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Our Team Members

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Johannes Holfeld, MD

Co-Founder, CEO, CMO

  • Cardiac surgeon
  • Principal investigator clinical trials
  • Numerous publications and scientific awards
 
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Martina Mitrovic

COO, Clin.Eval.-Manager, Head of HR

  • MSc in Public Health
  • Certified Monitor
  • More than 15 years of experience in clinical trials
 

Michael Kring

CFO

  • Finance and Controlling
  • Investor Relations
  • Many years of experience in the financial management of international companies
 
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Przemyslaw Malinowski

CPO, QMR

  • MSc of Engineering
  • Certified QMR
  • Several decades of experience in the shock wave sector
  • Years of experience in development and QM
 

David Wagner

Director of Sales & Marketing

  • Doctor of Economics and Business Administration
  • 18 years of experience in the medical device industry in various sales and marketing positions
 

Claudia Nowak

RA Manager, PRRC, R&D Engineer

  • PhD in Biomedical Engineering
  • More than 15 years of experience in medical device development and regulatory affairs
  • Experienced medical device consultant
 

Nadine Eberharter

R&D Engineer, QM

  • Master student of medical technologies
 
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Christopher Sanner

R&D Engineer, QM

  • MSc in medical technologies
 

Alexander Plattner

R&D Engineer, QM

  • MSc in medical technologies
 

Philipp Steiner

Medical Affairs, QM

  • Medical student
 
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Michael Grimm, MD

Co-Founder

  • Director of Cardiac Surgery at the Medical University of Innsbruck
 
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Christian Dorfmüller

Co-Founder

  • Graduate physicist
  • CEO of STS Systemtechnik Electronic GmbH
  • Serial Entrepeneur

Partners

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partner from avenns medical FFG
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avens medical partner CARE
partner from avenns medical Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

Subsidiary

Avenns Medical is 90% owner of STS Systemtechnik Electronic GmbH since fall 2022 and has thus secured in-house production for the long term.

 

Advisory board

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John P. Cooke, MD, PhD

  • Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter and Carole Walter Looke Presidential Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Research
  • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Chair
  • Academic Institute Full Member
  • Research Institute Director
  • Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration Medical Director
  • Center for RNA Therapeutics Houston Methodist
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Paul Yock, MD​

  • Paul Yock is the Martha Meier Weiland Professor of Medicine, Emeritus and founding co-chair of Stanford’s Department of Bioengineering.
  • Founding Director of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign.
  • Is known for his work in inventing, developing, and testing new devices, including the Rapid Exchange ™ stenting and balloon angioplasty system, which is now the primary system in use worldwide.
  • He also invented ultrasound imaging and founded Cardiovascular Imaging Systems (CVIS).
 
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MMag. Dr. Oliver Ginthör

  • Oliver Ginthör studied business administration and law in Vienna, Angers (France) and China.
  • Tax consultant
  • Member of the board of numerous private foundations
  • Managing director and supervisory board member in various companies
  • Lecturer and author of numerous publications

Team

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Johannes Holfeld, MD

Co-Founder, CEO, CMO

  • Cardiac surgeon
  • Principal investigator clinical trials
  • Numerous publications and scientific awards
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Christian Dorfmüller

Co-Founder, CTO,

  • Graduate physicist
  • CEO of STS Systemtechnik Electronic GmbH
  • Serial Entrepeneur
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Martina Mitrovic

COO

  • Experience in technical verification, clinical evaluation and patent matters
  • Monitor for clinical studies on countless projects
  • Previous technical experience at production and control
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Gregor Holfeld

CFO

  • Business Development and Communications
  • Fundraising
  • extensive experience in human resources and general management
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Przemyslaw Malinowski

QMB

  • Certified QMB
  • Years of experience in development and QM
  • Since several decades in the shock wave sector
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Christopher Sanner

Project staff

  • Master student of medical technology
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Alexander Plattner

Project staff​

  • Master student of medical technology
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Julia Übelhör

Project staff​

  • Project staff USA

Nadine Eberharter

Project staff​

  • Student employee

Philipp Steiner

Project staff​

  • Student employee
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Reiner Schultheiss

Senior Advisor

  • Serial Entrepeneur
  • years of experience in quality management
  • Cooperation and consulting of medical device companies all over the world
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Grimm

Co-Founder, Scientific Advisor

  • Leiter Universitätsklinik für Herzchirurgie
  • Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

Advisory board

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John P. Cooke, MD, PhD

  • Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter and Carole Walter Looke Presidential Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Research
  • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Chair
  • Academic Institute Full Member
  • Research Institute Director
  • Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration Medical Director
  • Center for RNA Therapeutics Houston Methodist
picture shows avenns medical staff

Paul Yock, MD

  • Paul Yock is the Martha Meier Weiland Professor of Medicine, Emeritus and founding co-chair of Stanford’s Department of Bioengineering.
  • Founding Director of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign.
  • Is known for his work in inventing, developing, and testing new devices, including the Rapid Exchange ™ stenting and balloon angioplasty system, which is now the primary system in use worldwide.
  • He also invented ultrasound imaging and founded Cardiovascular Imaging Systems (CVIS).
picture shows avenns medical staff

MMag. Dr. Oliver Ginthör

  • Oliver Ginthör studied business administration and law in Vienna, Angers (France) and China.
  • Tax consultant
  • Member of the board of numerous private foundations
  • Managing director and supervisory board member in various companies
  • Lecturer and author of numerous publications

Company History