Joe leads fundraising and partnerships, raising over $500k for GenAssist. Across his ventures, he has secured over $1M, including investments from Baxter, Endeavor Health, and Hologic. With 3 publications, 2 patents, a clinical trial, and launch of a medical device, Joe confidently leads GenAssist towards commercial success.

Gabe co-invented MyoSponge and spearheads its development. As the CTO, he leads R&D for MyoSponge, oversees regulatory affairs, and manages GenAssist's finances. He acts as the principal investigator for our $295k NSF SBIR award and is a listed author on 10 publications, two patents, and a textbook chapter.

Dr. Garg is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University and runs the Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Laboratory, where MyoSponge was invented. She provides scientific guidance, collaborates on grant applications, and conducts research on early-stage GenAssist products.

Deepanjali Patil, Ph.D., Senior Scientist Dr. Patil drives the optimization of MyoSponge and GenAssist’s manufacturing scale-up. She holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry and brings over a decade of experience in biomaterials and drug delivery from roles at Transcera, Washington University, and George Mason. She has authored multiple publications and patents in tissue engineering.