John Janik

Dr. Janik received a Ph.D. in neuroscience/biomedical engineering from the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University. During his academic career, John studied functional aspects of the human nervous system, focusing on the clinical use of functional imaging technology (fMRI/DTI) and its role in presurgical planning for neurosurgery. Specifically, John created quantitative methods to map the visual field onto the cortex and assess the function of the auditory cortex as well as associated functions in the cortex. John also spent time developing the pre-surgical mapping methods for use in patients to establish functional boundaries around malformations in the brain. Some of John’s work was used in a start-up company spun out of the Medical College of Wisconsin (Prism Clinical Imaging, Milwaukee, WI) centered on building pre-surgical tools for assessment brain function in neurologically impaired patients. In 2005, John joined Stryker’s Advanced Technology Development group where he worked on developing various neurotechnology platforms. John led extensive technical programs from concept to feasibility in the areas of nerve monitoring, EEG, and implantable neuromodulators. In 2010, John joined Stryker Incubation of Medical Technology (IMT) where he is the Director of Strategic Development focused on the development of business strategy and developing customer-focused solutions. Over the years John has over 25 publications related to granted intellectual property, research publications, and has been invited to speak at several events. These publications cover John’s experience and expertise in neurologic sciences, neurosurgery, MEMS, neuromodulation, image and signal processing, robotic surgery, healthcare solutions innovation, and building start-up companies. He has served on boards for companies (Avegant, Inc., PS Medical), President of Wireless Integrated Microsysetms ERC Industrial Advisory Board at University of Michigan, and he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan in the Solid State Electronics Department.