Former Globus Medical, Medtronic leaders join spine company boards

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LEM Surgical, a robotics company for spine and hard tissue surgery, added leaders from Globus Medical and Medtronic to its team.

Dave Demski, who was CEO at Globus Medical, joined LEM Surgical’s board of directors, according to a July 23 news release. At Globus Medical he led commercialization for the ExcelsiusGPS spine robot.

David Simon, PhD, who was vice president of research and development at Medtronic, is now on LEM Surgical’s scientific advisory board. At Medtronic he led development and integration of enabling spine and cranial technologies.

“Dave and David have been beacons of vision and technological innovation for decades, and we feel proud and honored to have them join us to help crystalize our mission to improve health and well-being by advancing the field of robotic surgery,” Yossi Bar, CEO and founder of LEM Surgical, said in the release.

LEM Surgical’s flagship robot, Dynamis, earned FDA 510(k) clearance in April.

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