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| Ross Jaffe, Managing Director, Versant Ventures |
Ross Jaffe, managing director at venture capital firm Versant Ventures, is very excited about neuromodulation.
In a wide-ranging discussion about the history and future about the device industry, Jaffe said that as a former clinician - he practiced medicine until the mid 1990s - he is most intrigued by the effect of electricity on the human body to manage and possibly cure diseases.
"This concept of electricity as a drug is really exciting to me personally," he said at an interview at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association in Washington, D.C., in mid April....
In our latest podcast, MD+DI speaks with Robert Greenberg, CEO and founder of Second Sight, creators of the
Some big players in the medical device industry have taken a beating according to their earnings reports. FDA has authorized a smartphone app to help doctors monitor high-risk devices. Changes to WiFi standards could mean big improvements for medical devices.
Cell biology is more important than biomechanics or engineering design. This principle is the basis of intelligent design, which in this case refers to the idea that scientists must take the time and effort to understand the interlacing of man-made materials and natural human cell biology at the point of design.
