Dr. Peter Krautgartner

The Fit 4 Innovation Health Tech Market is a program sponsored by the Ministry of the Economy of Luxembourg and supported by LUXINNOVATION, dedicated to Luxembourg based SMEs and intended to help establish their regulatory roadmap towards CE mark. Role & Responsibilities: Approved as specialized expert by Luxinnovation to support Luxembourg health tech SMEs towards regulatory compliance. Assistance in the implementation of a tailored action plan towards CE marking to comply with European regulations.

WEPA Apothekenbedarf is a newly established subsidiary of the privately owned German company with a history of more than 130 years. The focus is on providing tailored solutions to pharmacies. These solutions comprise high-end products and medical devices as well as customer-oriented service solutions, based on the following trade licenses’ qualifications: - Trade and distribution of medical devices. - Mechatronics as basis for providing solutions in the field of product service and maintenance.

Fit 4 Start is an acceleration program initiated by the Ministry of the Economy of Luxembourg and organized annually by LUXINNOVATION. This program is dedicated to local and international start-ups seeking to set-up their company in Luxembourg and going international. Role & Responsibilities: Appointed as the Lead Coach in the Fit 4 Start Health-Tech vertical. Responsible for coaching sessions throughout a 6 months program to support selected start-ups in their business development acceleration.

Conduct accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) on behalf of Akkreditierung Austria to harmonized accreditation standards such as Certification Bodies for Management Systems according to ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, Certification Bodies for Products according to ISO/IEC 17065:2012, Calibration laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025:2005, Testing laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

MedTecXperts is focused on leveraging medical device innovations, either by strategically supporting early stage medical technology companies in market access and business development or by servicing start-up as well as established companies in setting up optimal organizational structures. The services offered are consultancy, coaching and training, alternatively interim management, as well as driving targeted market development of promising medical device solutions as qualified medical device distributor.

Responsible for global business development of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) with the core product ActiGait, a Class III AIMD for the treatment of drop foot resulting from Upper Motor Neuron Disease as a consequence of stroke. Sales & Marketing, Product Management, Finance, QM&RA, Operations and R&D were reporting directly into me as well as the Managing Director of our Danish company Neurodan A/S as legal manufacturer and production site, resulting in an overall responsibility of 99 people.

Heading the Business Unit Neurorehabilitation of Otto Bock Healthcare reporting directly into the CEO of OttoBock. Establishment of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in selected markets. Geographic focus was Europe and the U.S. with the IDE approval already achieved. Full P&L responsibility: achieve revenue and EBITDA targets for both nstim Services GmbH as well as the Business Unit. Member of the Global Management Team

Business head of Medtronic Neuromodulation in Austria with full P&L responsibility, leading a sales & marketing team of 12 people. Part of the Austrian management team with direct reporting lines to both the Country Director Austria and the Business Director Neuromodulation within the Medtronic matrix organization. Responsible for fully implantable therapy solutions (AIMDs) for Spinal Cord Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation, Implantable Pumps Business, and Sacral Neuromodulation.

Responsible for Neuromodulation Pain Stim & Pumps business in Austria for pain and spasticity treatment. People management: leading a sales team of 6 people. Strategic market development to develop these therapies to standard of care. Close cooperation with the SBU in order to guarantee an optimized and goal-oriented execution of strategic and operative goals. Design and execution of annual business plans, set-up and monitoring of individual performance and revenue targets for each of the team members.

Sales Representative for sales region South/East, ranging from Vienna to Carinthia for all Neuromodulation therapy lines. Special focus on market development for pain therapies. In the fields of Technical Scientific Service mainly responsible for planning and monitoring of clinical studies.

Principal assistant of the lectures Flexible Automation and Process Control Engineering and assistant of the laboratory tutorial Robotics. Main projects were the development of a laser tracking system, sensor guided robotics, vision based control, and robotics in medicine (eye surgery).