President & CEO
Robert Ziebol
Mr. Ziebol has over twenty years of R&D experience. He founded Ziebol and Associates in 1994 and Pursuit Medical in 2008 to help start-up companies develop medical device concepts into commercial products. Mr. Ziebol has successfully demonstrated his abilities, helping build nine companies, taking multiple products from idea to market, and leading diverse teams to successful product outcomes. He has extensive experience in dialysis-related technologies, holds twelve patents, and has authored five publications. Mr. Ziebol has Bachelor degrees in both Engineering Physics and Electrical Engineering.
Director of Engineering
William Nettekoven
Mr. Nettekoven has over thirty years of R&D experience in the medical device industry, with over twenty of those in management positions. He has extensive experience in the development and high volume manufacturing of catheters for urology (volumes of 60M+/yr). Employers have included Medtronic, St. Jude Medical, and Mentor Corporation. He holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering with Biomedical Design emphasis, and holds twelve medical device patents.
Medical Director
Robert Weinmann, MD
Dr. Weinmann is a Board certified Interventional Radiologist and member of the board of directors at St. Paul Radiology, P.A. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Michigan, and a medical degree from the University of Southern California (USC). He has practice experience as a surgeon, emergency room physician, occupational care physician, interventional radiologist and neuroradiologist. He serves on the board of Stonebridge Bank and BV Bancshares and is a Medical Consultant to Hemosphere (formerly GRAFTCath).
Key Personnel
Gregory Carlson, PhD., Principle Scientist
Dr. Carlson is a Polymer Scientist with over ten years of experience working with medical device hydrogel materials. He holds two medical device patents.
Robert Walsh, PhD., Principle Scientist
Dr. Walsh is a Biochemist with over twenty-five years of experience in the medical device industry including controlled release materials. He holds six medical device patents.
