– USA, MA – Vicarious Surgical Inc. (NYSE: RBOT), a next-generation robotics company seeking to improve the cost, efficiency, and outcomes of surgical procedures, today announced the appointment of Beverly Huss to its Board of Directors, effective October 18, 2022.
Beverly Huss will also join the Audit Committee.
The company also announced the resignations of Dror Berman and Samir Kaul from the Board of Directors
About Beverly Huss
Ms. Huss co-founded and previously served as CEO of Pagonia Medical, a development stage company in the tissue preservation market, where she led the incorporation efforts and seed capital financing. Before this, Ms. Huss served over several years as CEO of Qool Therapeutics, Inc., a therapeutic hypothermia and medical device company, and as CEO of Vibrynt, Inc., a start-up medical device company dedicated to creating minimally invasive therapies for patients suffering from morbid obesity. From 1986 to 2005, Ms. Huss served in various general management roles of increasing responsibility within the research and development, regulatory affairs, marketing, and sales departments of Guidant Corporation, a market-leading medical device company focused on the treatment of cardiac rhythm management, cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease through minimally invasive therapies, until its acquisition by Boston Scientific Corporation.
“I am honored to join the Vicarious Surgical Board at this exciting phase for the Company,” said Beverly Huss. “The Vicarious system possesses several differentiating factors that I believe hold the potential to transform the standard in surgical robotics. I look forward to working closely with my fellow board members and the Vicarious leadership team in their pursuit to bring these advancements to patients in need.”
Ms. Huss is a veteran board member with nearly two decades of board experience and presently resides on the Boards of Accuray Incorporated, Ancora Heart, Inc., Iridex Corporation, and Madorra, Inc. She received a Bachelor of Science in metallurgical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Master’s degree in technology management from Pepperdine University.
About Vicarious Surgical
Founded in 2014, Vicarious Surgical is a next-generation robotics company developing a disruptive technology with the goals of increasing the efficiency of surgical procedures, improving patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs. The Company’s novel surgical approach uses proprietary human-like robots to transport surgeons inside the patient to perform minimally invasive surgery. The Company is led by an experienced team of technologists, medical device professionals, and physicians. It is backed by technology luminaries including Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla’s Khosla Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Jerry Yang’s AME Cloud Ventures, Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd, and Philip Liang’s E15 VC. The Company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
For more information: https://www.vicarioussurgical.com/
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