Tala Harake started her medical device career at UC Irvine as an undergraduate researcher in an animal cardiac research laboratory. After completing her undergraduate studies in Biology and Mathematics, Tala went on to earn a graduate degree in Biochemistry. She then began her career as the head of a clinical research department. In this role, Tala supported regulatory submissions, marketing, and engineering. This directly enabled development and expansion of the company’s vast product line from proof of concept to validation. During her tenure, she established multiple chemistry laboratories that supported in vitro research efforts and allowed for the validation of product DFU procedures in compliance with new FDA requirements. In 2020, Tala started her consulting company, Vigilant Clinical Trials Consulting,

Since starting VCTC, her clients have included medical device start-ups, university research centers and medical societies. Throughout her career, Tala has been driven by a passion for medical devices and an underlying desire to help get these incredible devices to market and into the hands of healthcare worker.