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OWL’s vision is to promote and develop diverse leadership to advance ophthalmic innovation and patient care.
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LEARN MOREThe OWL Awards are given annually at OWL's Signature Event during AAO. The finalists are distinguished and respected - always an impressive group!
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CEO
Virtual Field
Rachel Krug is the CEO of Virtual Field, a company that has pioneered virtual visual field testing and transformed the eye exam experience since its inception in 2018. Virtual Field enables thousands of eye care professionals to examine patients more comprehensively and comfortably than ever before. To date, over 2 million visual field, color vision, and pupillometry exams have been conducted using Virtual Field.
With an MA in Sociomedical Sciences from Columbia University, an MBA from New York University, and a BA in Sociology from Cornell University, Rachel's leadership and expertise in public health, technology, and business strategy is elevating patient care and outcomes, transforming eye care practices and advancing the ophthalmic profession.
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Novaliq
Dr. Roesky is Chief Executive Officer Novaliq since 2016, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development of first- and best-in-class ocular therapeutics based on EyeSol®, the worldwide first water-free eye-drop technology.
Previously, he was General Manager for Bausch + Lomb in Europe; Commercial Director Central Europe for Abbott Diagnostics Division; and General Manager Alcon Germany & Austria at Novartis.
Prior to his general management assignments, Dr. Roesky worked as Marketing Manager EURMEA for Alcon in the USA, Spain and Switzerland. He studied chemistry in Bonn and Freiberg (Germany) and was awarded his Ph.D. with honors from the Technical University of Freiberg.
Dr. Roesky serves as a board director at Betaliq Inc and Dermaliq Therapeutics Inc. and vice chairman and board member of the Bundesverband der Pharmaceutischen Industrie (BPI), the trade organization of the German pharmaceutical industry.
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