Our Mission
Cimit helps leaders tackle complex health problems by providing the expertise needed to rapidly advance groundbreaking solutions.
Our Work
Cimit is a nonprofit, global leader, in health innovation, dedicated to efficiently advancing groundbreaking solutions for complex health challenges. We do so by working to identify the best ideas, facilitate teams in developing them, and providing our partner organizations with transformative solutions to difficult health challenges.
Our Impact
Since our founding in 1998, Cimit has been a pioneer in translational research. We have supported more than 1,200 innovator teams, evaluated more than 5,000 ideas, and helped develop thousands of health innovations.
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Our History
Cimit has been a leader in developing critical health innovations for over 25 years. Our contributions have evolved from providing funding and facilitating projects, to spearheading multidisciplinary collaborations, to overseeing the entire health innovation process and everywhere in between.
Our Team
We are a passionate team of scientists, physicians, engineers, and business leaders who devote our expertise to provide groundbreaking solutions. We are a tight-knit group who each brings a unique set of expertise.
Leadership Team
John Parrish, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Michael K. Dempsey
Chief Strategy Officer
Andrea Depatie
Chief Finance and Information Officer
Steven Schachter, MD
Chief Academic Officer
Paul Tessier
Chief Operating Officer
Operations Team
Sophie Beckman
Program Coordinator
John M. Collins, PhD
Director, Innovation Platforms
Marshall Collins
Director of Information Systems
Cecile Davis
Administrative Assistant
Kerry DeVito, MFA
Communications Coordinator
Jamal Farouk
Finance Manager
Michele Liston
Director of Operations
Tracy McMahon
Director of Communications
Santosh Savaliya, MA
Operations Analyst
Cimit Experts
In addition to our leadership and operational staff we have a deep bench of experts in heath innovation, medical devices, therapeutics, and biotech who work with us to efficiently bring solutions to life.
Experience
5% > 35 years
80% > 30 years
10% 20-30 years
Leadership
92% founders
75% C-level
Investments
66% start-up investors
80% sit on boards
Education
50% PhD
40% MS
75% MBA