The Leader in Research Ultrasound

Verasonics, a privately held company founded in 2001, is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, USA. The Company is comprised of a team of ultrasound scientists, engineers, technical experts and business professionals with hundreds of years of combined ultrasound experience. Over the organization’s span of business, Verasonics has become the leader in research ultrasound through the development, manufacturer and sales of leading-edge Vantage and Vantage NXT Research Ultrasound Systems for academic and commercial investigators. These real-time, software-based, programmable ultrasound systems accelerate research by providing unsurpassed speed and control to simplify the data collection and analysis process. Researchers across the globe routinely use Verasonics solutions to advance the art and science of ultrasound through their own research efforts. With unparalleled flexibility, the Vantage platform simplifies the acquisition and analysis of acoustic data to advance research and development.

The mission of Verasonics is to provide researchers and developers with the most advanced and flexible tools that enable them to develop new algorithms and products used in biomedical ultrasound, Materials Science, earth sciences, and the physics of acoustics and ultrasonics. Our team has distinguished themselves in clinical, commercial, academic and start-up ultrasound environments, including:

Front End Hardware – state-of-the-art analog and digital signal processing for the highest fidelity ultrasound transmission and acquisition
Software Beamforming – real time image reconstruction using Pixel-Oriented Processing and very high frame rates
Computer-based ultrasound – PCIe interfacing, software signal and image reconstruction
Commercialization and Licensing – development and commercialization of academic IP, and engineering support for emerging ultrasound companies
Leading-Edge Applications – Expertise in Focused ultrasound for intervention and therapy, elastography, photoacoustics, novel transducer technologies, non-destructive evaluation, high-channel count systems, high-frequency pre-clinical imaging, and more

Advancing Research and Development in Ultrasound:

Of the papers presented at IEEE-International Ultrasonics Symposium over more than a decade that referenced an ultrasound research system, Verasonics systems received the most citations
Extensive biomedical and preclinical applications – detection, diagnosis, intervention, therapy, monitoring
Expanding Materials Science applications – NDT/NDE, earth science, biometrics, transducer development
Universities – The leading research laboratories and academic institutions across the globe use Verasonics systems
Industry – from small start-ups to mega-cap companies in the Forbes 20, commercial developers use Verasonics products to create new algorithms, applications, transducers and entirely new imaging systems
Flexibility – the most versatile platform for turning your concepts and ideas into great ultrasound products in a short amount of time
Licensing – Facilitating rapid development through Collaboration and Licensing programs

Leadership

Jon K. DaiglePresident & Chief Executive Officer

Jon joined Verasonics in 2015. Before his appointment as President and CEO, he was responsible for strategy, commercial licensing, strategic alliances, and program management. Prior to Verasonics, Jon held various roles in corporate strategy and development, strategic marketing, and product management at Medtronic and Becton Dickinson & Co. Jon holds a BA in Business Administration from Washington State University, an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

Ron E. DaigleCo-founder, Chairman & Chief Innovation Officer

Ron has over 45 years’ experience in ultrasound research and development, including 5 years as Director of Research at ATL Ultrasound, where he developed new digital beamforming methods for high bandwidth array imaging and advanced digital Doppler color flow imaging. He then served 8 years as Director of Technology at Atlantis Diagnostics International, an ATL subsidiary charged with developing computer-based ultrasound systems. He is the author on 45 ultrasound publications and named as an inventor on 20 ultrasound patents.

Stacy DouthittChief Business Officer

Stacy is a senior marketing leader with 30 years of demonstrated results in commercial strategy and global marketing for medical device and life science firms. Prior to Verasonics, she held leadership positions at several MedTech companies ranging from start-up to Fortune 500. Stacy is responsible for customer success, product marketing & communications, as well as strategic marketing & alliances. She holds a B.A.in Marketing from the University of Washington, and an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix.

Matt StupfelChief Financial Officer

Matt has over 30 years’ experience in financial, operational & commercial leadership, with an efficient record of bringing companies from early-stage start-up to publicly listed global corporations. His accomplishments include raising over $100M+ in equity and debt financing and leading corporate M&A processes, including multiple successful acquisitions. Matt is an alumnus of Seattle University.

Don ChristopherChief Technology Officer

Don joined the Verasonics’ team in April 2021 as Vice President of Engineering. He came to Verasonics with 35 years’ experience in ultrasound product development and research leadership roles at renown medical imaging commercial companies including ATL Ultrasound, Philips Medical Systems, Kona Medical, FUJIFILM SonoSite, and Siemens Healthineers. In addition to his role as CTO, he is also responsible for engineering, operations, quality and regulatory. Don received his Master of Science and Doctorate in Medical Biophysics in Medical Imaging from the University of Toronto.

Alex ExpositoVice President, Sales & Business Development

Alex has over 25 years of experience in the ultrasound industry, having worked with multinational companies and ultrasound startups. He has held various roles in clinical, sales, and sales leadership at ATL/Philips, Fujifilm SonoSite, and Supersonic Imagine, providing best-in-class ultrasound technology to healthcare institutions prior to joining Verasonics in 2022. Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration specializing in healthcare services from Barry University. Prior to his commercial healthcare experience, he worked in a clinical setting as a diagnostic medical sonographer.

Mike PierceVice President, Customer Success

Michael has over 25 years’ experience in ultrasound and medical device development, marketing, and field service. Prior to Verasonics, he served as Director of Marketing and Operations at Medstreaming and spent 13 years at Philips serving in a variety of positions – Connectivity Engineer, Professional Services Consultant, and Field Marketing Manager.

Ken LinkhartTechnical Fellow

Ken joined Verasonics in 2007, after nearly 30 years in a variety of engineering leadership roles at ATL and Philips. With an MSEE from the University of Washington, Ken’s initial career at Verasonics focused on Systems Engineering. As CTO, his vision leads our engineering teams to ensure Verasonics’ hardware and software system designs provide customers with new ways to break barriers in ultrasound research.

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