OMNIlife Science Appoints New Vice President of Robotics and Navigation

OMNIlife science Inc. (OMNI) has appointed Christian Joly as vice president of Robotics and Navigation, effective immediately. In this role, Joly will oversee OMNI’s robotic navigation and commercialization strategies, direct the core robotic navigation business, help develop new go-to-market strategies and set the strategic direction for OMNI’s capital products business.

Joly brings to the position more than 25 years of executive experience running international companies that specialized in technology, including medical imaging and data processing. Most recently, he served as the CEO of AdRoxx, a software as-a-service company focused on big data related to geotargeted information. Prior to AdRoxx, he was chairman and CEO of Praxim, a medical device company that was acquired by OMNI’s parent company in June 2010. Before Praxim, Joly was CEO of TAK Imaging Inc., which was acquired by InSilica. Prior to TAK Imaging, he was senior vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Intellon Corporation, where he helped steer the company on a growth path by focusing on tactical sales and developing strategic relationships with video-based customers. Prior to Intellon, he headed the DVD and Imaging Business Units at LSI LOGIC.

“Christian Joly brings a tremendous amount of industry experience to our company, and we are honored to have him serve as our vice president of Robotics and Navigation,” said George B. Cipolletti, president/CEO of OMNI. In this role, he will report directly to me and work closely with the rest of the management team. We are confident his expertise will help propel OMNIlife science forward to its next stage of growth.”

Joly holds an E.D.P. in general management from the Kellogg School of General Management at Northwestern University and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Rennes, France. In addition to his experience in leadership roles, he has been granted seven patents in the areas of very-large-scale integration design and imaging.

“There is a significant need for innovation in the hip and knee surgical arena, and OMNI is on the cutting edge of work in this space. I am pleased to be able to leverage my years of experience in the medical technology sector to continue the pace and quality of work that is being done by the company,” Joly said. “I look forward to working with the rest of the management team in the months and years ahead, as we enhance the products and technology we offer to surgeons.”

Based in East Taunton, Mass., OMNI designs, manufactures and distributes orthopedic devices. The firm has developed a proprietary robotics and navigation platform called OMNInav that uses computer assisted robotic cutting guide technology, or “OMNIplasty.”