Diversity of background is one of the components that makes the Ferolyn Fellowship so successful, with classes that include a mix of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, consultants and physicians. The third Fellow to join this year’s class is Dimitri...
Orestis Vardoulis, Ph.D., has a contagious passion for life and developing innovative products that benefit patients. And he’s already making his mark, as the co-founder and CEO of Zeit Medical, which is developing a smart headband that monitors brain health and...
A former world-class lacrosse player, Greta Meyer is no stranger to hard work, teamwork and perseverance, just a few of the key traits that make for a great entrepreneur and Ferolyn Fellow. Sports also led to her innovation, as she experienced first-hand the...
Now in its sixth year, the Ferolyn Fellowship continues its strong trajectory, and in a recent lively virtual event it celebrated the success of its most recent class of graduates, Holly Rockweiler, Ayo Roberts and Rachel Kuperman, and welcomed the...
Each year the Ferolyn Fellowship, a program administered by Fogarty Innovation, attracts a fascinating group of Fellows who bring in varied experiences but are united in their passion for the field. This year is no exception, as Ayo Roberts brings her significant...
If you forget to take a vitamin here and there, you’ll probably be fine. But forget to take a birth control pill, and you could well end up with a very unexpected situation. That’s where the Emme Smart Birth Control System performs an invaluable service as it...
In a year like no other, we all searched for silver linings. One of them was the ongoing success of numerous programs at Fogarty Innovation, including the Ferolyn Fellowship, which continued to foster relationships with inspiring medtech innovators like Holly...
From its humble beginnings nine years ago as a concept at a kitchen table in Santa Barbara, Evidation Health has blossomed into one of the most successful and largest digital health networks globally, raising nearly $200 million in less than a...
As a member of the fifth class of Ferolyn Fellows, Rachel had heard about the program’s ability to take her career to the next level thanks to a recommendation from Ferolyn alumna Maria Artunduaga, MD. Already she’s finding that the mentorship and collaboration have...
Like everything, the Ferolyn Fellowship looked a little different this year as it went virtual. But in no way did that diminish the benefits to participants or the bonds they formed between each other and with their mentors. Recently, the fourth class of Ferolyn...