Mission
King Technology Ventures (KTV) mission is to identify and solve challenging unmet clinical needs that assist the physician operator, benefit the patient and provide a simple and more cost effective way for a strategic to add to their product portfolio or toolbox.
Founding
KTV was founded in 2020 in honor of Dr. Y King Liu. During the late 1960's, Dr. Liu was instrumental in the pioneering of education and research in the field of biomedical engineering. He established both the University of Northern California (UNC) and the UNC Foundation (UNCF) in the mid 1990’s. KTV continues Dr. Liu’s commitment to quality research and product prototype development inspired by a common vision to fulfill an unmet clinical need.
Experience
The initial biomedical prototype developed by KTV lead to the formation of Heartchord Medical, Inc. in mid-2020. Following two years of device testing and improvements, Heartchord Medical was acquired in April 2022 by a major strategic.KTV is unique that we are self-funded and have no debt, no outside investors, no private equity and no venture capital. KTV uses a disciplined approach of focusing on one project at a time to ensure success. This provides a simple and more cost effective way for a strategic to add to their product portfolio or toolbox.KTV's next project aims to fulfill a similar unmet clinical need.
Our Team
The team shares a common vision to fulfill unmet clinical needs currently challenging physicians and benefiting patients. KTV uses a disciplined approach of focusing on one project at a time to ensure success.
Jan Lau – Inventor & Founder & Board Member 30+ years of successful Medtech experience with 18 published patents. Companies include Medtronic, AVE, Mitralife, Osseon, and Apple.Medical. Most recently founder and owner of Jade Vascular - Providing engineering services, such as R&D and product design for the medical device industry.Doug Clark – Founder & Board Member 30+ years of successful Medical device Sales leadership experience with Large, Midsize and start up companies. Companies include Medtronic, Covidien, EV3, SilkRoad Medical, Foxhollow, Osseon and Scimed.Paul Dunn, Ph.D. – Founder & Board Member 30+ years of successful Education and Academic experience with 4 publications. Experience includes University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Northern California, Petaluma, Sonoma College and Western Institute of Science and Health. Most recently Executive Director of University of Northern California Foundation, Petaluma, CA.Christian Spies, M.D – Chief Medical Officer & Board Member 14+ years of practice in interventional cardiology and structural heart procedures. As co-director of the Bay Area Structural Heart Program (BASH) at Sutter Health, he participates in over 10 research trials and offers quaternary structural heart care. He travels nationally and internationally as a proctor and lecturer. Academically, he has published over 100 abstracts, articles and book chapters.
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