Pioneering Minds Behind Nanotube Innovation

Dan Justin has over thirty-five years of experience in medical implant development and commercialization. He is currently Chairman of Exodus New Ventures, LLC and on the Boards of multiple start-up companies. He was Founder and CEO of Engage Surgical prior to acquisition by Smith & Nephew. Prior to joining Nanovation Partners, Dan was an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research, where he helped turn Florida-based research into start-up companies. He served as the CTO at IMDS (acquired by CoorsTek Medical), where he played an instrumental role in driving the formation and expansion of the Co-Innovation™ team, developing and launching over 100 new medical device products worldwide over a period of more than 12 years.

Dan co-founded JustWin Medical, whose arthroscopic knee technology was acquired by Innovasive Devices and then by J&J DePuy Mitek, where he served as an Engineering Manager. He also co-founded Orthodyne, whose internal bone-lengthening technology was acquired by Orthofix. He is a registered U.S. Patent Agent and an inventor on over 175 granted U.S. patents in the areas of additive manufacturing, advanced materials, orthopedics, arthroscopy, spine, neurology, surgical instrumentation, and other medical procedures. He holds a B.S.E. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida.