Martin Sklar

Martin Sklar

Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States
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Martin Sklar is a highly accomplished Leader, Inventor, Consultant and Engineer. He has…

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  • AblaCor patents expand beyond US
    Aug 16, 2017

    AblaCor patents expand beyond US

    AblaCor™ Medical Corporation has received allowance of its fourth patent and its first European patent. This patent…

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Experience

  • YTBN

    Ocala, Florida, United States

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    Needham, Massachusetts, United States

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    Mansfield, MA USA

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    Turin, Piedmont, Italy

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    Needham, MA

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    Greater Boston Area

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    Burlington, MA

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    Waltham, MA

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    Norwalk, CT

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    Worcester, MA

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    Lawrence, MA

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    Westwood, MA

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    Massachusetts, United States

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    Bedford, MA

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    Beverly, MA

Education

Volunteer Experience

  • Lead beverage crew during Bikeathon event

    Pan Mass Challenge (PMC)

    - Present 35 years 10 months

    Health

    PMC is the longest running and largest fundraising bikeathon event to raise funds for oncology research at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. In 30+ years they have raised $300 M+ .

Publications

  • Improving Healthcare Outcomes & Reducing Costs through Medical Automation

    PRESENTATION: WPI Venture Forum, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Overview presentation about each venue where health care is provided, and how automation and robotics are playing a role in improving healthcare delivery methods while reducing costs.

    http://www.slideshare.net/mjsklar/improving-healthcare-outcomes-amp-reducing-costs-through-medical-automation

    http://www.garudax.id/osview/canvas?_ch_page_id=1&_ch_panel_id=1&_ch_app_id=18748130&_applicationId=1200&_ownerId=193778&osUrlHash=DOv_&trk=hb_side_apps

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  • Improving Healthcare Outcomes & Reducing Costs through Medical Automation

    PRESENTATION: RoboMedicus

    Overview presentation about each venue where health care is provided, and how automation and robotics are playing a role in improving healthcare delivery methods while reducing costs.

    See publication

  • Advances in Cardiology Devices: Does Performance Match the Promise?

    MODERATOR and PRESENTER: Medical Development Group Forum

    Advances in Cardiology Devices: Does the Performance Match the Promise?

    Moderator:
    Martin J. Sklar, President & CEO, Automated Medical Instruments, Inc., Needham, Mass.; Co-Founder and Past President, MDG
    Featured Speakers:
    Bob Jones, Principal, Scientia Advisors, Cambridge, Mass.
    Hari V. Sundram, M.D., Medical Director, Vice President, Medical Capital Advisors, LLC, Woburn, Mass.
    Michael Drues, Ph.D., President, Vascular Sciences, Inc., Grafton, Mass.

    See publication

  • Improving Healthcare Outcomes & Reducing Costs through Medical Automation

    PRESENTATION: BEACON

    Overview presentation about each venue where health care is provided, and how automation and robotics are playing a role in improving healthcare delivery methods while reducing costs.

    See publication

  • Robotics in Healthcare

    PRESENTER: MEDi2008

    Presentation 'Improving Healthcare Outcomes & Reducing Costs Through Medical Automation'.

    See publication

  • Full Circle of Innovation: 2008 From Surgical Suite Invention to a Surgical Product

    MODERATOR and PRESENTER: Medical Development Group Forum

    Co-Moderators:
    Martin J. Sklar, CTO, Medical Development Partners, LLC
    Randy Chinnock, CEO, Optimum Technologies
    Panel:
    Randy Chinnock, CEO, Optimum Technologies
    Bernard Haffey, CEO, NDO Surgical
    Ken Horton, Director, New Technologies, Covidien
    John J. Kelly, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical Center

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  • Managing Chronic Pain

    CBS News

    News story describing an instrument to relieve pain. Martin developed the disposable micro-electrode array.

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  • The Nucleic Acid Blot Analyzer II. Analyze, an Image Analysis Software Package for Molecular Biology

    Biotechniques; Vol. 6, No. 4

    Mentioned in article:
    ABSTRACT:The Nucleic Acid Blot Analyzer, a new instrument providing high-speed imaging of 32P labeled nucleic acids, captures, stores and presents images in digital form, thus lending itself to rapid data handling and analysis as well as replacing conventional X-ray film autoradiography for many applications. A software package called ANALYZE has been specifically designed for the instrument in order to provide automatic or semi-automatic analysis for molecular…

    Mentioned in article:
    ABSTRACT:The Nucleic Acid Blot Analyzer, a new instrument providing high-speed imaging of 32P labeled nucleic acids, captures, stores and presents images in digital form, thus lending itself to rapid data handling and analysis as well as replacing conventional X-ray film autoradiography for many applications. A software package called ANALYZE has been specifically designed for the instrument in order to provide automatic or semi-automatic analysis for molecular biological techniques. The software includes image display manipulation, quantitative and positional analysis, as well as file maintenance utilities. The specific application of the software/hardware to various techniques is presented.
    MY INVOLVEMENT: Development and Results of a Blot Analyzer for Molecular Biology Research.
    1988 Apr;6(4):347-53.

    Other authors
    • Phil Auron, Ph.D., et al

  • The Nucleic Acid Blot Analyzer I: High Speed Imaging and Quantitation of P-Labeled Blots

    Biotechniques; Vol. 5, No. 7

    Mentioned in Article:
    Abstract:The Nucleic Acid Blot Analyzer, a new instrument providing high-speed imaging of 32P labeled nucleic acids, captures, stores and presents images in digital form, thus lending itself to rapid data handling and analysis as well as replacing conventional X-ray film autoradiography for many applications. A software package called ANALYZE has been specifically designed for the instrument in order to provide automatic or semi-automatic analysis for molecular…

    Mentioned in Article:
    Abstract:The Nucleic Acid Blot Analyzer, a new instrument providing high-speed imaging of 32P labeled nucleic acids, captures, stores and presents images in digital form, thus lending itself to rapid data handling and analysis as well as replacing conventional X-ray film autoradiography for many applications. A software package called ANALYZE has been specifically designed for the instrument in order to provide automatic or semi-automatic analysis for molecular biological techniques. The software includes image display manipulation, quantitative and positional analysis, as well as file maintenance utilities. The specific application of the software/hardware to various techniques is presented.
    Martin's Involvement: Development and early results of a Blot Analyzer for Molecular Biology Research.

    Other authors
    • Phil Auron, Ph.D., et al.

Patents

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Elementary proficiency

  • Hebrew

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Medical Development Group

    President, Board Member

    - Present

    Co-Founder of Medical Development Group ("MDG"); Incorporated MDG in spring of 2004; 1st President and re-elected 2 times, from 2004 - 2007; Board Member from 2004 - 2010 Member since 2001

  • Biomedical Engineering Society

    Member

    - Present

  • Heart Rhythm Society

    Member

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  • IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

    Member

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  • Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC)

    Member - Robotics Cluster

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