Etienne Nichols is a Medical Device Guru and Mechanical Engineer who loves learning and teaching how systems work together. He has both manufacturing and product development experience, even aiding in the development of combination drug-delivery devices, from startup to Fortune 500 companies and holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Having managed cross-functional teams to update designs of legacy products, Etienne understands the pain of following the Design Controls process in paper-based QMS environment. His expansive knowledge, experience, and passion with medical devices is evenly matched with how much he enjoys helping customers work efficiently through the design and development process to bring safe, high quality products to market.

Stanford and Harvard trained Physician-Scientist innovator and investor with over 25 years of clinical, research, biotechnology, and entrepreneurial experience. Chair of the XPRIZE Pandemic & Health Alliance. Chair of Medicine for Singularity University and founder and chair of NextMed Health(previously called Exponential Medicine) . Multiple publications & patents through faculty positions at Stanford Medical School and UCSF (clinical faculty: Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation). Member of inaugural class of the Aspen Institute Health Innovation Fellowship.

Board Certified in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics (Harvard Combined Residency Program at MGH & Boston Children's Hospital) and completed fellowships in hematology/oncology & bone marrow transplantation at Stanford. Post-doctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Irv Weissman followed by NIH-funded faculty position at Stanford.

Faculty Chair of Medicine at Singularity University since its inception, and Founder and Chair of NextMed Health, a unique cross-disciplinary program that explores how rapidly advancing, convergent technologies can shape the future of healthcare. Advisor to several leading biomedical & digital health startups. Has given six TED & TEDMED talks.

Member of the Inaugural Class of the Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship. and a member of the Kauffman Fellows Society. Investor and advisor to several leading Fortune 500 companies and startups.

Inventor of the FDA-approved 'MarrowMiner' & founder of RegenMed Systems; a clinical-stage medical device company developing tools to enable regenerative medicine.

Military Officer: Served for 14 years as a flight surgeon practicing aerospace medicine in the California and Massachusetts Air National Guard with F-15 and F-16 fighter squadrons.

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I am President of Vascular Sciences, an education, training, & consulting company offering a broad range of services to medical device, pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies including (but not limited to): stimulating & innovative educational programing, brain-storming sessions, prototype design, product development, benchtop & animal testing , regulatory strategy & clinical trial design, FDA presentation preparation & defense, reimbursement, clinical acceptance, business development & technology assessment.

I received my B.S., M.S., & Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Iowa State University. I have worked for & consulted with leading medical device, pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. I also work on a regular basis for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health Canada, the US & European Patent Offices, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & other regulatory & governmental agencies around the world.

As an internationally recognized expert & featured keynote speaker, I present frequently on cutting-edge medical technologies & regulatory affairs. I conduct seminars & short-courses for medical device, pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies, FDA, Health Canada, US & European Patent Offices, CMS & other regulatory & governmental agencies around the world.

Finally, as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology, I regularly teach graduate courses in Regulatory Affairs & Clinical Trials, Clinical Trial Design, Medical Device Regulatory Affairs & Product Development, Combination Products, Pathophysiology, Medical Technology & Biotechnology at several universities & medical schools on-ground & on-line.

Specialties:
Combination Products, Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Animal Studies, Pathophysiology, Clinical Trial Design, Regulatory Strategy, Pharmacogenomics/Personalized Medicine, R&D, Testing & Evaluation and Bus. Dev.