The people behind it all

We’ve cultivated a team of exceptional problem-solvers, curiosity-driven thinkers, and emerging leaders in the life sciences to build the next generation of innovative products to address some of the greatest problems in medicine.

It’s been a wonderful journey...

Gel4med's journey map.

Our Team

A portrait of Gel4med employee Ana Tellechea

Ana Tellechea, PharmD, PhD

Associate Director- Product Development

A portrait of Gel4med employee Bishnu Joshi

Bishnu Joshi, PhD

Scientist- Biomaterials

A portrait of Gel4med employee Brunno Caetano

Brunno Caetano, PhD

Scientist- Cell & Tissue Biology

A portrait of Gel4med employee Dhanya Venkataraman

Dhanya Venkataraman, PhD

Scientist- Manufacturing Technologies

A portrait of Gel4med CEO Manav Mehta

Manav Mehta, PhD

Co-Founder & CEO

A portrait of Gel4med employee Rebecca Salamone

Rebecca Salamone, MS

Manager- Business Development

A portrait of Gel4med employee Sumedha Raut

Sumedha Raut, MBA, BDS

Manager- Business Operations

A portrait of Gel4med employee Tarak Bakhda

Tarak Milan Bakhda, MS

Manager, Quality & Operations

A portrait of Gel4med employee Trudy-Ann Grant

Trudy-Ann Grant, PhD

Scientist- Microbiology

A portrait of Gel4med employee Dalijit Kaur

Dalijit Kaur

Clinical Operations Associate

A portrait of Gel4med employee Tori Ritter

Tori Ritter

Executive Assistant

Advisory Board

A portrait image of Gel4Med advisor board member Darrin Poachan

Darrin Poachan, PhD

Chair Of Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering 
University of Delaware

A portrait image of Gel4Med advisor board member Joel Schneider

Joel Schneider, PhD

Chief of Chemical Biology Laboratory
National Institutes Of Health

A portrait image of Gel4Med advisor board member Kenneth Burhop

Kenneth Burhop, PhD

Former Chief Scientific Officer
Integra Life Sciences

Investors

A portrait of Gel4med investor Lindy Fishburne

Lindy Fishburne, MBA

Managing Partner
Breakout Ventures

A portrait of Gel4med investor Priya Yadav

Priya Yadav, MS

Vice President, Investments MassVentures

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