# Augustine (Augie) Lien

> Augustine “Augie” Lien is the founder, chairman and CEO of Aulisa Medical. His career includes operations leadership at Nellcor, Menlo Care, Gynecare and Embolic Protection, and founding and leading Cardiva. Educated at universities in Taiwan and California, he founded Aulisa in Palo Alto in 2012; the enterprise subsequently established its operating headquarters in Taipei and a US sales and marketing subsidiary.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman & CEO at Aulisa Medical USA, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Aulisa Medical USA, Inc., Taiwan Aulisa Medical Devices Technologies, Inc., Cardiva Medical, Inc., Embolic Protection, Inc., Gynecare, Inc., Menlo Care, Inc., Nellcor, Inc., Four-Phase Systems, Diablo Systems
- **Education:** BS; Industrial Engineering and Business Management, National Cheng Kung University, MA; Statistics, National Chengchi University, MS; Operations Research, Stanford University, MBA, Santa Clara University
- **Known for:** Founded and led Cardiva; at his March 2010 CEO departure, the company had launched three products and employed more than 75 people., Founded Aulisa in 2012., Led Aulisa when it announced a $13 million Preferred Series A round in January 2022.

## Career timeline

- **1976–1980** — Worked at Diablo Systems.
- **1980–1984** — Worked at Four-Phase Systems.
- **1984–1990** — Nellcor career period; served as director of worldwide operations.
- **1990–1994** — Menlo Care career period; served as executive vice president of operations.
- **1994–2000** — Gynecare career period; served as senior vice president of operations.
- **2000–2002** — Embolic Protection career period; served as chief operating officer.
- **2010** — Resigned as Cardiva CEO effective March 5; remained a board member.
- **2012** — Founded Aulisa, originally based in Palo Alto.
- **2013** — Taiwan Aulisa established in Taipei, becoming the enterprise operating headquarters.
- **2018** — Aulisa Medical USA incorporated in September as the Taiwan company’s wholly owned US subsidiary.
- **2022** — Aulisa announced a $13 million Preferred Series A round on January 12.
- **2025** — Presented Aulisa at LSI USA on March 18.

## Achievements

- Founded and led Cardiva; at his March 2010 CEO departure, the company had launched three products and employed more than 75 people.
- Founded Aulisa in 2012.
- Led Aulisa when it announced a $13 million Preferred Series A round in January 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Presented Aulisa at LSI USA on March 18; a recording is available through LSI’s video library.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustine-augie-lien-3aa9541a

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