The Foundry^® Management

Mark E. Deem
Chief Technology Officer
The Foundry, Inc.

Biography/Professional Profile
Mr. Deem joined The Foundry in late 1998 and is currently The Foundry’s Chief Technology Officer. In addition to spearheading the research and invention process on new clinical opportunities, he leads the development effort in The Foundry's new companies, serving as Vice President of Research and Development until that role is filled by an employee of the new company.

Prior to joining The Foundry, Mr. Deem served in a founding role as consulting Director of Research and Development for Ventrica, Inc., a business focused on cardiovascular revascularization.

From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Deem was a senior member of the Research & Development team at Medtronic Micro Interventional Systems. He joined MIS in 1994 as one of the initial members of the company's engineering team, and was then promoted to Director of R & D following the Medtronic acquisition. His responsibilities included managing the development of catheters, guide wires and implantable embolic systems for interventional neuroradiology applications.

Previously, Mr. Deem held engineering positions with Devices for Vascular Engineering (1991–1994), Cordis Corporation (1990–1991) and the USCI Division of C.R. Bard (1988–1990), where he designed and developed catheters and sheaths for various applications in the cardiovascular field.

Mr. Deem is a co-inventor on over 20 issued U.S. patents and more than 50 pending U.S. patents. He has spent twenty years in the design, testing and manufacture of endovascular devices. His experience includes quality assurance and manufacturing engineering as well as his primary focus of product development. He earned his B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University. Mr. Deem serves as a Director for Cabochon Aesthetics.