Marcus Foley

Marcus Foley is a Biomedical Engineer by training, and has held a variety of roles across the Biotechnology and Medical Device industries. He served as an undergraduate and graduate researcher and laboratory manager in Dr. Kristen Cardinal’s tissue engineering lab at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, investigating the impact of surface properties and mechanical forces on endothelial cell proliferation and recovery.

After leaving academia, Marcus has spent the past 11 years in the medical device industry working as an R&D Engineer on a variety of innovative medical devices. Most recently, Marcus was an engineer on a robotic instruments design team working on the world’s first robotic platform for diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, which involved an endoscope and various robotic instruments. On this team, Marcus led the development of multiple novel disposable medical devices, from initial concept to design verification testing.

​Marcus has co-invented numerous patented technologies and contributed to research published in three prominent scientific journals.