by Birgit Johnston | Jul 14, 2020 | Alliances, Diversity, Mentoring
Diversity and inclusion have always been a goal of the Fogarty Institute, and over the past year we have been collaborating with the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and Maria Sainz, president and CEO of AEGEA Medical, on ways to achieve a more diverse... 
by Birgit Johnston | Jun 12, 2020 | Diversity, Fogarty Innovation
“The struggle is always there. It gets discouraging sometimes. Some of us are trying to build a temple of peace. We speak out against war, we protest, but it seems that your head is going against a concrete wall. It seems to mean... 
by Birgit Johnston | Jun 9, 2020 | Alliances
Countless lives in the community and around the world have been touched by Pamela and Edward (Ed) Taft, who have made philanthropy the cornerstone of their daily lives. By generously contributing to causes they are passionate about in multiple broad areas—education,... 
by Birgit Johnston | Jun 9, 2020 | Education, Thought Leadership
To effectively introduce a new product to market and ensure it is widely adopted, medtech companies must consider the many facets of their go-to-market strategy from the earliest days of product development. This was the message of the Fogarty Institute’s third-annual... 
by Birgit Johnston | Jun 9, 2020 | Companies
When Neil Ray, MD, founder and CEO of FII graduate Raydiant Oximetry and a board-certified anesthesiologist, learned about the global shortage of ventilators early in the COVID-19 crisis, he immediately considered ways that he, his colleagues and others in the... 
by Birgit Johnston | Jun 9, 2020 | Alliances, Fogarty Innovation, Thought Leadership
As the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) continues to take the lead in representing the interest of medtech companies, we wanted to sit down and talk with president and CEO, and Fogarty Institute board member, Mark Leahey, about the current landscape.... 
by Birgit Johnston | May 12, 2020 | Alliances, Education, Funding
Innovation can’t be stopped by a quarantine. The 2020 annual UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium Pitch Competition, originally scheduled to take place at the Stanford University School of Medicine, went off seamlessly in a virtual, but still highly interactive... 
by Birgit Johnston | May 12, 2020 | Fogarty Innovation, Thought Leadership
When you’ve weathered adversity and come through on the other side, you bring a new perspective that can be helpful to those encountering a similar challenge for the first time. That’s why we turned to Allan Will for some advice based on his strong track record of... 
by Birgit Johnston | May 11, 2020 | Companies
Imagine having a really bad cold that never goes away—congestion, runny nose, facial pressure, headache and loss of smell for more than three months. That’s what it feels like to the more than 36 million people in the U.S. who suffer from chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS),... 
by Birgit Johnston | May 11, 2020 | Alliances, Thought Leadership
While COVID-19 has presented extraordinary challenges globally, no one has felt it more acutely than those on the frontline, our incredibly brave healthcare workers. El Camino Health has been at the forefront of this crisis in an effort to stay ahead of the curve and... 