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In a recent MedtechWomen and Medtech Color event, leaders from Stryker, Boston Scientific, Google Health and McDermott, Will and Emery discussed structural and unconscious bias, accountability, allyship, and the difference between equity and equality. Don't miss their top takeaways summarized below. #diversityandinclusion #healthtech

Attention digital health innovators: don't miss partners at three venture capital firms discussing recent investing trends and valuations, how COVID-19 is hyping certain investment categories, and undervalued areas with the potential to gain long-term traction. Register at this link: https://stanford.zoom.us//611603/WN_bNqBR0MvQPak69rqw46v9g

This team of students from the graduate-level Biodesign Innovation Course addressed the need for patients and caregivers to quickly reach nurses with the right expertise when they have pressing questions by developing Nightingale, an app where nurses coach patients and caregivers through home healthcare procedures via video-chat anytime, anywhere. #healthtech #innovation #training #entrepreneurship

The second DxD HealthTech speed #mentoring event brought together 20 junior and mid-career women and 20 senior executives for keynote presentations on career development and quick 1:1 mentoring sessions. Read summaries of the keynotes from Michael Penn, Laurie Halloran, and Stacy Enxing Seng, and sign up to participate at this link: https://stanford.io/3jmfTxl

Just 20% of executives at the 100 largest medical device companies in the world are women, which is a slight increase as compared to last year. The numbers at entry-level and low managerial ranks are encouraging but there is a clear leak as we move up corporate ladders, said Maria Sainz, president and CEO of Aegea Medical, and one the founders of DxD Healthtech, an industry-wide diversity initiative led by Stanford Biodesign and Fogarty Innovation.

Attention Stanford Community: don't miss Stanford Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds tomorrow at 7am, presented by Biodesign Innovation Fellowship co-director and pediatric surgeon James Wall, trauma surgeon Pall Maggio, and Medtronic VP Christian Howell.

Join Dean Lloyd Minor and special guest Bill Gates on Oct. 21 at 11:30 a.m. PT for a conversation about COVID-19 and the future of global health. http://stan.md/gates #StanfordMedLIVE

Catch up with 2017 Singapore-Stanford Biodesign alum Priyanka Prasad, her Prime Respi team, and the status of WIND, their new technology that helps patients with chronic lung conditions clear their airways. https://vimeo.com/468847991

"Innovation is the lifeblood of medical advancement. This is what we believe. This is what drives us." Learn more about our innovation partner, re-named Fogarty Innovation, at their brand new website: https://www.fogartyinnovation.org/

Our 2020-21 Innovation Fellows got to know our global affiliate, BioInnovate Ireland, on a zoom call this week. They're wrapping up bootcamp and getting ready to start clinical immersion next week!

Recently, Stanford Biodesign teamed up with Stanford Health Innovations and engineers from Apple Health and Google Cloud to host a virtual Digital Health Buildathon featuring CardinalKit, an open source framework that dramatically cuts the time and cost required to build secure, compliant digital health apps. Over 500 researchers, physicians, and developers from around the globe signed up. View event highlights and clips of winning projects in the blog post below. Special thanks to the CardinalKit team: Biodesign for Digital Health director and vascular surgeon Oliver Aalami, Mike Hittle, Santi Gutierrez, and Varun Shenoy. https://cardinalkit.org/bl/2020//25/cardinalkit-buildathon

Congratulations! The Fogarty Institute for Innovation 2020-21 Ferolyn Fellows are: 2013-14 Biodesign Innovation Fellowship alum Holly Rockweiler, Rachel Kuperman, and 2016-17 Innovation Fellowship alum Ayo Roberts. The fellows will receive ten months of customized #mentoring to accelerate their careers and support the next wave of innovation. The fellowship pays tribute to medtech leader Ferolyn Powell. Learn more: https://fogartyinstitute.org/programs/

Attention women scholars in STEM: The Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design) Scholars Award provides 3 years of funding ($150,000) to one woman per STEM2D discipline at the untenured, assistant professor level. The goal is to fuel the development of global female leaders and support the STEM2D talent pipeline by sponsoring women at critical points in their careers. Apply before October 15 here: https://www.jnj.com/wistem2d-university-scholars