Dr. Abhijit Kulkarni is the Chief Operating Officer of Cellino Biotech, a start-up company that seeks to build a scalable, automated biomanufacturing system for curative personalized cell therapies.  Dr. Kulkarni has over 25 years of experience in innovative solutions spanning the disciplines of neuroscience and engineering. He is a passionate leader who has built diverse, high-performing teams and delivered multiple successful product launches across consumer and Class III medical domains, in a range of company settings. Prior to joining Cellino, Abhi was the Global Vice President of Research, Development and Technology for Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health, and Head of the Neuromodulation Technology Development Center, at Medtronic, where he led the development of several first-in-class products and therapy solutions. Dr. Kukarni has an MS & PhD in Biomedical Engineering and conducted his graduate research at Boston University’s Hearing Research Center and at the Research Lab of Electronics at MIT.