Personnel 


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

“Small medical device firms often need some expert help to move forward and succeed.  M2D2 provides that support when companies need it and at a reasonable cost.”
Hooks Johnston
Senior VP (Retired), Smith & Nephew
Past Chairman, Board of Directors,
MassMEDIC
 

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

Advisory Board:

  • Hooks Johnston, (SVP, Smith & Nephew, Retired), Steering Committee Chair

  • K.C. Balaji, Dept. of Urology, UMass Worcester Medical School

  • Daniel Baril, President & CEO, Baril Corporation

  • Abigail (Abi) Barrow, Director, Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, UMass President's Office
     
  • 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.

  • Michael Fritchy, Sr. Director of Global Program Management, Nypro Healthcare
     
  • William Geary III, Partner, Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLC

  • Robert Halpin, President & CEO, Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council (MVEDC), Inc.

  • Mohit Kaushal, Venture Associate, Polaris Venture Partners

  • John Konsin,General Manager, Covidien, Inc.

  • Peter Litman, President, Julia Therapeutics, LLC

  • Sally Maher, VP Research and Development, Smith and Nephew
     
  • Paul Nazzaro, President & CEO, Inejctronics 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 Worcester
     
  • Josh Tolkoff, Managing Director, Ironwood Equity Fund LP

  • Mark Trusheim, President, Co-Bio Consulting, LLC
     
  • Edward (Ned) C. Williams III, Partner, Brook Venture Partners


Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center
UMASS LOWELL ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE: 978-934-3417
UMASS WORCESTER CLINICAL ASSISTANCE: 508-856-5015