Biography

Scott Bruder currently leads Bruder Consulting International with a global team that provides scientific, clinical, regulatory and development strategy services to medical device, regenerative medicine and biotechnology companies, investment banks, venture partners and private equity firms. He is also an adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, where he previously served as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for thirteen years. Dr Bruder currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Amendia, a privately held, leading provider of innovative medical devices used during spinal surgery procedures. Dr Bruder served as the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of Stryker Corporation from 2012 until 2014, and was the Chief Scientific and Technology Officer for Becton, Dickinson and Company from 2007 until 2012. Previously, Dr. Bruder held a number of senior executive and scientific roles at Johnson & Johnson, Anika Therapeutics and Osiris Therapeutics. Dr. Bruder is a magna cum laude graduate from Brown University with a Sc.B. in Biology, and a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where he simultaneously earned an M.D. and a Ph.D. in stem cell biology.

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