Last month the Fogarty Institute held its second educational seminar, which focused on intellectual property (IP) strategy, a topic of critical importance to early-stage companies. A comprehensive IP strategy serves companies well in the long run by protecting core...
Barbara Dehn, RN, MS, NP, best known as Nurse Barb, has a wealth of knowledge on a broad range of health issues, which she has shared with girls and women of all ages. Her goal is to help them tackle medical conditions that impact them with the most up-to-date...
As CEO of AdvaMed, Whitaker is the voice of the medical technology industry. He is widely recognized as a top health care advocate and policy expert with experience across multiple health policy sectors. He has worked successfully with diverse stakeholder groups –...
To honor the legacy and contributions of Tracy Lefteroff, each year the Lefteroff Fund, one of the programs at the Institute, sponsors a session of the Stanford Byers Center Biodesign's "From the Innovator's Workbench" speakers series. This year, Dr. Peter C. Farrell,...
"The Father of Invention.""Genius.""da Vinci-like.""Preeminent inventor of medical technologies." These are just a few of the phrases used to describe Dr. Fogarty's innovation-driven mindset and determination to find a better way to solve critical healthcare needs....
The Fogarty Institute held its first monthly lecture series on a topic that is critical for all of our startups, fellows and graduates: funding. Whether early- or late- stage, all startups need to raise money to move their company to the next phase, and, as is...
You can't do it alone. No one knows that better than Allan Will, who credits teamwork with much of his success. With a remarkable track record of founding, funding, running, building and selling medical device companies, Allan has spent the last 31 years of his career...
Carl Simpson has had an illustrious career spanning over 56 years in the medical and medical device industries and continues to have a strong influence on these fields. He is currently director at Amaranth, a company that has created a next-generation bioresorbable...
The Fogarty Institute for Innovation and El Camino Hospital have long enjoyed a strong partnership. That's why we were delighted to be recognized in Becker's Hospital Review's prestigious "50 Hospitals with Innovation Programs" 2016 list. "To us, device...
A cardiologist, inventor, entrepreneur and educator, Paul Yock has played a critical role in helping shape medical technology and healthcare. And he continues to do so in his role as founder and director of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, a...