Mir Ali Imran
Mir
Imran received the 2005 Distinguished Engineer Award for
his pioneering research and product developments in the
field of medical technology. Mir founded InCube
Laboratories in 1995 to focus on his passion: creating
medical device solutions that change the standard of care
in critical healthcare markets. He began his career as a
med-tech entrepreneur in the late 1970’s, and has
founded over 20 companies since those early days. Over the
decades, he has become one of the world’s most
successful inventors, entrepreneurs and investors in
healthcare.
Mir now holds more than 200 patents – and is most
well known for his contributions to the first
FDA-approved Automatic Implantable Cardioverter
Defibrillator. However Mir has also invented a number of
breakthrough devices that set new standards of
care for their industries. Highlights include the
world’s first EEG monitors, Trans-Urethral Needle
Ablation procedures, embolic protection devices, ultrasound
imaging and a host of other innovations that he
commercialized through successful business ventures. As an
entrepreneur, Mir has founded over 20 successful medical
device companies.
In
addition to his venture capital activities, Mir is an
active angel Investor, with a portfolio based around both
medical and pharmaceutical ventures. Mir currently holds
board seats with Bodymedia, Cardiovasc, Intrapace, Egeen
International, Spinal Modulation, ZARS and Zonare.
Mir
earned an MS in Bio-Engineering and a BS in Electrical
Engineering from Rutgers, where he spent three years as a
Research Specialist.