Dr. Azadeh Khanicheh is the President and Co-Founder of EnVision Endoscopy, a medical device startup based in Lowell, MA developing novel devices to address the clinical needs for endoscopic surgeries. EnVision Endoscopy is the recipient of NSF SBIR award, and recently closed a SEED round to advance the development of a novel image guided suturing device for endoscopic procedures. Dr. Khanicheh is one of the inaugural awardees of the MLSC’s Massachusetts Next Generation Initiative (MassNextGen) initiatives and participated in MassCONNECT program. Dr. Khanicheh has over a decade of experience in design, development, and launch of innovative medical devices, and served different technical lead engineering positions at PENTAX Medical, BD Medical, and Helbing Technik. She led multiple innovation programs on different portfolios of medical devices and evaluated new technologies during this period. She has worked very closely with commercial and marketing experts in the medical device industry. The teams she has led in the past have brought several products from conception through to commercial launch. Dr. Khanicheh has a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and developed one of the first fMRI compatible devices during her tenure at Northeastern University and MGH/HST Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging.