General Investing >> Analyst Interviews >> September 24, 2002
Brian Brandell is vice president- business development
biosystems. He is the former clinical engineering manager for the
Midwest region of St. Jude Medical in cardiac rhythm management
in Sylmar, Calif. Prior to working with St. Jude Medical he
worked for Guidant Corporation in St. Paul, Minn., as product
marketing manager and new product planning manager. He holds a
PhD in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University; his
MBA is from the University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business, an MS in mechanical engineering from the University of
California at Berkley and a BS in mechanical engineering from the
University of Michigan. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a quick history and overview ofArdesta?
Mr. Brandell: Ardesta is a privately owned LLC that was
incorporated in October 2000, and is based in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.