Robert W. Croce
Chairman at Svelte Medical Systems, Inc.
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Robert W.
Croce is currently the Chairman at Ancora Heart, Inc. and Vascular Therapies, Inc. He is also the Chairman at Svelte Medical Systems, Inc. since 2014.
Additionally, he holds director positions at NeoTract, Inc., Willow Innovations, Inc., ExploraMed Development LLC, ExploraMed V LLC, NC8, Inc., and Revelle Aesthetics, Inc. In his former positions, Mr. Croce served as the Group Chairman at Cordis Corp.
and Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. from 1992 to 2005.
He was also a director at Acclarent, Inc., Arstasis, Inc., Vibrynt, Inc., Earlens Corp., Moximed, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc. He worked as a Principal at NEA Management Co. LLC and Vice President at McNeil Pharmaceutical.
Prior to that, he was the President at Ethicon, Inc. from 1990 to 1992.
Mr. Croce obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Missouri in 1964.
He also holds an MBA from the same university, which he received in 1965.
Robert W. Croce active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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NeoTract, Inc.
 NeoTract, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology NeoTract, Inc. develops surgical devices for urological and gynecological disorders. It offers UroLift System, a minimally invasive device to treat lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. The company was founded by Joshua Makower, Joseph Catanese, Theodore C. Lamson and Earl A. Bright II in 2004 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. | Director/Board Member | 28/10/2009 |
Svelte Medical Systems, Inc.
 Svelte Medical Systems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Svelte Medical Systems, Inc. develops balloon expandable stents. It offers balloon control band technologies, hybrid stent design and integrated delivery systems. The firm has locations in Brussels, New Providence and Sao Paulo. The company was founded by Robert E. Fischell, David R. Fischell and Tim A. Fischell in 2007 and is headquartered in New Providence, NJ. | Chairman | 13/06/2014 |
ExploraMed Development LLC
 ExploraMed Development LLC Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology ExploraMed Development LLC operates as a medical technology incubation company that provides medical device solutions. The firm’s services include tissue bulking in incontinence and GI Reflux, revascularization technologies including percutaneous coronary and peripheral bypass and cell injection technologies for cardiac regeneration, therapy for osteoarthritis called the Kinespring system and consumer wellness products for women’s health. The company was founded by Joshua Makower in 2004 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Willow Innovations, Inc.
 Willow Innovations, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Exploramed NC7, Inc. manufactures wearable breast pumps. It also offers milk bags and accessories, such as flange, flextube, and charger. The company was founded by Josh Makower in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Vascular Therapies, Inc.
 Vascular Therapies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Vascular Therapies, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm that develops and commercialize treatments of patients requiring an AV fistula for dialysis. It provides plan on the hemodialysis vascular access indication. The company was founded by Sriram Iyer in 2001 and is headquartered in Cresskill, NJ. | Chairman | - |
Ancora Heart, Inc.
 Ancora Heart, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Ancora Heart, Inc. manufactures medical devices for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation. It develops percutaneous cardiac procedures for mitral valve regurgitation. The company was founded in 2001 by Lewis C. Pell, Niel F. Starksen and Nathan B. Pliam and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Chairman | - |
ExploraMed V LLC
 ExploraMed V LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ExploraMed V LLC is engaged in providing healthcare solutions. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
NC8, Inc.
 NC8, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services NC8, Inc. provides health care services. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Revelle Aesthetics, Inc.
 Revelle Aesthetics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Revelle Aesthetics, Inc. is a privately held medtech company based in Mountain View, CA. Bright, and Jonathan Podmore. Revelle Aesthetics is committed to developing precision technologies that deliver meaningful results for women and reliable outcomes for physicians. The company's first device, avéli®, is FDA-cleared and TGA authorized for long-term reduction in the appearance of cellulite in the buttock and thigh areas of adult females as supported by clinical data demonstrating treatment benefits through one year of observation. The company was founded in 2018 by Joshua Makower, Earl A. The CEO is Caroline F. van Hove. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Robert W. Croce
| University of Central Missouri | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 20 |
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NEA Management Co. LLC
 NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Arstasis, Inc.
 Arstasis, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Arstasis, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices for femoral catheterizations. It offers AXERA access device, a vascular access device that is used in patients undergoing diagnostic femoral artery catheterization procedures using 5F or 6F introducer sheaths. The company was founded in August 2004 by D. Bruce Modesitt and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Acclarent, Inc.
 Acclarent, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Acclarent, Inc. engages in manufacturing, designing, and commercializing medical devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Its products include balloon sinuplasty, eustachian tube dilation, airway dilation system, and ethmoid punch. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and John Y. Chang in June 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Health Technology |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. manufactures surgical devices and equipments. Its products include the ENDOPATH XCEL access system, CONTOUR curved cutter stapler, HARMONIC ultrasonic cutting and coagulation surgical devices and the MAMMOTOME breast biopsy system. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. | Health Technology |
Cordis Corp.
