Dr. Merritt completed his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and his doctorate degree in Bioengineering from Northern Arizona University (NAU). His academic research focused on investigating a novel polymer construct for use as a liquid embolic in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, which was then spun out into a medical device company. He also holds an adjunct faculty position at Northern Arizona University where he collaborates on medical device research and helps mentor the undergraduate and graduate students in NAU’s Bioengineering Devices Laboratory to prepare them for careers in engineering, biology, and medicine.
Dr. Merritt has served in a number of executive roles in both the medical device and regenerative medicine industries and brings more than 6 years of entrepreneurial, R&D, product design, operations, quality management, and commercialization expertise to his role as the Chief Operating Officer of Skinventive. Dr. Merritt has previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of BioFlow Systems LLC, the Chief Operating Officer of Elevated Manufacturing, LLC, Vice President of Operations for International Stem Cell Medical Center, and VP of Research and Development for Aneuvas Technologies, Inc.