Paul Thomas
Medical Devices
Wesley C Van?Voorhis
Australia
Biography
Mr. Thomas joined Roka Bioscience, a company focused on the development and commercialization of rapid, accurate and cost-effective molecular assays for biopharmaceutical processing, food safety and other industrial testing applications, as CEO and Founder in September 2009. Mr. Thomas previously served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of LifeCell Corporation, a publicly traded regenerative medicine company, from 1998 until it was acquired by KCI in 2008. Prior to joining LifeCell, Mr. Thomas held various senior positions during his tenure of 15 years with Ohmeda, a world leader in inhalation anesthetics and acute care pharmaceuticals. Mr. Thomas received his M.B.A. degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and completed his postgraduate studies in Chemistry at the University of Georgia Graduate School of Arts and Science. He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from St. Michael’s College in Vermont. Mr. Thomas serves as a Director of AbioMed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory support to acute heart failure patients across the continuum of care in heart recovery; Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEGR) focused on the commercialization of a life-altering therapy for debilitating and fatal orphan diseases and RTI Surgical®, a leading global surgical implant company providing surgeons with safe biologic, metal and synthetic implants.
Research Interest
Medical Devices
