Verasonics – The Leader in Research Ultrasound
Verasonics, a privately held company founded in 2001, is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, USA. It is a team comprised of scientists, engineers and technical experts with hundreds of years of combined ultrasound experience. Verasonics designs and sells leading-edge Vantage ultrasound research 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 in 36 countries across North and South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania routinely use Verasonics product solutions to advance the art and science of ultrasound through their own research efforts. With unparalleled flexibility, Vantage 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 staff has distinguished themselves in clinical, commercial, academic and start-up ultrasound environments, including:
Advancing Research and Development in Ultrasound:
Leadership
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 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.
Ed has brought his financial and operations expertise to the ultrasound field for nearly 30 years, including serving as Director of Finance, Europe for Philips Medical Systems. He has consulted on international distribution strategies to a number of companies, and was also General Manager, Americas for SuperSonic Imagine.
Mike began his ultrasound career as a sonographer in 1980. He has led various marketing and market development teams at ATL and SonoSite, pioneered new ultrasound products and applications, and held sales and sales management positions for SonoSite, SuperSonic Imagine and Ultrasonix, before joining Verasonics in 2013.
Don has 35 years’ experience in ultrasound product development and research, including engineering and leadership positions at ATL Ultrasound, Philips, Kona Medical, SonoSite, and Siemens Healthineers. Don has an MSc and PhD in Medical Biophysics in medical imaging from the University of Toronto.
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.
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