Wednesday, September 20th, 1-2 p.m. | Center Stage
From Concept to Commercialization: It’s not brain surgery, or is it?
How does one take ideas and bring them to reality as life-changing medical devices? Or more importantly, how does one make sure their ideas will have an impact on people’s lives and be commercially viable? As a researcher, professor, lead investigator on federal government-supported grants, director of a state-funded MedTech accelerator, and founder of multiple medical device companies, Dr. Gregory Fischer has a unique perspective on what it takes to leverage all of the resources around you to develop meaningful and successful medical devices. This talk will focus on key aspects related to conceptualizing, refining, and commercializing medical devices, looking at the challenge from multiple perspectives. As CEO of AiM Medical Robotics, Dr. Fischer will describe the journey towards brining to life a game-changing MRI-compatible neurosurgery robot, and how critical it was to understand the patient journey and put oneself in the shoes of the patients and clinicians to truly identify the real challenges and unique ways to improve the experience for the patients, clinicians, and hospitals.