Alydia Health was one of the first Companies-in-Residence at Fogarty Innovation and one the organization has been deeply passionate about, with its promise to solve postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). An enormous unmet need, PPH is the leading cause of maternal...
Ingrid Ellerbe has joined Diversity by Doing Healthtech (DxD), the health technology industry diversity initiative led by the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and Fogarty Innovation, as executive director. Ellerbe, who has spent the last 30 years helping...
An industry that thrives on being innovative and disruptive has every reason to be a frontrunner in diversity and inclusion and the rewards it brings. That was the message conveyed during one of the six panels hosted by Fogarty Innovation, “Navigating the Call to...
Encouraging interest in STEM is one of our top goals at the Fogarty Institute. And that starts with offering opportunities, which is why Fogarty has partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula (BGCP) to show them the fields of medtech and...
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...
"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...
Japan Biodesign and Other Organizations from Around the Country and the World Visit the Institute to Learn about Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaboration is the cornerstone of the Fogarty Institute, and one way we help elevate the medical technology ecosystem is...
"We believe the best therapies should be accessible to the people who need them," says Healyx co-founder Madeline Sides. "We've realized there is a problem with unequal global access to advanced therapies. We wanted to design specifically for these...
Dr. Thomas Fogarty, one of the most widely recognized and honored cardiovascular surgeons, innovators and mentors, was recently awarded the 2015 Red Cross Silicon Valley Humanitarian Innovation Award for his impact and influence on the medical device industry. By...
At the Fogarty Institute, we are committed to advancing our mission by teaching and raising the next generation of medtech innovators. That's why we established the Lefteroff Fund, in honor of Tracy Lefteroff, a remarkable leader and strong proponent for mentoring...