Chmura, Vice President for Economic Development, University of Massachusetts President’s Office
  
• Chris Coghlin, President & CEO, Coghlin Companies, Inc.
  
• Kathleen (Kay) Doyle, Professor & Chair, Dept. of Clinical Lab and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell
  
• Michael Fritschy, Director of Global Program Management, Jabil Healthcare and Life Sciences
  
• William Geary III, Partner, Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP
  
• Nathaniel Hafer, Director of Operations, UMass CCTS, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  
• Alec Ginggen, Director, Emerging Technologies, Johnson & Johnson.
  
• Peter Litman, President, Julia Therapeutics, LLC
  
• Sally Maher, VP Research and Development, Smith and Nephew
  
• Paul Nazzaro, President & CEO, Injectronics Corporation
  
• Kevin O'Sullivan, President and CEO, Massachusetts
  Biotechnology Initiative (MBI)
  
• Richard Packer, President & CEO, Zoll Medical Corporation
  
• Thomas Sommer, President, MassMEDIC
  
• John Sullivan, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  
• Josh Tolkoff, Managing Director, Ironwood Equity Fund LP
  
• Mark Trusheim, President, Co-Bio Consulting, LLC
  
• Edward (Ned) C. Williams III, Partner, Brook Venture Partners