Liam Burns is CEO of Qaelon Medical, bringing over 25 years of leadership in med-tech innovation with deep clinical expertise in minimally invasive, robotic and endoscopic surgery. He has led product development, cross-functional teams and commercialization initiatives for companies such as Ethicon and CONMED Corporation, and has engineered multiple licensing and acquisition wins with early stage med-tech companies. His next aim: to transform gastrointestinal surgery via real-time data driven platforms that redefine the standard of care in leak detection. Liam is an avid ultra-trail runner, drawing parallels between endurance racing and the climb of bringing a transformative surgical platform to market.