Acera Surgical Inc.

Founded in 2013 and based in St. Louis, MO, Acera delivers new technology and is revolutionizing patient care. In 2009, while an MD / Ph.D. student at Washington University, Matthew MacEwan worked with bioengineering graduate students investigating methods to create novel polymer biomaterials. Matthew was intrigued by the structure and its unique properties and focused his research on the potential use of these fibers in the medical field. The turning point came in the summer of 2011 when Matthew was first introduced to Agnès Rey-Giraud, a retired Senior Executive and sought after industry leader. Together, they built the business case for a potential product and pursued the path to clinical validation, FDA clearance, and commercialization.