Jason Smith leads the Life Sciences team at IP Group, Inc.  In this capacity, he works directly with founders and senior management teams in a variety of investments to shepherd early-stage technologies to market. Jason has extensive experience in developing and commercializing healthcare technology in large private and small start-up environments. He joined IP Group from LiteCure, a photonic therapy startup, where he served as Director of Clinical Affairs, Director of Marketing and Product Management. Prior to that, Jason worked at W.L. Gore, a global materials science company, as a Product Specialist in the Medical Division where he developed and managed products for bariatric and colorectal surgery and biliary stenting.

Jason obtained a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and an M.S. and B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University.