Delphinus Medical Technologies Inc., a medical imaging company in Novi, has named Rama Gundlapalli vice president of engineering.
Gundlapalli brings more than 30 years of experience in product development and engineering, having worked in startup, small, and Fortune 500 companies and applying knowledge in research and development to build out successful commercial product pipelines.
“Rama’s vast experience in commercial development and helping to build numerous successful product pipelines will serve Delphinus well as we advance our SoftVue technology,” says Scott White, president and CEO of Delphinus Medical Technologies. “We continue to grow our team with industry leaders and I’m excited to have Rama’s experience in delivering successful products to market.”
Gundlapalli comes to Delphinus after most recently holding the position of senior director of research collaborations at Siemens Healthineers. He supervised the Advanced Therapies U.S./Canada collaboration Team with a focus on driving leadership transformation and executing innovation and product development strategies across interventional neurology, pulmonology, cardiology, liver cancer and skeletal diseases. Prior to Siemens, Gundlapalli worked at Northgate Technologies Inc. helping develop and commercialize laparoscopic insufflators and lithotripsy systems; CareFusion (acquired by BD) and DePuy Synthes (J&J MedTech) leading the development and launch of their high-flex total knee systems. In addition, Gundlapalli has nurtured his entrepreneurial side with three startups of his own.
“I’m excited to be part of Delphinus Medical Technologies and support our mission,” Gundlapalli says. “The team is dedicated and passionate about making SoftVue the market leading solution for early detection of breast cancer in women with dense breasts. Like many, my family has a history of breast cancer, and it is my goal to support bringing SoftVue to health care providers across the country in order to help save lives.”
