Our Team: Commercialization
Peter O'Neill Director, Commercialization
Prior to joining CCI, Mr. O'Neill was Deputy Director of Battelle's Great Lakes Industrial Technology Center, where he facilitated licenses and other technology transfer partnerships with the NASA Glenn Research Center. Previously, he worked as a process engineer for a number of investment casting companies... Continue Reading
Joseph Barone Commercialization Analyst
Joe manages the Clinic's intellectual property portfolio and tracks patent related correspondence and information. Additionally, Joe assists commercialization officers with case management and marketing efforts. Joe earned his bachelors degree in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University...Continue Reading
Mary Kander Senior Commercialization Officer
Prior to joining CCI, she held general management and senior marketing positions at Invacare Corporation. She was involved in valuing, negotiating and integrating acquisitions and new technologies. Prior to Invacare, Mary progressed through a variety of assignments with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati... Continue Reading
Neema Mayhugh Director, Commercial Affairs, Cole Eye Institute
Dr. Mayhugh's current focus is on technology commercialization in the ophthalmic therapeutic area. She joins CCI from Pfizer, Inc., where she was responsible for worldwide market analytics in age-related macular degeneration. Her previous experience also includes strategic consulting in the biotech, pharmaceutical... Continue Reading
Doug Meislahn Commercialization Analyst
Doug is a registered patent agent whose primary role at CCI is to serve as the initial point of contact for researchers and physicians who are considering the commercial prospects of their inventions. In this role, he advises inventors on their options, tracks incoming disclosures, and assembles background information... Continue Reading
Jason Ospina Innovations Associate
Dr. Ospina is a member of our licensing team and primarily focuses on the evaluation, marketing and commercialization of life science disclosures. Prior to joining CCI, Jason was a post-doctoral fellow at Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute. His research at Lerner centered on the delineation of mechanisms... Continue Reading
Marcie Reilly Commercialization Officer
As a member of the licensing team, Marcie's primary focus is on the evaluation, marketing and commercialization of disclosures related to medical device technologies. Prior to joining CCI, Marcie held several product development positions at Kensey Nash Corporation in the fields of interventional cardiology.... Continue Reading
Charles Steiner Director, Product Development
Charles started with Cleveland Clinic in the late 1980's developing surgical navigation systems for the fields of neurological and spine surgery. He holds several patents for frameless stereotactic surgery and medical data communication. As director of product development for the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center he... Continue Reading
Neil Veloso Senior Commercialization Officer
Prior to joining CCI, Mr. Veloso was with the technology transfer office at Case Western Reserve University. He has transactional experience with a wide range of companies including pharmaceutical firms, medical device and biotechnology companies, as well as early stage entities. Mr. Veloso previously held... Continue Reading