Mr. Simmons has been in the medical device industry for over 30 years in both large, publically-traded companies and venture-backed medical device start-ups. He has worked both in the US and Europe. Prior to CoolSpine he was President of Medical Instill Technologies where he where he was responsible for the development and validation of their InTact Filling System, an innovative drug container system for vaccines and parenteral drugs that was sold to GlaxoSmithKline in 2004. At DexCom, a start-up venture developing an implantable glucose sensor, Mr. Simmons was VP of Business Development and Marketing. He managed the development, clinical, and planning activities that led to a successful Series C financing. Prior to DexCom, John worked for 5 years at Johnson & Johnson’s Advanced Sterilization Products and 13 years at BD in multiple business areas. John graduated from Williams College in 1978 with a double major in Political Economy and History and received an MBA from Columbia University in Marketing and Finance in 1983.
Mr. Simmons has been in the medical device industry for over 30 years in both large, publically-traded companies and venture-backed medical device start-ups. He has worked both in the US and Europe. Prior to CoolSpine he was President of Medical Instill Technologies where he where he was responsible for the development and validation of their InTact Filling System, an innovative drug container system for vaccines and parenteral drugs that was sold to GlaxoSmithKline in 2004. At DexCom, a start-up venture developing an implantable glucose sensor, Mr. Simmons was VP of Business Development and Marketing. He managed the development, clinical, and planning activities that led to a successful Series C financing. Prior to DexCom, John worked for 5 years at Johnson & Johnson’s Advanced Sterilization Products and 13 years at BD in multiple business areas. John graduated from Williams College in 1978 with a double major in Political Economy and History and received an MBA from Columbia University in Marketing and Finance in 1983.
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