Headed by both a physician and a molecular biologist, Beyond the Light Bulb, Inc. is well positioned and unique in the marketplace.  By combining our clinical and laboratory experience, a deep respect for the scientific method, and a strong sense of social responsibility, we create innovations with heart: Ideas that improve lives. 

This unifying quality is found in all of our products and is the single most important characteristic we look for in those who license from us.

Our President is a board certified practicing primary care physician.  He has done neuromuscular research at N.I.H. and has expertise in both applied and clinical science.  He graduated from the University of Illinois and proceeded to Northwestern University for his doctorate in medicine where he received specialty training in trauma surgery at Chicago’s Cook County and general surgery at Columbus Hospital.   He did his residency training at the University of Massachusetts and graduated as their Chief Resident.  Currently, he sees a wide range of patients but specializes in those with spinal cord injuries and chronic pain.

Our Vice-President is currently the Co-Chairperson overseeing grant writing for the Carlsbad Education Fundraising Collaborative. She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Illinois and earned a Masters in molecular biology at Northwestern University. Working with Teepu Siddique, she was one of the key members of the team that discovered the mutation in the genes associated with Lou Gehrig’s disease and went on to accept a position at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Recently, she helped Kelly Elementary School establish a dedicated science lab and the FIRST Lego League program in order to foster student interest in science and engineering.