Gate Science

Gate Science introduces RELAY pain management.

About Gate Science

Gate Science is an innovative medical device company committed to transforming the patient experience after surgery. The team is led by co-founders who have started six successful companies and launched nine products in the orthopedic and pain space.

Gate Science has developed a disruptive, single solution with RELAY, a connected multimodal device that provides opioid-free pain relief for the entire postoperative period, lasting up to 28 days. The combination of nerve block and neurostimulation in one simple platform sets RELAY apart, ensuring patients experience uninterrupted relief throughout their recovery journey.

In future generations, Gate Keeper will connect RELAY to other clinical systems through the cloud, providing a current and complete picture of the patient’s progress to the physician. Development of large data sets documenting the patient experience potentiates the digital control of treatment.  

Market

Our initial focus lies with the millions of orthopedic surgeries performed each year, prioritizing the most painful procedures: shoulder, elbow, hand, knee, hip, and foot and ankle. Our technology has future applications in spine surgery, soft tissue surgery, and chronic pain.

We are actively investigating therapies aimed at large underserved markets, including:

  • Pain After Spine Surgery
  • Pain After Soft Tissue Surgery
  • Chronic Pain

Our Team

Gate Science is led by a world-class team of clinical scientists, physicians, and business professionals with extensive experience and expertise in developing and launching transformative therapies that improve patient care. Our board and scientific advisors are renowned leaders in the field of regional anesthesia, orthopedic sports medicine surgery, orthopedic reconstruction surgery, interventional pain management, and information technology.

Executive Team and Board Members

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Neil Bodick, MD, PhD, MBA

  • Co-Founder, CMO, and CSO of Flexion Therapeutics
  • Founder, COO, and CMO of Chorus, Eli Lilly and Company
  • Author of 17 patents in medical informatics, neurodegenerative therapies, and musculoskeletal therapies and published broadly in these areas
  • Faculty, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
  • Fellow of the Faculty, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer

Sanjay Sinha, MD

  • Lead Anesthesiologist and Fellowship Director of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain at St. Francis Hospital
  • Medical Director of two Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Centers
  • Developed block techniques (including iPACK) used in orthopedic centers around the world

Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer

Lara Wynne

  • 20+ years commercial leadership in medical devices and pharmaceuticals with focus on national strategy
  • Powerful reputation among nationally recognized orthopedic thought leaders
  • Launched several innovations that have advanced the practice of orthopedics and pain management for Genzyme Biosurgery, Salient Surgical, Medtronic, Zimmer, Pacira and Flexion Therapeutics

Senior Advisor and
Board Member

Ira Kirschenbaum, MD 

  • Chair Orthopaedics at BronxCare Health System
  • Editor in Chief and Founder of The Journal of Orthopaedic Experience and Innovation
  • Founding partner of Medscape, which sold to WebMD
  • Co-Developer of SwiftPath, episode of care program for outpatient joint replacement surgery

Board Member

Philip Reilly, MD, JD

  • Co-founder of Fulcrum Therapeutics, Voyager Therapeutics, Edimer, Lotus Tissue Repair, and bluebird bio
  • Partner, Third Rock Ventures, focused on creating and building companies that develop breakthrough therapies
  • Author of seven books and more than 100 articles in scholarly journals

Board Member

Nader Samii, JD, MBA

  • Chairman of the Board, nimble solutions, the largest and fastest growing ASC and surgical focus revenue cycle company in the nation
  • Co-founder and President of Ajuba International, a healthcare revenue cycle company that grew to more than 2,500 employees in six years
  • Investment banker, Mergers & Acquisitions Group at UBS (NY) and The Global Technology Growth Group at Merrill Lynch (San Francisco)

Scientific Advisory Board

Alejandro Badia, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Founder and President OrthoNOW

David Edwards, MD

Regional Anesthesiologist, Vanderbilt

John Keggi, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopaedics New England

Michael Redler, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Connecticut Orthopedics

Scott Sigman, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Host of The Ortho Show Podcast

Stefano Bini, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Chaired Professor at UCSF, Founder & President DOCSF

Gregory Hickman, MD

Regional Anesthesiologist, Andrews Institute

Vivek Mahendru, MD

Anesthesiologist, CEO Ascent Pain Solutions

Paul Sethi, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Specialists PC