Dr. Deborah Hemingway is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ecphora Capital, a medtech venture capital firm in Baltimore, Maryland. Ecphora Capital has deployed over $8M across eight portfolio companies. In addition, Dr. Hemingway has profound involvement in the entrepreneurial landscape, having founded, invested in, and held board positions for 53 startup companies over twenty years. She has meticulously sharpened her acumen in medical device commercialization, strategic growth, and investing. She is on the board of directors for Mi-Helper and Novel Microdevices. Dr. Hemingway holds a Ph.D. in biophysics from the University of Maryland, College Park.