Despite being a necessity for women, tampon design has remained largely unchanged for almost 100 years. Former Ferolyn fellow, Greta Meyer, together with her cofounder, Amanda Calabrese, aim to change that with their company Sequel and its newly designed tampon. As...
Bev Tang is the co-founder and CEO of Starlight Cardiovascular, a company that is developing a portfolio of devices to treat babies born with congenital heart defects. She is a dedicated biodesigner whose career has focused on treating life-threatening cardiovascular...
Mariel Bolhouse, a member of the Ferolyn Fellowship class of 2023, is the new CEO of Taurus Endoscopy, a seed stage gastrointestinal company she co-founded while a fellow at Sante Ventures. The company is based in France and is working in the...
This year’s Ferolyn Fellow, Amy Degenkolb, is no stranger to breaking new ground. As the lead engineer for Alydia Health, one of the first companies to join Fogarty Innovation when it was known as InPress Technologies, she helped create the Jada System, which is...
Now in its seventh year, the Ferolyn Fellowship continues to thrive. The program, which celebrates the legacy of the late Ferolyn Powell, recently held a virtual graduation ceremony for its 2021-2022 class, which included medtech professionals and...
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...