 Cordis Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Cordis Corp. develops and manufactures devices for interventional vascular medicine and electrophysiology. The firm's products include guidewires, balloons, forceps, catheters, and stents to treat a variety of circulatory system problems including coronary artery disease and cerebral aneurysms. The company was founded by William P. Murphy Jr. in 1959 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Health Technology |
Ethicon, Inc.
 Ethicon, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ethicon, Inc. develops and markets medical products and devices for surgery. It offers different types of services such as wound management, women's health, and cardiovascular surgery. The company was founded by George F. Merson in 1915 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ. | Health Technology |
NeoTract, Inc.
NeoTract, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology NeoTract, Inc. develops surgical devices for urological and gynecological disorders. It offers UroLift System, a minimally invasive device to treat lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. The company was founded by Joshua Makower, Joseph Catanese, Theodore C. Lamson and Earl A. Bright II in 2004 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. | Health Technology |
Svelte Medical Systems, Inc.
Svelte Medical Systems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Svelte Medical Systems, Inc. develops balloon expandable stents. It offers balloon control band technologies, hybrid stent design and integrated delivery systems. The firm has locations in Brussels, New Providence and Sao Paulo. The company was founded by Robert E. Fischell, David R. Fischell and Tim A. Fischell in 2007 and is headquartered in New Providence, NJ. | Health Technology |
Moximed, Inc.
 Moximed, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Moximed, Inc. develops minimally invasive, joint sparing solutions for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Its Osteoarthritis treatment can minimize joint pain, restore normal activity levels, and slow down disease progression. The company was founded by Anton G. Clifford in 2006 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA. | Health Technology |
| McNeil Pharmaceutical | |
Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc.
 Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc (Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson founded in 1973. The firm is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey. | Finance |
Vibrynt, Inc.
 Vibrynt, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Vibrynt, Inc. develops medical devices for obesity treatment. It offers experimental device for the treatment of morbid obesity. The company was founded on January 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Health Technology |
Earlens Corp.
 Earlens Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Earlens Corp. develops medical devices. It offers EarLens Contact Hearing Device that uses light to transmit sound. Its earlens contact hearing device two components: a tympanic membrane transducer, which is nonsurgically placed deep in the ear canal on the eardrum, and a light-based behind-the-ear sound processor placed at the base of the ear canal. The company was founded in 1999 by Rodney C. Perkins and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Health Technology |
ExploraMed Development LLC
ExploraMed Development LLC Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology ExploraMed Development LLC operates as a medical technology incubation company that provides medical device solutions. The firm’s services include tissue bulking in incontinence and GI Reflux, revascularization technologies including percutaneous coronary and peripheral bypass and cell injection technologies for cardiac regeneration, therapy for osteoarthritis called the Kinespring system and consumer wellness products for women’s health. The company was founded by Joshua Makower in 2004 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Willow Innovations, Inc.
Willow Innovations, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Exploramed NC7, Inc. manufactures wearable breast pumps. It also offers milk bags and accessories, such as flange, flextube, and charger. The company was founded by Josh Makower in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Distribution Services |
Vascular Therapies, Inc.
Vascular Therapies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Vascular Therapies, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm that develops and commercialize treatments of patients requiring an AV fistula for dialysis. It provides plan on the hemodialysis vascular access indication. The company was founded by Sriram Iyer in 2001 and is headquartered in Cresskill, NJ. | Health Technology |
Ancora Heart, Inc.
Ancora Heart, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Ancora Heart, Inc. manufactures medical devices for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation. It develops percutaneous cardiac procedures for mitral valve regurgitation. The company was founded in 2001 by Lewis C. Pell, Niel F. Starksen and Nathan B. Pliam and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Finance |
ExploraMed V LLC
ExploraMed V LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ExploraMed V LLC is engaged in providing healthcare solutions. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Health Technology |
NC8, Inc.
NC8, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services NC8, Inc. provides health care services. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Health Services |
Revelle Aesthetics, Inc.
Revelle Aesthetics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Revelle Aesthetics, Inc. is a privately held medtech company based in Mountain View, CA. Bright, and Jonathan Podmore. Revelle Aesthetics is committed to developing precision technologies that deliver meaningful results for women and reliable outcomes for physicians. The company's first device, avéli®, is FDA-cleared and TGA authorized for long-term reduction in the appearance of cellulite in the buttock and thigh areas of adult females as supported by clinical data demonstrating treatment benefits through one year of observation. The company was founded in 2018 by Joshua Makower, Earl A. The CEO is Caroline F. van Hove. | Health Technology |
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