Robert Edesess

Robert has over a decade of experience advising life sciences start-ups. Before joining Shifamed, Robert served as Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property for Thoratec Corporation. He supported integration of the Thoratec business into St. Jude Medical and then joined the IP Litigation group at Abbott following its acquisition of St. Jude Medical. Earlier, Robert worked at a global law firm and MedTech patent boutique firm. He holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University as well as J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from DePaul University.