Dr. Manny Villafaña is the Founder, Chairman, & CEO of Medical 21, Inc. Dr. Villafaña is globally recognized as a “Living Legend of Medicine.” He is an award-winning USA Master Entrepreneur and a member of the Halls of Fame of Minnesota Business and Science & Technology. He is the past founder of medical device companies that have transformed the industry of cardiac surgery and improved the lives of millions. Manny is also the recipient of an honorary Doctorate of Sciences degree from the University of Iowa. Learn More: https://www.medical21.com/
CEO, Founder, and proud member and connector in the Medtech ecosystem. As CEO of LSI, a global healthcare market research and advisory firm, I support startups, investors, strategics, and professional service companies by providing independent market data/insights to help inform their decisions. I aim to leverage my deep network to connect investors with innovators tackling the world's biggest healthcare challenges. Proud to be the Founder of the US and European Emerging Medtech Summit events which have become the go-to investment & partnering conferences in Medtech. I've managed over 200 consulting and due diligence engagements with companies such as J&J, Medtronic, Abbott, Siemens Healthineers, General Electric, amongst others. Proud and honored to serve as a Board Advisor to several early/growth-stage companies and to advise private investors, family offices, PE firms, and SPACs to identify new opportunities in healthcare.
CEO, Founder, and proud member and connector in the Medtech ecosystem. As CEO of LSI, a global healthcare market research and advisory firm, I support startups, investors, strategics, and professional service companies by providing independent market data/insights to help inform their decisions. I aim to leverage my deep network to connect investors with innovators tackling the world's biggest healthcare challenges. Proud to be the Founder of the US and European Emerging Medtech Summit events which have become the go-to investment & partnering conferences in Medtech. I've managed over 200 consulting and due diligence engagements with companies such as J&J, Medtronic, Abbott, Siemens Healthineers, General Electric, amongst others. Proud and honored to serve as a Board Advisor to several early/growth-stage companies and to advise private investors, family offices, PE firms, and SPACs to identify new opportunities in healthcare.
Founder and CEO, Medical 21, Inc.
I have dedicated the past 50 years of my career to founding medical device companies and developing medical technology that creates valuable, lasting impact for millions of people around the world.
I have built my career on the notion that if you don’t take risks, nothing will happen. I was told it was impossible to create a pacemaker that lasted 10 years, so, instead, I developed one that lasted 30–40 years. The devices I developed during my career helped advance medical technology and have become the gold standard of cardiac medical devices. I’ve reshaped the industry through my groundbreaking work in pacemakers, defibrillators, and artificial heart valves, but my latest venture has the potential to completely revolutionize cardiac bypass surgery.
I am now the Founder and Chairman of Medical 21 — a company developing an artificial artery for cardiac bypass surgeries. A graft like ours can eliminate the need for vessel harvesting, thereby reducing complications, pain, costs, and time in surgery.
Founder and CEO, Medical 21, Inc.
I have dedicated the past 50 years of my career to founding medical device companies and developing medical technology that creates valuable, lasting impact for millions of people around the world.
I have built my career on the notion that if you don’t take risks, nothing will happen. I was told it was impossible to create a pacemaker that lasted 10 years, so, instead, I developed one that lasted 30–40 years. The devices I developed during my career helped advance medical technology and have become the gold standard of cardiac medical devices. I’ve reshaped the industry through my groundbreaking work in pacemakers, defibrillators, and artificial heart valves, but my latest venture has the potential to completely revolutionize cardiac bypass surgery.
I am now the Founder and Chairman of Medical 21 — a company developing an artificial artery for cardiac bypass surgeries. A graft like ours can eliminate the need for vessel harvesting, thereby reducing complications, pain, costs, and time in surgery.
Dr. Manny Villafaña is the Founder, Chairman, & CEO of Medical 21, Inc. Dr. Villafaña is globally recognized as a “Living Legend of Medicine.” He is an award-winning USA Master Entrepreneur and a member of the Halls of Fame of Minnesota Business and Science & Technology. He is the past founder of medical device companies that have transformed the industry of cardiac surgery and improved the lives of millions. Manny is also the recipient of an honorary Doctorate of Sciences degree from the University of Iowa. Learn More: https://www.medical21.com/
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