Astro Teller, Co-founder, BodyMedia, Inc., discusses the role of body monitors in the management of sleep, pain, stress and weight, and how those monitors can involve patients in…
Todd Brinton, MD, Fellowship Director, Stanford University, talks about the biodesign program at Stanford which has a goal of teaching its fellows to develop medical technology and bring…
Tim O’Reilly, CEO O’Reilly Media, talks about the “man-machine interface” necessary to drive the data driven systems that will shape the future of healthcare. He describes his vision…
Daniel Kraft, MD, Director, FutureMed Executive Services, defines regenerative medicine as the ability to repair, replace or regenerate damaged tissues and organs. His discussion includes the roles of…
Allan May, Founder, Life Science Angels, offers advice to the would-be physician entrepreneur, including common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid when bringing a product to market. Videotaped at…
Andrew Hessel, MD, Founding Director, Pink Army Cooperative, describes synthetic biology as a way of “programming living things” and predicts that it will become the next computer revolution…
Eric Rasmussen, MD, VP Humanitarian Systems, AccessAgility, explains the importance of providing, simple, accessible, often open source, technology to isolated populations in support of public health initiatives. Tools…
Dan Barry, MD, PhD, roboticist and former astronaut, talks about current and future applications for medical robots. He envisions a future in which robots capable of perceiving and…
Eythor Bender, CEO of Esko Bionics, describes eLegs. The exoskeleton, currently in trials in the US, is designed to restore the ability to walk to wheelchair-bound patients. The…
Dan Barry, MD, PhD, roboticist and former astronaut, offers a first-person account of space flight from training to lift-off and beyond. Videotaped at FutureMed, in May, 2011, at…
Dan Barry, MD, PhD, roboticist and former astronaut, describes the technology of 3D printing and its implications for personalized therapy in the field of orthopaedics. Videotaped at FutureMed,…
Philip Low, PhD, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Neurovigil, discusses iBrain, the first personal brain monitor. The device makes outpatient clinical trials in neurology possible, and may one…
