Hubert Zajicek

CEO, Co-founder & Partner

2014 - Current

I run Health Wildcatters (HW), the healthcare seed accelerator in Dallas. We've raised over $12M from our network of almost 200 angel investors & family offices. Our 12 seed funds have invested in 109 early-stage healthcare companies. We also have built and maintain a large network of over 300 mentors. To date, our graduates, have raised over $330M roughly the last 10 years. HW supports healthcare entrepreneurs by organizing or supporting educational opportunities, hackathons, conferences, business plan competitions and other activities in Texas & the Southwest. We are open to all kinds of healthcare innovation.

Executive Director, Co-founder & Partner

2013 - 2014

Health Wildcatters is a healthcare seed accelerator in Dallas,Texas which I co-founded in 2013 and ran ever since. Every year, we raise a small fund ($1M per class/year) and accelerate 12 healthcare startups per year. Our first "HW Class of 2013 " pitched in front of 400 attendees on November 20th, 2013 at the Bush Institute in Dallas. These 12 went on to raise over $5M in the first 6 months following their graduation. The program lasts 90 days. HW is heavy on #digitalhealth & #mHealth , but open to all healthcare startups. www.healthwildcatters.com @hwildcatters @hubertzajicek

Founder & Leader

2020

I started the 501(c)3 Health Hacking Crisis Network (HHCN) in March of 2020 to address critical shortages and any potential problems that may arise out of the COVID-19 crisis. The network is a rapid reaction force consisting of professionals with backgrounds in healthcare, engineering, programing, operations and many others. The collective goal is to be able to address any rapidly developing issues with ingenuity and innovation and if necessary, make produce any emergency solutions that may be needed. HHCN is a 501c3 non-profit organziation, as of August 2020.

Immediate Past-President

2024

Managing Director - Medical Technology

2011 - 2013

Managing Director (NTEC-MedTech) Responsible for NTEC's Medical Technology program. • Advising active program companies, assisting with fundraising, staffing of boards, IP protection, regulatory & development help • Managing Operations of 50Ksqft state of the art medical technology facility. • Strategic Planning, Investor relations, organization of panels & invited speaker, business development. •Organizer of MedVentures MedTech/Life Science Investment Conference in DFW. Largest MedTech Investment Conference in the Southwest whose "presenting companies" have raised of $274M to date. http://bit.ly/9Y7DTA

Senior Director - Medical Technology

2010 - 2011

Senior Director (NTEC) Responsible for all Due Diligence of Medical Technology Companies applying to NTEC • Managment Consulting for active program companies, assisting with fundraising, staffing of boards, IP protection, regulatory & development help • Managing Operations of 50Ksqft state of the art medical technology facility. • Strategic Planning, Investor relations, organization of panels & invited speaker, business development. http://www.ntec-inc.org/about-us/management--boards/hubert-zajicek,-md,-mba.aspx http://bit.ly/9Y7DTA

Director

2007 - 2010

Director (NTEC) Responsible for Due Diligence of Medical Technology Companies applying to NTEC • Managment Consulting for active program companies, assisting with Fundraising, staffing of boards, IP protection, regulatory & development help • Supervisied Construction and Build-out of new 50Ksqft facility with 80 offices, 30 cubes and 10K sqft of labs • Managing Operations of 50Ksqft state of the art medical technology facility. • Strategic Planning, Investor relations, organization of panels & invited speaker, business development. http://www.ntec-inc.org/about-us/management--boards/hubert-zajicek,-md,-mba.aspx

Scientific Advisor

2006 - 2007

http://www.ntec-inc.org/

Business Startup Consultant

2005 - 2011

Startup Consultant 2005-present • Consultant to startup companies. Creating Business Plans to raise startup capital. Detailed Market Analysis and Strategic Growth Plans (2006). • Designed Marketing Plan for The Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital as part of a SMU-Cox Business Leadership Council Initiative on a pro bono basis (2005). • Wrote two award winning business plans for the 2005 and 2006 SMU Cox Business Plan Competition respectively (2nd place both years). Finalist at the inaugural UT Tyler Business Plan Competition 2006.

Faculty

2001 - 2007

Instructor, NIH funded through NIDDK-K08 Career Development Award for 5 years. Research in Cell Biology/ Membranes/Endocytosis • Principal Investigator and Co-investigator of Research Grants totaling more than $1 MM from various Grant Agencies. Authored and Co-authored over 15 scientific articles, more than 30 presentations at National and International Meetings, 2 book-chapters (ISBN: 0-471-40920-0 and ISBN: 012182263X), • Numerous professional awards including: NIH-National Research Service Award 1997, National Kidney Foundation Nephrology Fellow Travel Award 1998, AstraZeneca Cardiovascular Young Investigator’s Forum – Travel Award, 1999, National Research Service Award 2000, American Society of Nephrology Professional Development Seminar Travel Award 2002, Clinical Scientist Development Award (NIH-NIDDK), 2002, Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology (FASN), 2004

NIH Postdoctoral Fellow

1997 - 2001

Awarded an Individual NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship grant for 3 years & 1 year extension to perform postdoctoral research at UT Southwestern/ VA Medical Center Dallas. research in Nephrology/Phosphate/Membrane Biology/Lipids/Cholesterol

Postdoctoral Fellow

1996 - 1997

Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Nephrology, funded through the VAMC/Research Corporation. Research in Nephrology