Business Wire05.16.18
Socrates Health Solutions has appointed John Maynard to the role of special advisor, bringing to Socrates more than 25 years of experience developing and commercializing non-invasive medical diagnostic devices.
Maynard was a co-founder and executive vice president of VeraLight which commercialized SCOUT DS, a non-invasive diabetes screening device. Prior to VeraLight, he was a co-founder and vice president of engineering at InLight Solutions, which had a 10-year strategic partnership with the LifeScan division of Johnson & Johnson to develop a noninvasive glucose measurement device. Maynard holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles related to diabetes and its complications.
“Socrates has worked closely with John developing our patient testing protocols and broader regulatory planning,” said Scott Smith, CEO of Socrates. “With our recent technology advances, we see John playing a pivotal role in our engineering, quality and manufacturing practices.”
Douglas Sutherland, board chairman, explained, “With John’s expertise and experience, we have found an individual uniquely qualified to support the conversion of Socrates’ scientific advancements into products ready for broader patient testing, manufacturing and regulatory approval processes.”
Socrates Health Solutions Inc. is a medical device company focused on the design, development and commercialization of self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solutions which are non-invasive and inexpensive. These devices have not yet been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and are currently not for sale.
Maynard was a co-founder and executive vice president of VeraLight which commercialized SCOUT DS, a non-invasive diabetes screening device. Prior to VeraLight, he was a co-founder and vice president of engineering at InLight Solutions, which had a 10-year strategic partnership with the LifeScan division of Johnson & Johnson to develop a noninvasive glucose measurement device. Maynard holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles related to diabetes and its complications.
“Socrates has worked closely with John developing our patient testing protocols and broader regulatory planning,” said Scott Smith, CEO of Socrates. “With our recent technology advances, we see John playing a pivotal role in our engineering, quality and manufacturing practices.”
Douglas Sutherland, board chairman, explained, “With John’s expertise and experience, we have found an individual uniquely qualified to support the conversion of Socrates’ scientific advancements into products ready for broader patient testing, manufacturing and regulatory approval processes.”
Socrates Health Solutions Inc. is a medical device company focused on the design, development and commercialization of self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solutions which are non-invasive and inexpensive. These devices have not yet been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and are currently not for sale.