Joseph Y. Lucisano, PhD
Co-Founder, President, and CEO

Dr. Lucisano received his BS and PhD in Bioengineering at the University of California San Diego and his MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. He has over 20 years of professional experience in the development and market introduction of novel glucose monitors as well as other implantable devices for healthcare applications. He previously directed glucose sensor development at VIA Medical Corporation, resulting in the product launch of the world's first practical, patient-attached blood glucose sensor system, the VIA 1-01G. Earlier, Dr. Lucisano led a successful development effort focused on intravascular glucose sensor technology, which produced landmark human clinical trial results. He holds 14 U.S. patents on glucose sensors, monitors, and related technology.

David A. Gough, PhD
Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor

Dr. Gough is Professor of Bioengineering at the University of California San Diego. He serves as Director of the Project on Glucose Monitoring and Control at the Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and is a preeminent world authority on bioengineering and implantable glucose sensor technology. Dr. Gough received his BA in Biology, BS in Chemistry, and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Utah, and served as a post-doctoral fellow at the Joslin Clinic and Harvard Medical School. He currently directs a renowned research program at UCSD investigating sensor function in subcutaneous tissue, biomaterials, and blood glucose control. Dr. Gough has over 80 publications and 16 U.S. patents in the areas of glucose sensors, bioinstrumentation, bioinformatics, and biomaterials, and is a Founding Fellow of the AIMBE.