Solving Diabetes.
A path to a functional cure — and what it means for the people who live with it.
Bill Cross, Co-Founder
• 15+ years funding diabetes research
• Recognized: Faustman Lab Spotlight on Supporters, Harvard/MGH
• Operates a cGMP-certified nutraceutical manufacturing facility
• Prior UTMB collaborator on non-invasive glucose monitoring
• Prepared and presented a 2018 Briefing Book to Members and senior staff across 15 Senate and Congressional Diabetes Caucus offices.
William Cross, III, Co-Founder
• Co-authored a peer-reviewed, clinical study on NeuropAWAY® — wrote the protocol, raised the funding, and published the results in the PubMed-indexed Journal of Pain Research.
• Holds 8 proprietary patents for highly effective nutraceutical and pharmaceutical formulas
• Founder of VasoCorp, successfully scaling the company to distribute nationwide through major retail partners
• Dedicated advocate, driving grassroots health initiatives such as sponsoring "Second Saturday" health screenings at H-E-B stores across Texas
Michelle Cross, JD, President
• Founder of Atlanta's Law Firm, LLC, a leading Atlanta criminal defense practice.
• Pitched alongside William in national business plan competitions to build awareness of his patented products for diabetic health and neuropathy.
• Leads FYI Diabetes' fundraising efforts and remains the nonprofit's most steadfast champion — a juris doctor by training, a sister by calling.
Tony Cruz, Board Chairman, FYI Diabetes | CEO, SFC Fluidics
CEO SFC Fluidics, leading the development and commercialization of an advanced insulin pump.
• 20+ Year MedTech Executive: Former leadership at US Surgical (Covidien), BD, and Facet Technologies, LLC.
• Proven Record: Guided 2 major biotech companies to successful exits ($12B+ collectively).
• Fundraising: Driving capital raise for upcoming porcine and human trials via established relationships.
Rinat O. Esenaliev, Ph.D. Chief Medical Advisor, FYI Diabetes | Principal Investigator & Professor, UTMB Galveston
• Scientific Pioneer: Internationally recognized pioneer and inventor of optoacoustic imaging and Nano-Pulse Laser Therapy (NPLT).
• Research Authority: Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Optoacoustic Imaging. Fellow of both the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) and The Optical Society (OSA), with 200+ peer-reviewed publications.
• Pre-Clinical Lead: Principal Investigator directing the foundational murine (mouse) efficacy study — the preclinical foundation for human trials, under a fully executed Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA).
• Capital Efficient: Leveraging his existing, state-of-the-art acoustic and laser hardware on-site at UTMB, requiring zero upfront capital expenditure for equipment to launch the study.
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