Since joining Fogarty Innovation in 2021 as strategic clinical and regulatory advisor, Peggy McLaughlin has made her mark as a mentor, drawing on more than 30 years of medtech experience spanning companies of all sizes. Her career has taken her from Target...
Congressman Sam Liccardo is honest, direct, and refreshingly optimistic. Formerly the mayor of San Jose, he was elected to represent California’s 16th congressional district nearly two years ago. He recently visited Fogarty Innovation to host “From Silicon Valley to...
The 2026 Lefteroff intern class came with “energy, enthusiasm and a great work ethic,” says Fogarty Innovation’s chief medical officer Zachary Edmonds, MD, MBA. “They really got out of their comfort zones, learned a lot and took full advantage of the summer.” The...
When Mary and Richard Wallace sought a way to express their gratitude for more than three decades of care from cardiologist and Fogarty Innovation leader Fred St Goar, MD, they chose to create an enduring tribute. This month, El Camino Health announced the inaugural...
One of the most exciting programs Fogarty Innovation hosts kicked off this month: the Lefteroff Internship. The summer program is designed to engage college and master’s students in the multi-faceted world of medical technology by providing immersive experiences,...
Coining the phrase “start with the end in mind,” which has become foundational to every Fogarty company, is just one of the ways Marga Ortigas-Wedekind has made her mark as chief commercial strategy officer. From mentoring innovators and aspiring...
We recently interviewed Zachary Edmonds, MD, our chief medical officer, the associate director of PAMF Hospital Medicine and an adjunct professor of medicine at Stanford University, to better understand how hospitals—specifically inpatient facilities* —make purchasing...
The inaugural class of 3D Scholars, a program developed by Dartmouth Health and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth that prepares physicians to become leaders in medical device innovation, visited Fogarty Innovation this month. Their mission: a three-day deep...
“Great technology wins markets. Great IP keeps you there.” That was the core message of a recent Fogarty-sponsored Lunch & Learn, led by Kregg Koch, patent attorney and partner at Knobbe Martens, who brought IP strategy to life for entrepreneurs in attendance. “As...
There is a cohort of medtech entrepreneurs who, as Gen Xers, weren’t around during Tom Fogarty’s heyday as an innovator. They launched their careers in an ecosystem he had already helped shape with transformational technologies: the balloon catheter that ushered...