Hyperfine Inc., the Guilford-based creator of a portable MRI device, has named Neela Paykel as general counsel and Tom Teisseyre as its chief product officer.
Paykel will manage all the company’s legal and compliance matters, including contracting, intellectual property, and corporate governance issues.
Dave Scott, president and CEO, said Paykel is a “highly skilled and experienced healthcare legal expert.”
“She will be working closely with all functions across Hyperfine, including sales, marketing, and the clinical science teams,” Scott said.
Paykel, an attorney with over 25 years of experience in healthcare, life sciences law and team leadership, most recently served as deputy general counsel at Waymo.
Tom Teisseyre
Teisseyre, a product and organizational leader in surgical technology, medical devices and imaging, was previously head of surgical and implantable devices and a founding member of Verily Life Sciences.
Paykel and Teisseyre will work with Scott and Hyperfine’s leadership team to build the company, including expanding commercialization of its Swoop portable MRI system. They will also prepare Hyperfine for future growth and help ready it for a possible public market offering, according to the company.
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Sema4 announces new board member
Sema4, a Stamford-based company which uses artificial intelligence to obtain health insights, has appointed Jason Ryan to its board of directors.
Ryan will begin serving on the board after Sema4 closes on its planned business combination with CM Life Sciences, a special purpose acquisition company.
Ryan most recently served as chief operating and financial officer of Magenta Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on developing novel medicines for patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancers.
Eric Schadt, founder and CEO of Sema4, said Ryan brings leadership experience in the life science and biotechnology sectors, and a background in finance and scaling businesses.
“We expect that Jason will be an invaluable addition to Sema4 as we transition to becoming a publicly traded company,” Schadt said in an announcement.
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Firm promotes two to senior accountant
Burzenski & Company of East Haven, which provides accounting and financial consulting services, has promoted two staff members to the role of senior accountant.
The promotions include: Kim Purisky, who joined the company as a staff accountant in 2019, and Callie Kutys, who joined as a staff accountant in 2016.