OUR VISION
TO ESTABLISH OUR MODELS AS THE GOLD STANDARD; MAKING SURGICAL TRAINING MORE CONVENIENT, AFFORDABLE, AND EFFECTIVE, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO SUPERIOR SURGICAL SKILLS AND BETTER PATIENT CARE.
Executive & Board Chair
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Chief Executive Officer
Robert (Bob) Spence brings experience in strategy, sales and finance, including over 15 years of medical device experience, ranging from startup to multinational orthopaedic companies, spearheading a previous transition from advanced R&D startup to global leader.
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Co-Founder, Board Chair
Dr. Rick Hu, MD, FRCSC, is a spine surgeon and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in both orthopaedic surgery and research. The SaaS health analytics company he founded and led since 2013, Vivametrica, was acquired in 2020.
Board Members
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Brent King
Brent has extensive orthopaedic and product development experience, at the startup and multinational levels, having been Director of Operations at Smith & Nephew and VP Operations at TENET Medical Engineering.
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Carolyn Anglin
Dr. Carolyn Anglin, Ph.D., has over 25 years of orthopaedics-related experience in industry and academia, including as a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Calgary. Tactile Orthopaedics originated in her lab.
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Mike Read
Mike is Vice President of Picante Capital Corp, a family investment office based in Calgary. He manages a broad range of public and private investments and has a keen interest in supporting the Calgary start-up ecosystem.
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Dr. Ryan Martin
Dr. Martin, MD, FRCSC, is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and trauma, at Foothills Hospital and Group23 Sports Medicine. He is Team Surgeon for the Calgary Stampeders Football Team, and is both our CMO and Primary Knee Design Surgeon.
Supporters
The financial, practical and moral support of our investors, as well as granting programs from Canada, Alberta and the University of Calgary, is an undoubted part of our success, which we would like to gratefully acknowledge. A few key partners are shown below:
