Robert Ward is chairman of Emergence Venture Partners, president of ExThera Medical (both Berkeley, California), and founder and former president of the Polymer Technology Group (PTG), now DSM Biomedical. Bob has 40 years of experience in the development and manufacturing of Class III medical devices, and R&D/manufacturing of novel biomaterials for critical applications. Materials and components developed and manufactured under his direction have been used in hundreds of devices and prosthetic implants including artificial hearts, vascular grafts, stents, pacemakers, orthopedic implants and contact lenses. Read More
