Steve Mertens

Steve is Sr. Vice President of R&D and Operations at Holaira, a privately held lung denervation company developing minimally invasive products to make breathing easier for patients suffering from obstructive lung diseases.  Steve joined Holaira in November 2012 with more than 20 years of medical device operational experience.  Prior to joining Holaira, he was a Senior Vice President of Research and Development for Boston Scientific. For sixteen years, Steve guided a wide range of technologies through product development for the cardiology, electrophysiology, and peripheral vascular markets. Mertens began his medical device career working in engineering, quality and manufacturing roles at SciMed Life Sciences. Earlier, he had worked on computer components in the electronics industry. He is an inventor on eighteen issued US patents.
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