
10 SOLID YEARS OF
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
About Us
Cornea Biosciences™ was founded with the express objective of furthering development of the bioengineered cornea, and providing this cornea to the millions of people unilaterally or bilaterally blind from corneal disease or injury and unable to obtain a corneal transplant due to a severe shortage of human donor corneas. The company’s cornea is the result of ten years of research and development conducted at the University of Ottawa in Canada and Linkoping University in Sweden. Cornea Biosciences™ has established the Corneal Transplant Foundation (www.corneal-transplant-foundation.org) whose mission is to provide information on corneal transplantation, support corneal transplant research and assist economically disadvantaged patients in obtaining corneal transplants.
Leadership
James Socks, OD, MS (Bioeng.), MBA, CEO
- 40+ years in ophthalmic medical device and pharmaceutical development and commercialization
- Founder/co-founder of two ophthalmic companies
- AcuFocus, Valley Forge Pharma, Rainbow EyeCare Centers (China), Alcon Laboratories
- US Navy Commander (Ret.) – 20 years incl. Executive Officer major Navy medical research laboratory
Kimberly Merrett, MS, VP Technology Innovations
- Lead research chemical engineer on bioengineered cornea development
- 25+ years chemical engineering
- Fisons Corporation, Eli Lilly, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Nick Manesis, PhD, VP Product Development
- 20+ years polymer chemistry – incl. Revision Optics and Optics Medical
- Program focus: collagen-hydrogel and peptide materials
James T. Harrison, EdD, Director Education and Training
- Former Dean Technical Education Department, Fullerton College
Michael Knudsen
- Former CEO Xambala – developed & introduced first semantic processor
- VP Business Operations Juniper Networks – grew business from founding to $1B
- VP OEM Systems Group, Sun Microsystems – managed $1B business and sale to Oracle
- VP/GM Toshiba Network Products
Brian Chandler
- CEO Alder MicroMed – manufacturer & distributor of portable soft tissue diode lasers
- Former CEO & Founder Accutome: manufacturer and worldwide ophthalmic distribution company. 38,000 customer database; 1,200 SKU’s
- Operations/GM Smith Collins Pharmaceuticals
- US Navy Commander (Ret.) – incl. $1.5B budget for major aircraft overhaul and repair
Laurie Halloran
- CEO Halloran Consulting Group – founded 1998
- Provides regulatory, organizational growth, and operational support to early stage biotech companies through global life science companies
- Multiple advisory board positions
Timothy Fischer
- CEO Vision First (Indiana Lions Eye Bank)
- 20+ years experience all aspects of eye banking
- Board member Eye Bank Association of America
James Socks
- CEO Cornea Biosciences
Charles Flowers, MD
- Medical Director, Cornea Biosciences
- Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Hugh Scott, MD
- Rear Admiral, Medical Corps, US Navy, Ret.
- Former #2 in Navy medicine
- Advisor to Pentagon for operational medicine and healthcare strategy incl. global responsibility for medical matters related to Navy undersea warfare.
- Advisor to CorneaBio in development of strategic products and services
Get in touch
30211 Avenida de las Banderas, Suite 200
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2159
USA +1 949 264-3331
For general inquiries: info@corneabio.com
