One of Fogarty Innovation’s current companies-in-residence, Ryme Medical, is helping patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathe easier with its innovative device that aims to alleviate the suffering of patients who struggle with...
Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of the medtech industry, and Fogarty supports them through a number of initiatives, including its Company Accelerator Program (CAP). This program for early-stage companies uses a comprehensive, cross-functional approach...
Twenty-four years ago, then pediatric surgery fellow James Dunn, MD, PhD had an idea for a way to help children with short bowel syndrome (SBS), a devastating condition that makes normal eating impossible because there isn’t enough functional small...
Helping innovators and startup companies turn promising ideas into solutions that improve patient care has always been a core focus of Fogarty Innovation. To do this, FI offers a range of incubation and acceleration programs designed to match the development...
An astonishing one in five Americans develops nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) at some point in their lifetime; in fact, in the U.S. each year, more people are diagnosed with skin cancer than all other cancers combined. The skin cancer diagnosis typically...
Patients with diabetes have a host of health issues to contend with, from nerve damage to chronic kidney conditions. One distressing potential heath complication is impaired vision; in fact approximately half of diabetes patients develop diabetic retinopathy,...
Flosonics Medical, a graduate of Fogarty Innovation’s Company Accelerator Program (CAP), has partnered with El Camino Health as the first health system in the world to adopt FloPatch, its innovative technology that monitors blood flow in real time....
Fogarty graduate Raydiant Oximetry, Inc., kicked off its Series B financing round with an investment from the March of Dimes Innovation Fund. The cash infusion comes on the heels of a successful clinical study that showed Raydiant Oximetry’s innovative technology,...
Most parents have spent a sleepless night with a child in pain from an ear infection, and many turn to surgically implanted ear tubes to alleviate the issue of chronic or recurring ear infections causing hearing loss that can lead to developmental delay. While the...
An aging population combined with an increased focus on wellness is creating more need for physical therapy. However, even those who would benefit from it often struggle to adhere to a consistent appointment schedule due to time limitations and the travel necessary to...