Independent MedTech Expert Witness, Board Director, and M&A Advisor
Operator-level judgment for litigation, governance, and high-stakes transaction decisions in regulated medical technology
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20+ years in medtech executive roles
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Product development, marketing, corporate development, and governance experience
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Engagements subject to conflict review and independence standards
Who This Is For?
Attorneys & Law Firms
Independent expert analysis for complex medical device litigation, business disputes, and intellectual property matters.
Helps counsel frame technical issues clearly and defensibly.
Boards & CEOs
Governance-first board support focused on risk oversight, strategic decision-making, and regulated operating environments.
Helps boards improve decision quality and risk management.
Founders & Strategic Buyers
Targeted advisory support during high-stakes product, regulatory, and transaction decision points.
Helps teams avoid execution blind spots during critical transactions.
About Eric Heinz
Eric S. Heinz is the Founder and Managing Partner of Heinz Ventures, LLC, based in Memphis, Tennessee. With more than 20 years of experience in regulated medical technology — including leadership roles at Medtronic, Intuitive Surgical, Smith & Nephew, and Titan Medical — Eric provides independent expert witness, board director, and M&A advisory services to attorneys, boards, and founders navigating complex decisions in medical device environments. He holds a BS in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Graduate Certificate from the Stanford Biodesign program. Eric is a registered patent agent and has completed formal director education through the Private Directors Association and expert witness training through SEAK, Inc. He currently serves as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor with the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Northwestern University and The University of Memphis. His work spans surgical robotics, navigation systems, orthopedic devices, and capital equipment, with particular depth in product liability, intellectual property, transaction disputes, and governance.
Eric has delivered more than 15 invited industry presentations and panels at major industry events, including the AdvaMed Medtech Conference, LSI, MedTech Innovator, and MedTech MVP, and has been published in Orthopedic Design & Technology. He is an inventor on 19 issued US Patents.
Why Heinz Ventures?
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Deep regulated medtech specialization
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Practitioner, not academic only
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Governance-first judgment
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Experience across product, regulatory, commercial, and transactional risk
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Independent and conflict-aware
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Able to translate technical complexity clearly
Services
Expert Witness
Independent technical and industry analysis for complex medical device litigation, business disputes, and expert reporting.
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Independent Board Director
Governance-focused board leadership for medtech companies facing product, regulatory, financing, or strategic inflection points.
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M&A Advisory
Transaction support informed by operator-level experience across diligence, execution risk, and regulated product realities.
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Experience
With over two decades of experience across product development, commercialization, corporate strategy, governance, and transactions, Heinz Ventures brings a practitioner's perspective to complex decisions in regulated healthcare.
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20+ years in medical technology
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Regulated medical device product development and lifecycle decision support
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Governance and fiduciary alignment across public, private, and non-profit organizations
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Transaction advisory integrating product, regulatory, and commercial risk considerations
Venture Platform
Venture Platform & Operating Approach
An operator-led platform focused on disciplined decision-making, governance, and company building within medical technology.
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