Alfred Mann Foundation chairman looks outward to extend founder ’ s legacy

When medtech pioneer Alfred Mann died in February 2016, he left behind a rich legacy of pure innovation and patient impact spanning the breadth of healthcare, from cardiology to hearing impairment, blindness and diabetes that will improve the lives of patients for decades to come. Extending and advancing that legacy is now the mission of Dr. Robert Greenberg, who took over as the foundation’s chairman in July. Speaking ahead of his appearance next week at MassDevice.com’s DeviceTalks West event in Costa Mesa, Greenberg told us that he’s looking to expand the foundation’s reach into the early-stage medical device ecosystem. Don’t miss Dr. Robert Greenberg’s keynote appearance Dec. 12 at DeviceTalks West! “One of the recognitions that Al Mann had was that there are tons of physicians, and specifically academic physicians, that have great ideas, therapies that could help patients, but are not so well placed to get those products developed and into companies that could commercialize and make those therapies available to patients. That was the philosophy behind [the foundation],” Greenberg told us. That insight led to numerous successful spinouts that became some of the biggest names in medtech. The cochlear implant technology developed at the Alfred Mann Foundation became Advanced Bionics and eventually the cornerstone of the neuromodulation business at Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX). More recently the organization spun out Axonics Modulati...
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