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Juan Fernandez
Founder & CEO · SmartTIVA
- Country
- United States
- City
- Rockville, Maryland
- Industry
- Medtech
- Stage
- seed
- Region
- Latin America
- Rising rank
- Not ranked
01 / The founder
Biography
Colombian-American biomedical engineer and founder of SmartTIVA, developing opioid-free anesthesia devices and an EEG anesthesia simulator (SedSim), commercially cleared in Colombia.
02 / Editorial
Why we're watching
Two US patents granted, active clinical partnership pursuit, pursuing MBA at Johns Hopkins while scaling a novel medtech device with regulatory traction in Colombia.
03 / The company
SmartTIVA
Medtech · United States · seed
04 / Verification
What we verified
Founder confirmed via LinkedIn, i4sud, and company site; funding stage not independently confirmed (assumed early/seed based on team size of 6).
05 / References