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Company Profile:

Edison Nation Medical

Edison Nation Medical is a healthcare innovation portal and medical device incubator with deep expertise in open innovation, product development, and healthcare. Born out of collaboration with Carolinas HealthCare System (the second largest public health system in the United States), Edison Nation Medical’s mission is to create more effective, more efficient and safer healthcare through open innovation. We make this a reality by providing a clear and easy pathway for anyone — physicians, nurses, entrepreneurs, even patients and caregivers — to submit a medical invention idea for full evaluation and potential commercialization. Membership to Edison Nation Medical is free and ideas submitted to our confidential and secure online portal are vetted through an in-depth review process led by our team of medical, product development and legal experts. Our end goal is to commercialize each qualified product idea submitted to us and, when we are successful, we share licensing royalties with the inventor and celebrate together. Edison Nation Medical innovation headquarters is in Charlotte, NC with additional offices in San Francisco and New York City. For more information, please visit www.EdisonNationMedical.com


Leadership:
Bobby Grajewski
President
Julie Wheelan
Vice President, Marketing
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Entrepreneur Profile:

Bobby Grajewski
President
Bobby Grajewski is President of Edison Nation Medical and is best known for his expertise in building businesses and leading high-performing teams to achieve outstanding results. In his role as President, Bobby provides strategic leadership, financial oversight, and partnership cultivation combined with day-to-day operational leadership for Edison Nation Medical. Bobby's background includes 8+ years of private equity and venture capital investing experience across a variety of sectors -- including early stage technology -- for leading firms, including J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, Westwind Investors and Permira Advisers. In these roles, Grajewski assisted with Permira’s acquisition of Ancestry.com and with J.H. Whitney Capital Partners’ successful efforts to revive Wellman Engineering Resins and Wellman Plastics Recycling. Bobby successfully co-founded and launched two web-based start-ups, Heritage Handcrafted and eCollectors, which continue in operations today. Bobby received an MBA from The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and a AB degree from Harvard University.
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Julie Wheelan
Vice President, Marketing
Julie Wheelan leads the Edison Nation Medical team in formulating break-through creative ideas to inspire action on the part of inventors; to elevate the meaning of innovation within healthcare; and to shape the evolution of the Edison Nation Medical brand. She combines a keen understanding of how to forge deep emotional connections with consumers with hands-on experience in a range of marketing disciplines to craft compelling global marketing campaigns. Julie has 20+ years experience in leading game-changing marketing and brand strategy efforts for world-class consumer brands including Harley-Davidson, Gap, Williams-Sonoma, Jamba Juice and Visa. She brings exceptional international marketing and branding experience, including helping Harley-Davidson establish its brand presence in the Asia-Pacific Region and managing international marketing for Gap and GapKids. Immediately before joining Edison Nation Medical, Julie co-founded, launched and directed the Center for Integrative Health & Wellness at Marin General Hospital (Northern CA), an experience she equates to "swimming through a tsunami." In addition to providing a much-needed resource for the Marin community, the experience also provided Julie with deep insights into the challenges and opportunities that exist within healthcare today. Julie received her MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Business and BA from Northwestern University.
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