Buzz Kenney

A serial entrepreneur and technologist, Dr. Kenney is currently the Co-Founder and President of EntraTympanic, LLC. He brings to the medical device and life science ecosystem decades of advanced materials, high tech and engineering experience at MIT and industry in developing innovative technologies and platforms. Buzz has led the development of many domestic and international partnerships, collaborations and strategies for financing R&D and its translation to commercial applications and products. His attention is currently directed to the innovative development and application of technology to address unmet medical needs, especially in underserved areas of healthcare with oversized potential for positive health benefits and economic impact. Buzz launched his first corporate start-up before graduating from MIT and has been involved in numerous startups as a co-founder, officer, advisor, mentor and director.

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he earned a BS, MS, and ScD in materials science and engineering while minoring in both economics and law. Upon graduation, Buzz remained at MIT as the co-founder of the interdisciplinary Materials Processing Center (MPC), NASA’s first sponsored Center of Excellence, where he became its Associate Director as well as the Director of both the MPC’s international Industry Collegium and Summer Internship Program. He is also a co-founder MIT’s Microphotonics Center and served as its Associate Director.

As a Founding Member of the Canadian Entrepreneurs in New England (CENE) in Boston, Buzz is directly involved in its programs to provide Canadian companies and entrepreneurs with directed access to the Boston and US technology and business biotope. This includes the introductory 48 Hours in the Hub program, Canadian Technology Accelerator residency program and the Canadian Mentor Service as a Member of its Steering Committee. Additional details on the CENE are available at www.TheCENE.Org.

Career Highlights include:

• Founding Board Member of the Canadian Entrepreneurs in New England (The CENE) organization and Member of The CENE’s Canadian Mentor Service Steering Committee, since 2012.
• President and Co-Founder of EntraTympanic, LLC, since ‘10.
• President, CEO and Co-Founder of LumenZ, Inc, ‘09-‘10.
• Associate Director of MIT’s Microphotonics Center, ‘98-‘08.
• Director of MIT’s Materials Processing Center Industry Collegium, ‘82-‘08.
• Associate Director of MIT’s Materials Processing Center, ‘79-‘08.
• Consulted extensively with Fortune 500 companies in the US, Europe and Asia.

Buzz enjoys people, international travel, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on challenging projects with the potential for significant societal, health and commercial impact.