Experienced Leadership Team

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 Before joining Senseer in 2017, Sascha founded KYNEA Consulting, which focused on strategic planning and portfolio strategy for companies such as Pfizer, Moderna Therapeutics, GE Healthcare and Juno.  He is also the cofounder and former Chief Scientific Officer at Sanguine Biosciences, where he led the scientific development of the company, including sourcing, evaluating, and executing collaborations.  Sascha earned his Ph.D. in pharmacology from UCLA (2007), and received his MBA from USC (2011), where he focused on marketing and entrepreneurship.  He also holds an M.S. in genetics and a B.S. in biology from the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. 

 Tuan cofounded Senseer in 2017. In 2010, he also cofounded Fluid Synchrony, a medtech venture that is developing and commercializing wirelessly controlled, implantable micropumps.  Since 2006, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.  Tuan received his B.S. degree in biological sciences from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.  As a doctoral graduate student in the Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program for Neuroscience at UCLA, Tuan focused on applying neuroengineering principles for the study of neurodegeneration and neurorepair. 

 Ellis Meng is a Professor of Biomedical and Electrical Engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California.  She also serves as the Vice Dean of Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and was previously the Dwight C. and Hildagarde E. Baum Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.  In 2004, she founded the Biomedical Microsystems Laboratory which conducts research on biocompatible polymer technology and micromachining, sensors and actuators, microfluidics, and implantable and biomedical microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Her honors include the NSF CAREER award, Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Early Career Award, 2009 TR35 Young Innovator Under 35, Viterbi Early Career Chair, ASEE Curtis W. McGraw Research Award, AIMBE Fellow, and IEEE Fellow. Ellis serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering and Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. She received the B.S. degree in engineering and applied science and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena.

Nick's background is in neural interfaces.  He previously worked at Blackrock Neurotech on production process improvements and regulatory submissions related to the Utah Array.  Prior to that, he fabricated planar silicon microelectrodes as a postdoc in Dr. Martin Han's lab at the University of Connecticut, and completed a Ph.D. on foreign body responses to Utah Arrays in rats in Dr. Patrick Tresco's lab at the University of Utah.

Nick is keen to apply his microfabrication and regulatory documentation expertise toward the exciting challenge of creating new medical devices that will potentially improve the lives of millions.

Mark has a background in project management and experience with materials and microfabrication. He previously worked on design and fabrication of neural depth probes and ECoGs for Blackrock Neurotech with a focus on longevity, biocompatibility, miniaturization, and improving insertion reliability. Prior to that Mark held roles in the semiconductor industry where he managed sustainment and continuous improvement efforts for Micron/IMFLASH processes.  He started his career in the defense industry as a contractor in a direct support role for the DARPA Tactical Technology Office, after graduating with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1998. 

Alex is a biomedical engineer providing expertise in mechanical & electrical design and the commercialization of medical devices. Graduating from Northeastern University with a degree in Bioengineering, Alex is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology and improving patient outcomes through innovative medical device design. His hands-on experience and passion for next-generation healthcare solutions play a key role in driving forward the development of cutting-edge medical technologies at Senseer Health and Fluid Synchrony.