University of Michigan

University of Oxford

President and CEO at Bergstrom Nutrition

Portland, Oregon, United States

Bergstrom Nutrition® pioneered the use of MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) for human and animal health use and remains an industry innovator and the world’s leading manufacturer of MSM. The company's flagship brand, OptiMSM®, is the purest and only GRAS-designated MSM available and it is used in the majority of the world’s best-selling joint health nutritional supplements. The company continually invests in research studies to discover new applications for MSM to benefit our partners and consumers for skin care and sports nutrition for musculoskeletal health. Products are manufactured exclusively on site at a single-purpose, cGMP-compliant and ISO-registered facility.

Bergstrom Nutrition

President and Chief Executive Officer

Diatomix, Inc. has developed a patent-pending, biosilica compound that actively and continuously improves indoor air quality when applied as an additive to wall paint. Diatomix offers an all-inclusive OEM air purifying paint additive which not only continuously absorbs VOCs but also converts the absorbed VOCs into nontoxic byproducts.

Diatomix

Chief Executive Officer

A strategy and business management consulting firm focused on the medical device and bioscience industry

Bridge Biomedical

President

Full P&L, General Management, Strategic Planning and Execution, and Operational accountability for this medical device manufacturer of trauma and wound care products with an extensive global distribution network.  Served as GM, 2006-2007

SAM Medical Products

Led R&D and New Product Development activities. Developed and implemented New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI) process using a stage-gate system.  Responsible for development, design, materials sourcing, qualifying and establishing a comprehensive supply-chain and contract manufacturing system for the Soft Shell Splint (2003), SAM Pelvic Sling (2003) and Blistoban bandage (2004).   Successfully sought US and international patent and trademark protection on all new products.

Vice President of Research and Development

Medical materials start-upLed R&D Department with product testing and NPD activities using proprietary visco-elastic formulations for applications in wheelchair, hospital bed, foot insoles and seating systems for industrial healthWorked on-site at OEM accounts to develop appropriate formulations and designs

Adrian Polliack