About Us

Dr. Young has more than twenty years of neuroscience imaging hardware, software development experience. He is currently the COO/CFO of Hypnoz Therapeutic Devices, Inc. in San Diego, CA, producing the JED™, a hands-free surgical instrument that maintains an open airway on sedated patients in the operating room.  He was the CEO/COO of 3D Vision Systems, Inc. in San Diego, CA, producing the first digital 3D stereoscopic surgery workstation. He joined 3D Vision Systems in 2006 as the CTO and took over the executive position in 2007. Dr. Young is also co-founder of Neurome, Inc., a platform based drug discovery biotech company in La Jolla, CA with programs focused on neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Young developed all of the imaging technology used in the discovery programs at Neurome. From 1999 to 2002, he served as the CTO and from 2002 to 2006, he served as the President and COO. Prior to those posts, Dr. Young was at The Scripps Research Institute as a faculty member in the Neuropharmacology Department and as the Director of Neuropharmacology Computing. In addition to more than 104 publications, Dr. Young is the immediate past Managing Editor of Brain Research and served on the NIMH SBIR and STTR scientific review committee. Dr. Young is also co-founder of No-Q Systems Pty Ltd, an early stage company developing innovative medical office software for clinical practice. Dr. Young holds a PhD in Neurosciences from UCSD.

During his studies at University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Mr. Young balances his studies in computer science with his side pursuits in Game Development and eSports. He is also currently the lead producer for the video game development club at UCSD. As lead producer, he has extensive experience in both leading numerous teams during development as well as having hands-on coding and design experience with various different game technologies. In addition to his work within the computer science department and the video game development club, Mr. Young has been running the UCSD eSports events for the past two years.

Mr. Young is fluent in various coding languages spanning C based object oriented languages to functional languages to Real Basic. He has also developed for iOS and Android devices during his studies and will be venturing into making games for various other unique platforms. Mr. Young is currently studying for his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering at UCSD.

Dr. Young received her Ph.D. in Biocphysical Chemistry from the University of Virgina and did a post-doc at the Research Institute of Scripps Clinic. She has combined her knowledge of the sciences and business into a career helping small startups with accounting, investments, and business development. Most recently, Dr. Young has been managing research and development contracts from a large ophthalmic instruments company in Japan for clinical software applications.

In her spare time, you can't drag her away from the garden and the large varieties of banana trees, pepper plants, and other exotic, yet edible fruits and vegetables.