Transit Scientific, a Utah-based medical device company, announced that Jennifer Arnold, COO, is one of Utah Business magazine’s ‘Forty Under 40’ honorees.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, UNITED STATES, February 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Transit Scientific, a Utah-based medical device company specializing in innovative solutions for vascular procedures, announced today that Jennifer Arnold, Chief Operations Officer, is one of Utah Business magazine’s ‘Forty Under 40’ honorees for 2024. This highly selective annual recognition program honors forty young business and professional leaders who stand out in their fields.In her position as COO at Transit Scientific, Arnold oversees the research and development, manufacturing, and quality functions within the company. In her strategic leadership role, Arnold doubled the size of the engineering team to expand the company's in-house capabilities and increase innovation.
Under her guidance, the company has submitted over 130 devices to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) with a 100% clearance rate to date. Her work has been behind successful clinical procedures treating patients with peripheral vascular disease utilizing Transit Scientific’s FDA-cleared devices. Arnold has a patent allowed and 6 patents pending on product designs she has been involved in.
“We are proud to announce the selection of Jennifer Arnold as one of Utah’s top Forty Under 40 business leaders. As the COO of Transit Scientific, this recognition highlights Jennifer’s impact not only on the company but on the medical world and ultimately on patients,” said Shawn Fojtik, Co-Founder of and Board of Directors member for Transit Scientific. “Jennifer’s dedication to designing innovative solutions as well as her ability to bring these solutions to life are invaluable assets to the organization.”
In addition to her role as a company leader and experienced engineer, Jennifer is dedicated to supporting younger women in STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics). She volunteers for several organizations including leading an all-girls FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team and co-leading a Girl Scout troop. She is also a volunteer company advisor and Bench to Bedside mentor for UV Sense, a life sciences start-up based out of the University of Utah that won the Bench to Bedside Consumer’s Choice Award in 2023.
Jennifer Arnold commented, “I am honored to receive this recognition among my talented peers and represent women leaders in STEM. I hope that by being a visible advocate for and an example of women in STEM, I can play a role in supporting the next generation of female leaders in STEM as my mentors did for me.”
Transit Scientific is a privately held company dedicated to designing, developing, and commercializing medical devices. Their portfolio includes FDA-cleared XO Cath, XO Score®, and XO Cross® platforms, as well as the XO CS Constrain for coronary and peripheral procedures currently pending 510(k), supported by over 20 issued and pending U.S. and global patents.
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Kelly Himle
Transit Scientific
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