• Gregory Brucker, PhD, and Kenneth Grace, PhD, have been added to the research and development team of MedicalCV (Minneapolis). Brucker has more than 15 years of experience working with laser energy and 20 years of experience in the development of medical dev-ices. Grace has more than 16 years of experience in designing robotic systems and micromanipulators applied to cardiac and ophthalmic surgery. MedicalCV is a cardiovascular surgery device manufacturer, focused specifically on products for ablating cardiac tissue as a way to treat atrial fibrillation.