MPR Associates' Product Development Group, specializing in medical and consumer product development and industrial design, has recently hired Bruce Gray as senior project manager. Gray has more than 25 years of experience working with major medical device companies specifically relating to design, development, clinical study, and manufacturing of Medical Devices and Regenerative Medicine Technology.
While at MPR, Gray will utilize his experience, specifically in percutaneous catheters, surgical instrumentation, and biological therapies by leading the design and development efforts of cardiovascular, peripheral vascular and neurological products, an identified growth area for MPR. Additionally, Gray will lend his expertise to the design and development of biologics specifically for the tissue repair and regeneration market areas.
"Bruce Gray possesses a comprehensive knowledge of interventional cardiology, transcatheter cardiovascular therapeutics, and cardiac surgery instrumentation," notes Christian Haller, vice president of MPR Product Development. "This knowledge, combined with his experience in directing successful product launches and R&D teams makes him the optimal candidate to lead our product development initiatives in the cardiovascular transcatheter industry."
Prior to coming to MPR, Gray held several Project Manager and R&D roles. Most notably, he successfully directed the team which designed, developed, and launched a Directional Coronary Atherectomy (DCA) catheter which generated millions in sales for the treatment of Saphenous Vein grafts.
Gray holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and has extensive knowledge of pre-clinical, clinical and regulatory requirements.