Last month the Fogarty Institute held its second educational seminar, which focused on intellectual property (IP) strategy, a topic of critical importance to early-stage companies. A comprehensive IP strategy serves companies well in the long run by protecting core...
Fred St Goar, MD, F.A.C.C., is a practicing interventional cardiologist with Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists, a leading cardiovascular care group based at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board at the Fogarty Institute for...
As CEO of AdvaMed, Whitaker is the voice of the medical technology industry. He is widely recognized as a top health care advocate and policy expert with experience across multiple health policy sectors. He has worked successfully with diverse stakeholder groups –...
The Fogarty Institute prides itself on its ability to select early-stage startups that show strong promise to solve an unmet need and then provides them with the necessary tools to succeed after they leave the organization. The accomplishments of InterVene, a...
A Bay Area native, Dr. Shyamali Singhal has played a key role in assembling a team of highly skilled cancer experts at El Camino Hospital. Thanks to her strong belief and passion for combining the latest treatment and technologies with compassionate,...
To honor the legacy and contributions of Tracy Lefteroff, each year the Lefteroff Fund, one of the programs at the Institute, sponsors a session of the Stanford Byers Center Biodesign's "From the Innovator's Workbench" speakers series. This year, Dr. Peter C. Farrell,...
"The Father of Invention.""Genius.""da Vinci-like.""Preeminent inventor of medical technologies." These are just a few of the phrases used to describe Dr. Fogarty's innovation-driven mindset and determination to find a better way to solve critical healthcare needs....
The Fogarty Institute held its first monthly lecture series on a topic that is critical for all of our startups, fellows and graduates: funding. Whether early- or late- stage, all startups need to raise money to move their company to the next phase, and, as is...
You can't do it alone. No one knows that better than Allan Will, who credits teamwork with much of his success. With a remarkable track record of founding, funding, running, building and selling medical device companies, Allan has spent the last 31 years of his career...
CEO of a successful public medtech company. Co-founder of eight medical device companies. Board member of nine companies that have achieved significant exits. Successful venture capitalist with Lightstone Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures. Without question, Hank...