Innovation Hub Lithuania aims to facilitate the integration between Lithuanian and the US innovation ecosystems. The Hub seeks to provide visibility to the most innovative Lithuanian entrepreneurs, connecting them to the local ecosystem and other resources.The Hub is powered by Innovation Agency Lithuania, a national facilitator of the country’s innovation ecosystem, and is a member of the Nordic Innovation House. With comprehensive support, the agency empowers Lithuanian entrepreneurs to navigate the innovation landscape, fostering sustainable growth and global competitiveness.

NanoVation Therapeutics (NTx) is an early-stage gene therapy company developing next-generation platform technologies utilizing lipid nanoparticles for the safe and efficient delivery of nucleic acids to a variety of tissues.● Established processes and reporting tools for R&D, business operations and BD capturing key takeaways for strategic decision making( Eg. CRM implementation for the $100M BD pipeline).● Leadership and BD team member. Designed the RNA product sales and fulfillment process and facilitated the review of MTAs and service contracts.● Design and development project lead managing a diverse team and $5M budget as the chair of the “New HQ” committee.

Ascension Sciences is an R&D and formulation services company developing proprietary nanoparticle delivery technologies for cannabinoid pharmaceuticals. Working with pharma and biotech groups worldwide, our cannabinoid nanomedicines stand to improve API stability, tune circulation and rationally design delivery dynamics in order to treat unmet medical needs.As Founder and CEO, my role has developed from growing the company out of its start-up phase to creating a strong R&D services company delivering timely and detailed project objectives in pre-clinical formulation development and characterization. Leading the strategy and operations to expand the IP portfolio has resulted in a growing team and lab capabilities to match the need for these technologies in the cannabinoid medicine space.

The primary responsibility of this role is to work with the Product Management team in developing PNI’s product strategy by analyzing and reporting on current operations, customer experience, market trends and other internal and external forces. As a member of the Product Management team, analysis outcomes will directly impact all phases of development, launch and management of PNI’s product portfolio. A proactive approach to developing systems, reports and learnings that allow Product Management and PNI Executives to make facts-based decisions is paramount.● Developing and managing market and product analytics and engage teams across the company to understand commercial challenges, performance and opportunities● Leading efforts to gather and report on the information needed for PNI to make data driven decisions around product roadmaps, pricing and strategies● Strategic review of internal processes as they relate to a product’s success ● Working with Product Management to implement and update PNI”s Product Development Process and any other systems as needs are identified● Conducting market research and making recommendations on product strategy and roadmap● Estimating market size, segmentation, target market definition and ROI for products on PNI’s roadmap

Commercial Operations encompass business analytics, strategy and support for short and long term revenue/unit related initiatives. Responsibilities include ownership of forecasts, portfolio analysis, sales/demand updates, and revenue/product trend analysis. By leading PNI’s commercial planning efforts for long term top line growth, this role brings together information about current and future markets, product performance, customers, and competitors. Internal consulting on critical business issues and strategies for growth also falls under this position. By directing PNI project teams as necessary in relation to the above functions, the ultimate responsibilities are to direct the interaction between Sales and Operations planning functions to outperform revenue targets across the board.Areas of Influence● Analytics and forecasting● Marketing, product development, product commercialization● Web presence, SEO● Sales strategies, pricing and product mix● CRM tools for analytics● Company wide communication and operations tools

Responsibilities:● Creation and implementation of PNI's market intelligence to drive sales and operational efficiencies.● Ownership of CRM, web, project management, accounting and communications tools.● Licensing, patent and grant reporting.● Creation of PNI's marketing approach ie. analysis and improvement of 4 Ps (product, positioning, pricing, place).● Responsible for customer follow-up and accounts receivables.● CEO and COO support and consultation.

● Created the market strategy, financial model and on-line media presence for disabled accessibility start-up, Access Revolution (www.accessrevolution.com) and also helped acquire and negotiate 3rd party retail agreements.● Mapped and consulted on the energy, infrastructure and mining sectors in South America as primary author on a workforce planning report on behalf of Alexander-Whitehead Inc. for Aecon Group Inc.● Formulated the business plan and strategy working towards $1.5M in seed capital for footwear and wearable computing start-up Plantiga Technologies Inc.

Market Research● Analyzed and segmented the rehabilitation and assistive technology industries through expert interviews, product testing, customer surveys and exhaustive secondary research in order to identify product opportunities.● Discovered a niche need through stakeholder and competitor biographies that allowed for Reality Controls’ differentiation.Strategic Planning● Mitigated and planned for the technology and industry risks associated with entering the physiotherapy, accessibility and medical fields.● Engaged the rehabilitation and software development communities and developed upwards of 3 partnership opportunities, and 1 potential investor relationship ($100K round of capital for equity under negotiation).● Reviewed the product mix and associated margin analysis to install a product pricing and customer acquisition framework that would guide positive cash-flow by the end of the year.

Account Management and Internal Consulting● Liaised between all levels of hospital staff (doctors, clinical staff, hospital administrators) and company members, both at the distributor level and with the parent company (International Sales Manager and International Field Service Manager).● Supported business development efforts as the Robotic subject area expert through marketing initiatives at international conferences and national demonstration tours.● Developed the surgical programs by expanding adoption into 3 disciplines (urology, cardiac, gynecology), training of over 40 users (doctors, residents, fellows nurses), and distribution of marketing materials.● New product launch and business strategy team member for the Canadian adoption of MAKO Surgical’s RIO robotic arm system for knee and hip replacements.● Presented territory sales growth updates and analyzed strategies to achieve surgical procedure targets.Operations and Sales Support● Manager of the lead up logistics and installation of all 5 robotic systems in Western Canada while supporting 4 other starting programs in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.● Only western contact for providing on-site and on-call intra-operative consultation (including procedure coaching, recommendations of best practices, clinical support).● Provided primary hands-on troubleshooting and full field servicing/engineering of the DaVinci system’s hardware and software (Matlab and LabView based system diagnostics).● Senior member of the national field service team (6 members), responsible for forward looking infrastructure due to the expansion of the team and training of new recruits.● Liaised with inventory management and responsible for returned materials/reverse logistics, and warranty issue resolution.

* Managed and supported the research of graduate students, a post-doctoral fellow, co-op students, orthopaedic residents/fellows and surgeons at the hospital. * Operated and maintained equipment including a Material Testing System (MTS), IO-Tech data acquisition and strain gauge modules, GE μCT imaging workstation, Intertechnology load cells and O.R. tools for wet-lab use.