by Birgit Johnston | May 2, 2024 | Additional Resource, Fogarty Innovation
We celebrated Thomas J. Fogarty MD’s 90th birthday with an unforgettable event attended by more than 250 colleagues and friends whose lives Fogarty has touched over the years. Guests included the Fogarty Innovation entrepreneurs and teams, as well as many of the... 
by Birgit Johnston | May 2, 2024 | Fogarty Innovation
Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty’s career is a testament to a lifetime of medical innovation and dedication to improving patient care. Beginning with the invention of the Fogarty balloon catheter in 1961, a device that revolutionized vascular surgery by enabling minimally... 
by Birgit Johnston | Apr 5, 2024 | Education, Fogarty Innovation
While startups used to focus their initial strategy exclusively on the regulatory front, FDA approval is no longer the only mountain they must climb. Right behind is another peak—reimbursement—that is much steeper and more difficult. The good news is young companies... 
by Birgit Johnston | Apr 5, 2024 | Alliances, Diversity, Fogarty Innovation
While the climate around diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has chilled in the last year, Diversity by Doing HealthTech (DxD) continues to advocate for diversity in the medtech innovation ecosystem as an imperative for achieving health equity – and as good... 
by Birgit Johnston | Apr 5, 2024 | Companies, Fogarty Innovation
UltraSight has come a long way since graduating from Fogarty Innovation’s Company Accelerator Program (CAP) in 2022. The company’s groundbreaking AI-driven real time guidance software increases access to point-of-care cardiac ultrasound, revolutionizing cardiac...
