Robert Oringer

Robert Oringer has over 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and board leader in healthcare, primarily in diabetes medical devices, drug delivery, and services. Thanks to his extensive experience, as well as his strong background in enabling technologies, Robert brings a unique perspective in guiding development of novel products and approaches to the self-management of diabetes and its complications.

Robert is Chairman of Locemia Solutions, Inc., a Montreal-based specialty pharmaceutical company whose initial work was directed at making severe hypoglycemia rescue simple through the development of an innovative needle-free glucagon nasal powder that is easy to teach, easy to carry, and easy to use. Locemia’s glucagon nasal powder assets were sold to Eli Lilly in October, 2015 and have subsequently been approved for sale in 2019 under the brand name BAQSIMI by the USA FDA and Health Canada.

Robert is an active early stage diabetes investor, having been involved in the funding of companies such as Agamatrix (Salem, New Hampshire), Bigfoot Biomedical (Palo Alto, California), Glysens (San Diego, California), WellDoc (Baltimore, Maryland), HelpAround (Tel Aviv, Israel), Biolinq (San Diego, California) and dLife (acquired by Veria Living in 2014). He is a board advisor at AgaMatrix and HelpAround, providing guidance on the development of innovative technologies, as well as product, marketing, and business development strategies.

Robert received his Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.