For this newsletter edition, we had the privilege of talking to Amanda Fowler, Executive Director, Global Corporate Giving, Edwards Lifesciences, regarding the incredible work the Foundation is doing to help patients live better lives. Ms. Fowler was appointed to the...
With the holidays fast approaching, Will Wyman, Fogarty Institute Fundraising Consultant and Development Associate, offers insights on the advantages of year-end giving. Charitable donations are an excellent way to reduce your tax burden for the year, while allowing...
One of my favorite things to do at the Fogarty Institute is visit the Fog Shop, where our medtech startups brainstorm innovative solutions to solve some of the most critical health problems. Not only are these entrepreneurs a great source of inspiration, but they...
As part of the Institute's ongoing educational series for its startups, we recently had the honor of hosting Ted Kucklick, founder, CEO and Chief Technical Officer of Cannuflow, a company that designs, manufactures and markets high-performance and cost-effective...
Last month, Dr. Fogarty, one of the most accomplished medical icons and entrepreneurs, and Tanishq Abraham, one of the brightest young minds in the world, met at the Fogarty Institute for Innovation to share ideas on medical innovation and discuss Tanishq's...
Imagine a 120,000 square-foot medical institute, equipped with state-of-the-art experimental labs, with a networked team of 800 of the best minds in the medical field dedicated to training approximately 5,000 surgeons from around the world each year. The surgeons are...
Dr. Krummel is one of those rare individuals who has seen and experienced medical innovation from every front — as an academic, surgeon, writer, startup adviser and administrator. He served as Emile Holman Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Stanford...
Recently we had the privilege of catching up with Hank Plain, an experienced medtech venture capitalist. As General Partner of Lightstone Ventures, General Partner at Morgenthaler Ventures, former Vice Chairman of the Foundry, co-founder of eight medical device...
Benjamin Graham Dr. Ed Roberts Robert Friedland These three names might not mean much to you, until they are paired with the entrepreneur whom they famously mentored: Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs respectively. This trio benefitted from the experiences of...
The 2015 Fogarty Institute summer interns had much to learn from Rep. Anna Eshoo and Dr. Thomas Fogarty, during a recent visit by the Congresswoman. On June 8, we had the privilege of hosting Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, who came to FII to learn about the latest...