by Birgit Johnston | Sep 5, 2015 | Alliances, Education, Fogarty Innovation, Policy
Dr. Thomas Fogarty has long worked with regulatory bodies in his quest to improve and expedite the approval process for medical devices. His quest came to fruition when the Food & Drug Administration proposed to work with the Institute to learn more about the... 
by Birgit Johnston | Aug 6, 2015 | Education, Lefteroff Internship
You may not remember what you learned in a class, but you will always remember a great teacher. Here at the Institute we take that observation to heart – our goal is to enable interns and entrepreneurs to be exposed to inspiring mentors and teachers who will make a... 
by Birgit Johnston | Aug 6, 2015 | Ferolyn Fellowship, Fogarty Innovation, Mentoring
“You need to create a record of success. Know what you are worth, and don’t doubt it.” – Ferolyn T. Powell, 1962-2015 The passing of Ferolyn Powell, a medical device pioneer, was a huge loss that deeply affected the medtech community and all of us... 
by Birgit Johnston | Aug 6, 2015 | Alliances, Funding, Mentoring, Thought Leadership
Recently we had the privilege of catching up with Hank Plain, an experienced medtech venture capitalist. As General Partner of Lightstone Ventures, General Partner at Morgenthaler Ventures, former Vice Chairman of the Foundry, co-founder of eight medical device... 
by Birgit Johnston | Aug 6, 2015 | Companies, Mentoring
Igantia Therapeutics, a health and research company, is developing a first-of-its-kind medical device and digital health technology for the treatment and study of an age-related ailment that affects most women – hot flashes. Madorra is developing the first,... 
by Birgit Johnston | Aug 6, 2015 | Companies, Mentoring, Women's Health
The Fogarty Institute for Innovation is proud to continue to strengthen its presence in women”s healthcare innovation, with the addition of three new startups, which have joined the organization as new companies-in-residence: Igantia Therapeutics, Marz Medical... 
by Birgit Johnston | Aug 5, 2015 | Education, Fogarty Innovation, Lefteroff Internship, Mentoring
Silicon Valley is revered as a hot bed of innovation and the Fogarty Institute is at its epicenter – providing entrepreneurs, interns and fellows from all over the world with exposure to leading investors, corporations, physicians, hospitals, government officials and... by Birgit Johnston | Jul 6, 2015 | Education, Fogarty Innovation, Lefteroff Internship, Mentoring, Thought Leadership
Benjamin Graham Dr. Ed Roberts Robert Friedland These three names might not mean much to you, until they are paired with the entrepreneur whom they famously mentored: Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs respectively. This trio benefitted from the experiences of... by Birgit Johnston | Jul 6, 2015 | Fogarty Innovation, Funding
The success of the Fogarty Institute for Innovation is directly tied to the generosity and vision of its supporters. It could not be more opportune for us to recognize Pamela and Edward Taft, long-time friends of El Camino Hospital and the Institute, for their... 
by Birgit Johnston | Jul 6, 2015 | Alliances, Education, Policy, Thought Leadership
The 2015 Fogarty Institute summer interns had much to learn from Rep. Anna Eshoo and Dr. Thomas Fogarty, during a recent visit by the Congresswoman. On June 8, we had the privilege of hosting Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, who came to FII to learn about the latest...
