Early-stage medtech companies apply to Fogarty Innovation’s incubation and acceleration programs for many reasons, from its state-of-the-art facilities to its proximity to El Camino Hospital. But the biggest draw by far is the intensive, hands-on coaching provided by...
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Lefteroff Internship Ignites Medtech Passion
Fogarty Innovation once again achieved what it does best: help prime the next generation of medtech entrepreneurs through its 2023 Lefteroff summer internship, which attracted a cohort of accomplished, enthusiastic students to learn more about the...
Dimitri Augustin, Ferolyn Fellow
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...
Flosonics Moves to Commercial Use With the Help of Fogarty’s Company Accelerator Program
As Fogarty Innovation’s Company Accelerator Program (CAP) wraps up its first year, it is pleased to celebrate the graduation of Flosonics, which developed FloPatch, a low cost, easy-to-use, wearable Doppler ultrasound sensor that is improving the management of...
UltraSight has Bright Future as First Graduate of Fogarty’s Company Accelerator Program
Fogarty Innovation’s Company Accelerator Program (CAP) is off to a strong start, celebrating the graduation of its first startups, Flosonics and UltraSight. The latter has developed an artificial intelligence-driven software designed to allow clinicians who aren’t...
Interview with Orestis Vardoulis, Ph.D., Ferolyn Fellow
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...
Xtract Medical Aims to Improve Stroke Treatment with a More Effective Way to Remove Blood Clots
Strokes are a leading cause of disability and the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Of the nearly 800,000 people who suffer from a stroke in the U.S. each year, 87% are ischemic strokes, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked, according to...
Cardiologist Marty Leon Transforms Personal Adversity to Create Pioneering Career
Foreword: The following is an abbreviated and edited transcript from the latest Medtech Trailblazers, the real stories behind the Innovators, Fogarty Innovation’s series of casual, in-depth conversations aimed at discovering the people who have forged our...
Necessity Was the Mother of Invention for Fogarty’s New Engineer-in-Residence
It has often been said that engineers are the backbone of tech startups. To better assist its companies-in-residence, Fogarty Innovation has hired Jesus Magana as a full-time R&D engineer-in-residence. He brings deep experience in the field, including a role as an...
A True Pioneer: Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty
Foreword: The following is an abbreviated and edited transcript from the latest Medtech Trailblazers, the real stories behind the Innovators, Fogarty Innovation’s series of casual, in-depth conversations aimed at discovering the people who have forged our industry. To...