BJO Biomedical, LLC

Dr. Oberhardt, a biomedical engineer and entrepreneur, is known for promoting creative thinking and has been involved in recent years in consulting and biomedical technology incubation. His book, "Dragonfly Thinking, Problem Solving for a Successful Future" is compromised of his experiences, strategies and successful outcomes. This book is about problem solving, enabling students and young professionals to identify important problems, think through these problems and understand them, and finally to solve them and implement the solutions to bring about innovation, economic growth, and/or improvement in the quality of life. "I am a problem solver. My whole career has been about solving problems. My solutions have helped develop new biomedical technologies and new products as well as solving business problems. I have had wonderful mentors, especially during the early part of my career." As a biomedical engineer and entrepreneur, Dr. Oberhardt is known for promoting creative thinking and has been involved in recent years in consulting and biomedical technology incubation. He has led and/or participated in a number of first-of-a-kind technological developments including the extremely successful “CoaguChekR” product sold worldwide by Roche, a point-of care, hand-held monitoring system for CoumadinR and other warfarin drugs (blood thinners).