IDEA² Faculty

2026 Edition

Tamar Aprahamian Putiri
Founder and Principal, JetPub Scientific Communications

Mercedes Balcells-Camps
Principal Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Peter Bryant
Adjunct Professor, IE Business School

Carlos Castro
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Leuko

Shivang Dave
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, PlenOptika

Mike Dempsey
Entrepreneur in Residence, Massachusetts General Hospital – CIMIT

Bjoern Eskofier
Research Group Leader, Helmholtz Munich

Erin Gibson
Executive Director, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Germán Gonzalez Serrano
Director of Product Development, PNPResearch Corporation

Martha Gray
Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Paul Hartung
Board Director and Strategy Advisor for MedTech Companies

Arthur Hiller
Commercial strategy consultant, Hiller Life Sciences Strategies

Wolfgang Krull
Accelerator Executive, Massachusetts General Hospital – CIMIT

Ana López Sánchez
Scientific Researcher, Cantabria Labs

Norberto Malpica
Associate Professor, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Berta Marti Fuster
Innovation Lead, Health Sciences, Analog Devices

Elizabeth Chase Marshman
Head of Mechanical Engineering at Wing, an Alphabet Company

Sohini Mazumdar
Founder and CEO, Erudite Co

Lauren Mentzer
Staff Research Scientist, Analog Devices

Michael Naimark
Director of Business Development, CBSET

Freddy Nguyen
CEO, Nine Diagnostics

YongJin Park
Founder and CSO, 1849 bio

Andrea Pomerantz
Director, Strategy and Planning – Translational Medicine PK Sciences, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

David Rothkopf
President, MEDIcept

Isaac Tourgeman
Clinical Neuropsychologist Design Neuroscience Center Assistant Professor at Albizu University

Jessica Tytell
Head of Emerging Business, Life Sciences, Analog Devices

Troy Wendt
Principal, Bell Rock Consulting

Victoria Wiedorn
Senior Biomedical Engineer, Analog Devices

As an engineer, you have honed your problem-solving skills and have a deep understanding of technology. The biomedical field is ripe with opportunities for individuals like yourself to apply your expertise and make a profound impact on the lives of patients and providers. The Catalyst Program offers an exceptional platform to harness your talents and channel them towards addressing the most pressing challenges in healthcare today.