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Waltham, MA-based David Muller as Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
Avedro is a privately held pharmaceutical and medical device company advancing the science and technology of corneal cross-linking and refractive correction.
About the Person
David Muller, a proven serial entrepreneur, recognized the potential of using advanced methods to gently reshape the cornea and in 2007 founded Avedro, Inc., where he serves as Chief Executive Officer . Under his direction, Avedro has pioneered numerous advances in the field of cross-linking, including Accelerated Cross-Linking, pulsed illumination, Lasik Xtra®, and Photorefractive Intrastromal Cross-Linking (PiXL™). Previously, as the founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Technology, Dr. Muller led the team that brought the first FDA-approved excimer laser to market and laser vision correction eye surgery to tens of millions of people around the world. He is the author of publications in the areas of photochemistry and excimer laser development, as well as the inventor of numerous patents in the medical device field. In addition, he has established companies in other industries, including internet commerce, homeland security and specialty foods. Dr. Muller earned a doctorate in Physical Chemistry from Cornell University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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