Angel Enriquez, Ph.D., is CEO & co-founder of Emboa Medical, developing a novel nature-inspired aspiration catheter for small vessel occlusions. With a Purdue BME Ph.D. and deep experience in device development, he’s led the company from surgeon insights to specifications, design controls, supplier partnerships, and in-vivo testing toward FDA clearance. He’s secured non-dilutive funding, built clinical collaborations, and is turning biomimicry-driven engineering into scalable stroke innovation.