Dr. Jonathan Fay

Biography

Jonathan Fay focuses efforts on educating and inspiring the next generation of medical technology innovators. He brings real-world experience in developing first-of-its-kind medical products at the university level through the Advanced Medical Product Engineering Development (AMPED) Master’s program. This program emphasizes leadership in the MedTech industry, expanding students’ knowledge of MedTech business and risk-based project management, while contributing to a multidisciplinary environment for medical device development. Jonathan manages the NSF Innovation-Corps program for the Great Lakes Region, educating PhD students, Postdocs, and Faculty on identifying research opportunities and making an impact on the economy and society. With past experience as a startup executive in the medical device industry, he has been involved in early phases of product development, building cross-disciplinary R&D teams, and running first-in-man clinical trials. Before joining the University of Michigan, he served as COO/CTO of EarLens Corporation and has held senior operating roles at Apieron Biosystem and Natus Medical Inc. Jonathan holds 40 patents in Biomechanics from Stanford University.

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