Brent Ahrens

Mr. Ahrens is a General Partner with the Canaan Partners (Canaan), an early stage Life Sciences and IT venture capital fund, and sits on the board of directors for EndoGastric Solutions (EGS). Prior to his tenure at Canaan, Mr. Ahrens worked for GSI, where he managed business development, marketing and sales efforts. In addition to his experience at GSI, he also worked for the Ethicon Endo-Surgery division of Johnson & Johnson, where he was involved in product development. He previously was a Senior Research Engineer at IAP Research.

Mr. Ahrens is the holder of three patents relating to medical technologies. He sits on the boards of Coapt Systems, CoAxia, Novare Surgical Systems, Pavad Medical, Relievant Medsystems, and other private boards.