Company
Vail Scientific was established in 2015 by four founders with over 80 years of combined, relevant industry experience.
They are inventors, named on over 50 patents. They are authors, publishing work on over 20 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Founders have a proven track-record of industry success, commercializing over a dozen new industry products.
Our Stage of Development
Vail’s Sepsis technology is at the clinical stage with potential for rapid advancement toward commercialization.
Our Team
LEADERSHIP TEAM - FOUNDERS
Tom Burke, MBA
30+ years of experience as a forward-thinking, global strategic leader in the pharmaceutical industry. Diverse management experience leading organizations from $1M to $600M+. CEO of several healthcare start-up organizations. Past COO - Upsher-Smith Laboratories.
Russ Morris, PhD
30+ years of experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, with 25 patents and 11 peer-reviewed scientific publications. Past Vice President of Operations - Travanti Pharma Inc., Director of Research and Development - Diametrics Medical and Research Scientist - Medtronic.
Carter Anderson, MS
30+ years of experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, with 28 patents, 10 scientific journal publications. Co-founder past President and Chief Technology Officer - Verde Technologies, Founder past CTO - Travanti Pharma Inc. Co-founder and Director of R&D - Diametrics Medical, Research Scientist - Medtronic and Arden Medical Systems.
Clay Anderson, MBA
20+ years of experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, Certified Treasury Professional (inactive), Co-founder past CFO - Verde Technologies, Founder - Travanti Pharma Inc., Registered Principal, Controller and CFO of local investment and medtech companies.
Board Members
Josh Waldman
Successful entrepreneur offering 30+ years of broad operational, financial, product development and marketing experience within the medical device and high-tech markets.
Mike Nathan, MBA
Mike is Co-Founder, CEO of Mendota Health - a mobile wound care company with the most innovative and accessible advanced wound care treatments available, at-home or on-site. Mike is also an active founder at Big Stone Capital Group, TurnSignl, and FritzFinn, while serving as a Board member for several start-up companies. He is founder, investor, or advisor to over 12 start-up companies. He attended St. John's University before serving 4.5 years in the United States Navy as a Boatswain's Mate and Search & Rescue (SAR) Swimmer.
Curtis Carlson
25+ years of experience as an accomplished business leader and sales & marketing executive focused on all aspects of medical device. Demonstrated success in the planning and execution of distribution management, upstream and downstream marketing, contracting, reimbursement, business development, and fundraising, resulting in product launches into Surgical, Outpatient, Physical Med & Rehab (PM&R).
Advisors
Robert Arnold, MBA
30+ years general management, business development, licensing, marketing, sales and clinical research experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Travanti, VP & General Manager–Medical, VP Sales, Marketing & Business Development; The Tapemark Company, VP Sales & Marketing; CIMA Labs, Sr VP Business Development.
Jerome Clavel, MBA
20 years of experience in the medical device and diagnostics industries, with leadership roles in small and large companies. Extensive experience in market development, marketing, clinical trials, reimbursement, and product development. Abbott, Vice-President, Global Marketing Infectious Diseases Emerging Markets; Leica Biosystems – A Danaher Company, VP and GM – Pathology Imaging; Medtronic, Director, Procedural Solutions, Marketing Director.