Team
Rx Bandz Team
We have assembled a team of talented and experienced individuals who have the knowledge, skill, and experience required to create the next innovative and disruptive auto-injector capable of delivering a wide range of therapeutic injectable medications.
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Since our inception, Rx Bandz has been focused on providing an innovative next-generation solution for people who carry injectable medication.
CORPORATE
Jessica Walsh
Founder, CEO
Innovator and seasoned entrepreneur, former project manager for a world-leading construction and engineering firm. Business and technical experience from senior management positions in technology, business development, digital marketing, team management, and Six Sigma process improvements. Frustrated Epipen user.
Harsha Murthy
Chief Strategy Officer
A senior pharmaceutical executive with extensive experience in licensing to big pharma and direct experience with companies in the auto-injector space. Previous roles include founding private equity firms/funds (Consummate Capital and Konanda Pharma Partners) that invested in pharmaceuticals / medical devices, leadership roles at large and start-up pharmaceutical companies (King Pharmaceuticals and Eyetech Pharmaceuticals), the financial industry (GE Capital, U.S. SEC and Road Ventures) and legal (Davis Polk & Wardwell and Latham & Watkins). B.A degree from Duke University and J.D. from Stanford Law School.
Myrna Walsh
Chief Administrative Officer
Former Executive Director of Massachusetts hospital system foundation. Published author. Successfully raised millions of dollars for healthcare in grants. Extensive experience in capital and operations budgets. Launched hospice from concept to Medicare-ready. MS from Simmons University. Frustrated EpiPen user.
Krishnamurthy Govindaraj, MS, PHD, MBA
VP of Regulatory Affairs
With over 25+ years of expertise in drug-device combination products in working with DoD, DHHS, FDA in drug-device combination products, Dr. Govindaraj served in leadership roles at DoD, DHA, DHHS, FDA, INTERTEK, INGENES, start-up and large drug-medical device companies . He has extensive experience in drugs, biologics, medical device and combination product premarket application submission to the FDA for regulatory approval. PhD in Clinical Immunology and Virology, Holds a MS in Life Sciences, from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, MBA degree from Georgetown University.
Medical Team
Dr. Michael Blaiss MD, FACAAI
Chief Medical Officer
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Executive Medical Director, American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. Past Medical Director for Pfizer and Merck.
Dr. Sean Hollonbeck MD, MP, COL (ret)
VP of Medical Affairs
31 years of experience leading large organizations, from the Chief Medical Officer of two Army Installations to the DoD Medical Research and Development Laboratory. Led a CDMRP multiservice grant funding line. Rated in Material Contracting and Acquisitions.
Dr. Robert Carr MD, AF (ret)
Military Medical Advisor
Retired AF flight surgeon and human performance /preventative medicine specialist. Past President of the American College of Preventive Medicine and Senior Vice President & Corporate Medical Director at the global healthcare firm GlaxoSmithKline.
Julie DeAngelis Ph.D
Health Economics Advisor
20 years of diverse pharmaceutical experience with leadership positions in marketing, clinical development, health economics, and outcomes research with major pharmaceutical companies.
Dr. Obinna Anosike MD
Medical Advisor
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Held position as an M1 course facilitator guiding learning, brainstorming, and problem-solving of medical case-based problems. Masters in Biomedical Science DNJ-Stratford.
Development/ Manufacturing
Stephen Harhen
Chief Technology Officer
Biomaterials and mechanical engineer. Previously a Research and Development Engineer for Ethicon, a Johnson and Johnson Company. Ph.D. candidate (ABD) at Villanova University and holds an MS (Biomedical Engineering) from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a BS (Biomedical Engineering) from Rutgers University School of Engineering.
Yosyong Surakitbanharn PhD
Chief Drug Development Officer
​Former Director of Formulation Development at Verus Pharmaceuticals and led the successful CMC development of Twinject® and Adrenaclick® epinephrine auto-injector.
Thomas Gardner
VP of Military Affairs
Formerly the Subject Matter Expert on Regulatory, Quality, Product Development, Commercialization, and Technology for the Air Force’s 59th Medical Wing Science and Technology. Previously was Vice President for the Military Health Research Foundation and has 30 years in the medical product industry as a scientist, manufacturing, quality management, and product development manager for a large CMO.
Grant Miller
Senior Engineer
Mechanical engineer and U.S. Army veteran. Previously was a Research and Development Engineer for Ethicon, a Johnson and Johnson Company, and a Test Engineer intern for Northrop Grumman, helping test the James Webb Space Telescope. Holds a BS (Mechanical Engineering) from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Mr. Miller served 7 years in the U.S. Army with 2 combat deployments, giving him insight on designing for military and first responders.
E. Paul Harhen
Engineering Advisor
39 years experience in engineering, medical device product design/testing for manufacture, and support, including clinical trials for FDA submission. Successfully developed numerous products and brought them to launch. Holds 28 US patent guiding learning, brainstorming, and problem-solving of medical case-based problems.