by Birgit Johnston | Dec 16, 2025 | Companies, Fogarty Innovation
It’s been named as one of TIME’s “Best Inventions of 2025.“ Won the World Congress of Audiology “Innovation Prize” and was the Gold Winner in the Health: Innovation category at The Anthem Awards 2025. Won the overall pitch competition at West Tech Fest. Received the... 
by Birgit Johnston | Oct 7, 2025 | Companies, Entrepreneurship Programs, Fogarty Innovation
Patient needs have always been the North Star for Heather Simonsen, CEO of Boomerang Medical Inc. This empathy stems from her early years working directly with patients in a Chicago hospital system. “Once you’ve lived that, it just stays with you,” she said. That... 
by Birgit Johnston | Oct 7, 2025 | Entrepreneurship Programs, Fogarty Innovation, Mentoring
One of the most valuable aspects of the holistic support Fogarty companies receive is access to an impressive cadre of medtech pioneers with deep domain experience. Case in point: Bernie Andreas, engineer-in-residence, who boasts more than 100 patents to his name and... 
by Birgit Johnston | Sep 3, 2025 | Education, Fogarty Innovation, Lefteroff Internship
From the very first day, this year’s 22 Lefteroff interns jumped into their adventure with energy, curiosity and eagerness, said Zach Edmonds, MD, chief medical officer at Fogarty, speaking at their graduation ceremony. “It was immediately clear they came not only... 
by Birgit Johnston | Sep 3, 2025 | Companies, Fogarty Innovation, Women's Health
Materna Medical’s labor continues to pay off, as it welcomed a healthy infusion of new investment within its ongoing $20 million Series B2 financing round early this spring, bringing its total funding to over $45 million. The round included new funds GLIN Impact...
