Kate Stephenson

Dr. Kate Stephenson is an engineer, researcher, public speaker, and writer. An experienced educator, she holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She is particularly passionate about how new manufacturing technologies can support innovation across the spectrum of medical devices markets. After 20 years of engineering and 60 different medical devices, Kate founded a strategic consulting firm, Dyad Engineering, that works exclusively on new technologies and products in the medical field. Moving fluidly between investors, research institutions, OEM suppliers and major corporations, Dyad provides strategic innovation expertise to support life science products crossing the gap from concept to manufacturing ready.