Our Mission
Interactive Motion Technologies is committed to advancing evidence-based medical robotics for rehabilitation medicine professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes. In partnership with the research community, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and rehabilitation experts, we design, develop and promote the integration of technology with clinical practice to improve motor recovery. By applying the latest research in neuroscience, neuro-rehabilitation and biomedical engineering, IMT is redefining recovery for neuro-rehabilitation professionals, patients and their families. Our mission is to improve function and quality of life for the broadest possible range of neurologic patients.
We dedicate ourselves to
- the successful integration of robotics into your clinical setting through product training, clinical education and program development support.
- maintaining our role as the industry leader in outcomes research for upper extremity rehabilitation robotics.
- partnering with research experts from around the world to advance knowledge related to rehabilitation robotics.
Management
Jules Fried
Jules M. Fried,
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Fried is a serial entrepreneur and experienced early stage executive, having built and led a two-time Inc. 500 capital equipment manufacturer as a founding management team member. He is also a founder and member of the Board of Directors of First Commons Bank, one of the fastest growing banks in the nation and was a principal in Atlantic VIC, a technology venture development firm. Earlier in his career he was a partner in the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery, having co-founded a boutique health care law firm in that became their Boston office. Mr. Fried holds a J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School and is a graduate of Princeton University.
Stephen Brown
Stephen Brown
Vice President, Business Development
Mr. Brown is a dynamic sales and marketing executive with over 40 years experience in key roles in Rehabilitation/Sports Medicine, including a number of years as Business Development Manager and National Business Development Manager for Bioness, a major industry player. He has a record of success in sales, marketing, product management, strategic planning and commercialization.
Stephen’s marketing experience includes product development and management from market introduction through the entire product life cycle. Positions held include Director of Marketing, Product Manager and Clinical Education Manager. His clinical experience spans Director of Rehabilitation for multiple organizations, Sports Rehabilitation Clinic founder and Operating Manager, and Athletic Trainer. He has been responsible for over a dozen 510K clearances and holds 4 patents for CPM. He has held adjunct professorships at both Rice University and University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
Sharon Krebs
Director, International Markets
Ms. Krebs brings 25 years of healthcare experience to her role at IMT. Over the last few years, she has been instrumental in building and growing IMT’s presence in international markets and developing relationships with important distribution partners.
Her prior healthcare experience lends itself to a strong understanding of the U.S. healthcare market. She has held various management roles in managed care for integrated delivery systems, acute care hospitals and has represented various physician groups and IPAs in managed care negotiations. As part of the federal and state SCO initiative in Massachusetts in the 2000’s, she joined a startup, and built and signed a core network of hospital, physician groups and ancillary providers that led to over 50% of plan enrollment in strategic markets. She earned her M.B.A. at Boston University’s Healthcare Management program.
Board of Directors
Hermano I. Krebs
Hermano I. Krebs, Ph.D., M.S.
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Dr. Krebs is a Principal Research Scientist and Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology– Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation. He also holds affiliate positions as an Adjunct Professor at University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Neurology and in the Division of Rehabilitative Medicine, as a Visiting Professor at Fujita Health University, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Japan, as a Visiting Professor at Newcastle University, Institute of Neuroscience, UK, and as a Visiting Professor at Osaka University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Japan.
He is a pioneer in the design, development, clinical use, and research of robots used to administer rehabilitation therapy to patients with neurological injury and was recognized as such with the prestigious IEEE -INABA Technical Award for Innovation leading to Production in 2015. This award recognizes original innovative research and concepts that have evolved into commercialized products. In 2014 Dr. Krebs became a Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and was nominated by two IEEE societies: to this distinguished engineering status “for contributions to rehabilitation robotics and the understanding of neuro-rehabilitation.”
Dr. Krebs holds numerous foundational patents for the use of robotic technology in rehabilitation. He is extensively published in more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific and clinical publications. He is currently a co-investigator to an ongoing multi-site randomized control trial in upper extremity robotics in stroke under the NHS (National Health Service) in the UK, that is largest study of its kind in the world.
He is a co-founder of Interactive Motion Technologies.
Neville Hogan
Neville Hogan, Ph.D., M.S., M.E.
Member, Board of Directors
Dr. Hogan is the Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Director of the Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation at MIT. Professor Hogan’s research is broad and multi-disciplinary, extending from biology to engineering—it has made significant contributions to motor neuroscience, rehabilitation engineering and robotics—but its focus converges on an emerging class of machines designed to cooperate physically with humans. Recent work pioneered the creation of robots sufficiently gentle to provide physiotherapy to frail and elderly patients recovering from neurological injury such as stroke, a novel therapy that has already proven its clinical significance.
He is a co-founder of Interactive Motion Technologies and a board member of
Advanced Mechanical Technologies.
Jules Fried
Jules M. Fried,
Chief Executive Officer, Member, Board of Directors
Mr. Fried is a serial entrepreneur and experienced early stage executive, having built and led a two-time Inc. 500 capital equipment manufacturer as a founding management team member. He is also a founder and member of the Board of Directors of First Commons Bank, one of the fastest growing banks in the nation and was a principal in Atlantic VIC, a technology venture development firm. Earlier in his career he was a partner in the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery, having co-founded a boutique health care law firm in that became their Boston office. Mr. Fried holds a J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School and is a graduate of Princeton University.