Founder · Lead PI
Dr. Donald Solomon, MD
Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Cooper University Health Care
The founder
A device built for a problem he treats regularly
Dr. Donald Solomon is an ear, nose, and throat surgeon specializing in adult and pediatric otology. He also wrestled in college and coached youth wrestling. When his son developed an auricular hematoma, the idea for this device was born.
EarArmor came out of that experience. The treatments he could offer his son and patients with hematomas were a bolster stitched through the ear (painful, invasive, infection-prone) or a flat magnetic disc that didn't mold to the ear's contours. He decided his patients and his son deserved another option: a non-invasive moldable magnet that contoured to the individual ear. The first drawing was made in January 2024, and a working device existed a month later.
- Jan 2024First drawing
- Feb 2024Working device
The ear plug line answers a question parents of children with ear tubes ask him every week: how do I keep water out? A custom-moldable magnetic plug, shaped at home and sized for any ear, is his answer.
The vision
EarArmor is bigger than two products: a company dedicated to advancing ear health through innovative, non-invasive technologies that protect, treat, and improve the health of the ear, building the leading portfolio of products for athletes, patients, and everyday consumers.
The team
The people behind EarArmor
Clinical insight, commercialization, intellectual property, funding, and device engineering, all pulling in the same direction.
Commercialization
Neal Lemon, PhD, MBA
Associate Vice President of Innovation and Technology Commercialization, Cooper Innovation Center
Intellectual Property
Joseph Boland
Director of Intellectual Property, Commercial Innovation, Cooper Innovation Center
Funding Partner
Mike Wiley
New Jersey Health Care Fund
Engineering Partner
Merge Medical Device Studio
- Tanner Hargens, CEO
- Nicolo Garbin, PhD, Engineering Director
- Kim Leon, Senior Engineer
Intern
Aliyan Aamir
Medical student, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Institutional partners
Institutions supporting the venture
Cooper University Health Care & Cooper Innovation Center
Clinical home of the founder; commercialization and IP leadership for the venture.
Foundation Venture Capital Group & New Jersey Health Care Fund
Funding support from the Foundation for Health Advancement and early funding partnership.
Merge Medical Device Studio
Device engineering partner: CAD design, prototyping, and design-for-manufacture.
For investors & partners
The full investor materials
The investor page has the market analysis, competitive landscape, roadmap, and the complete pitch deck.