Virginia Kirby

Ms. Kirby has extensive clinical, regulatory, and reimbursement leadership experience across a wide range of products in the medical device industry, including implantable devices to treat sleep disorder. In her present role as an Executive-in-Residence at the Discovery Launchpad at the University of Minnesota’s Office of Technology Commercialization, Ms. Kirby provides coaching and mentoring to medical device startups with a focus on FDA regulatory and clinical research requirements, as well as commercialization strategy. She previously served as Senior Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs for Huinno, Inc., Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs at Apnex Medical, Inc., and Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Reimbursement at both EnteroMedics, Inc., and at ev3, Inc. She also held various roles of increasing seniority at Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), and at 3M Company (NYSE: MMM).