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- Alex SmithFounder · TYBR HealthW22Healthcare · Houston
- Tim KeaneFounder · TYBR HealthW22Healthcare · Houston
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Alex Smith
Founder·TYBR Health
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2022
LocationHouston, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Alex is a cofounder and TYBR’s CTO. He has a BS and MEng in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Houston. He has nearly a decade of experience in medical device development for dialysis access, vaginal dilators, and ventricular assist pump design. At TYBR, he prototypes the delivery system for ECM spray, plans studies, and manages manufacturability & cost control of the delivery device.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Natural hydrogel to keep internal organs scar-free after surgery
Co-foundersTim Keane