Fogarty Innovation

12/27/2025

The "secret sauce" behind Fogarty Innovation is its people, and chief innovation officer Mike Regan is at its very heart. From mentoring portfolio companies to evaluating applicants, he brings clarity, perspective, and humor to some of innovation’s most complex challenges.

“Everyone here is incredibly smart and knows what they need to do,” Regan said. “But innovation can be a lonely endeavor. Our entrepreneurs are trying to change the world, and that’s a tall order. Our goal is to help them stay steady throughout that journey by providing the support they need to navigate obstacles along the way.”

For Regan, that mission is deeply personal. “You want them to keep at it because the world needs problem solvers,” he said. “I can’t think of a bigger privilege than helping entrepreneurs bring solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.”

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You might consider Mike Regan a “professional matchmaker,” given his knack for helping curate the companies, people, and partnerships that shape Fogarty Innovation. Regan joined the organization as chief innovation officer in 2018, bringing 35 years of industry experience spanning general manage...

12/24/2025

With the year's end in sight, we’re feeling especially grateful for our Fogarty Innovation community. Thank you for your partnership and your trust—it’s this shared commitment that fuels progress and makes what we do possible.

From all of us at Fogarty Innovation, we wish you a joyous holiday season and a New Year filled with optimism, momentum, and continued collaboration. Thank you for walking this path with us—we’re excited for what lies ahead. 💚

12/23/2025

"The Thomas J. Fogarty Innovation Prize exists to honor trailblazers whose innovations have created profound clinical impact, not just bold ideas but bold ideas successfully translated into meaningful patient benefit." - Andrew Cleeland

The story of the Fogarty Prize and inaugural winners, Allan Zingeler, Raju Viswanathan, PhD, and Mike Mahoney, honored for their work on the FARAPULSE PFA Platform, is featured in the December issue of The Lens Magazine, by LSI, written by lead author Brenna Hopkins.

Learn more about the transformational impact of FARAPULSE and the meaning behind the Prize itself: https://www.fogartyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lens_Fogarty_Farapulse.pdf

12/23/2025

12/21/2025

Spreading holiday joy: Fogarty Gives Back initiative leaders Julianna Rose and Lizbeth Villalobos (seen here in our fall Backpack Drive) led our medtech startups and staff in a holiday toy drive for the Santa Clara County Fire Department, garnering a carful of toys for local families. 🦌 🚗

12/17/2025

"Hope is the pillar that holds up the world." – Plato (att.)

"Last month, while speaking at the MedTech Strategist conference in San Diego, I shared a belief that has only deepened with time: working in medtech innovation requires an inherent optimism. Not a naïve optimism, but a resilient one. The truth is that while these times may feel harder than normal, this work has never been easy.

As we speed toward the end of a year marked by rapid, often tumultuous change, I am struck by the way our industry mirrors the broader human experience. We strive to create and contribute: to bring our unique gifts into the world through the work we do and the lives we touch. And we do so on a journey that inevitably includes obstacles–large and small, expected and unforeseen.

The unspoken mindset that powers this journey–like a spark that brings an engine roaring to life–is hope. Hope is the expectation, grounded in trust, that progress is possible. Not on its own (as is often said, hope is not a strategy), but as a catalyst. Hope fuels the daily belief that there is a way through complexity and challenge because the work we are doing to save and improve lives is worthwhile.

I hope the holidays give you the chance to rest, reflect, and take stock of the gifts found in the journey itself: the joy of working along a committed and passionate team, the privilege of doing meaningful work, and the opportunity to learn and grow together. I trust that time with family and friends renews your sense of hope and deepens gratitude for what we have built–and for one another."

The above is excerpted from Andrew Cleeland's column in our December newsletter. You can receive it in your email directly by signing up here: https://www.fogartyinnovation.org/get-involved/

12/17/2025

DxD continues to make a real difference in our industry one person and one cohort at a time by staying focused on what matters, providing practical education, connections, and personal support, and recruiting brilliant, accomplished people with lived experience to serve as teachers, mentors, and advisors. We are so impressed by all this team achieves!

Diversity by Doing HealthTech recently welcomed three accomplished health technology leaders to its advisory board: Jonathon Lobbins, Efraín Torres and Cynthia Yee. With expertise spanning medtech innovation, entrepreneurship and venture capital they will help DxD

12/16/2025

Marga Ortigas-Wedekind and Zachary Edmonds, MD, MBA introduced the art and science of medical technology innovation to Leadership Mountain View (LMV) last week as part of the group's visit to El Camino Health. Marga shared the history of our founder, Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty, and explained how Fogarty Innovation helps startups navigate the journey from idea to patient care. Zach explained how our innovators work with clinicians and staff at El Camino Health to gain practical insights and optimize deployment. He showcased the Flosonics Medical FloPatch, a wireless Doppler ultrasound device worn by the patient that helps improve fluid management decisions, as an example of this powerful partnership.

12/10/2025

How does a leader keep innovation flourishing? Fogarty CEO Andrew Cleeland answers this question and more in Modern Luxury - Silicon Valley magazine's December Innovation issue: https://bit.ly/4pxikjK

12/05/2025

Partnering deals—licensing, alliances, R&D—are core to medtech growth. But how do you structure them to appeal to investors and acquirors?

Join us on Thurs, Dec 11 at 12pm for our final Lunch & Learn of 2025: "From Term Sheet to Definitive Agreement - Structuring Partnerships, Collaborations, & Strategic Alliances for Maximum Impact," with Dr. Alex Key, partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Email to register: fogarty-education@fogartyinnovation.org.

12/02/2025

“Devices save lives, but it’s the people behind them who change the world." — Andrew Cleeland

We’re honored to see our CEO featured in The Lens Magazine by LSI for carrying forward a global legacy of mentorship at Fogarty Innovation. His belief that ‘innovation is a team sport’ and his dedication to building the next generation of medtech leaders is shaping the future of patient care.

Read the story:https://www.fogartyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/LENS_11-25_web.pdf

11/25/2025

We're proud to welcome Cynthia Yee to the DxD advisory board! Cynthia is an experienced healthcare investor who serves as partner at Vensana Capital and a board director for Evident Vascular and SpyGlass Pharma.

"As someone who has not always had a clear path in life, I'm proud to offer guidance through Diversity by Doing to underrepresented students and young professionals interested in pursuing careers in healthcare. It is only with broad representation that we can begin to address the disparities and challenges in the US healthcare system and create a future in which the next generation of innovators reflects and truly understands the needs of the patients and communities it serves."

Please join us in welcoming Cynthia to the DxD family!