Our Founder’s Story

Dan Justin

Strategic Advisor

Dan Justin has over 30 years of experience engineering orthopedic medical implant systems. Mr. Justin was a Founder, Board Chair, and the Chief Executive Officer of Engage Surgical since its inception until it was acquired by Smith and Nephew Orthopedics in January 2022. He is the CEO of Nanovation Partners, and Chairman of Genesis New Ventures.  He has led the development of over 110 other medical device systems used clinically world-wide including implant systems in the areas of knee, hip, and shoulder arthroplasty, sports medicine arthroscopy, spinal implants, foot and ankle implants, bone lengthening, and orthopedic trauma implants. He has published or presented over 40 national and international papers. He has a unique range of expertise including US FDA 510(k), PMA, and OUS regulatory clearance, manufacturing, quality control systems, sales, marketing, business development, and distribution processes. He has led large medical implant development teams and has extensive experience with advanced manufacturing techniques including metal 3-D printing and nano-texturing of implants, surgical guidance systems, and advanced materials. Mr. Justin has co-founded, co-led, and sold three start-up orthopedic companies, was CTO of IMDS/Coorstek Medical, and Engineering Manager of DePuy Mitek, a Johnson and Johnson Company. He has licensed technologies to or has been granted patents on devices sold by medical implant companies totaling over $1B in world-wide sales.  He was Entrepreneur in Residence at the Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research where he helped turn Florida-based research into start-up companies.  He has a BSME and a MSME in Mechanical and Materials Science Engineering from the University of Central Florida.  He has been granted over 170 issued U.S. Patents and is a U.S. Patent Agent. He serves on the Boards of privately held medical device companies and non-profit organizations.