ATI: Is This the Model for Device Development?

Renowned cardiologist Martin Leon, MD, found himself growing frustrated with the tendency of start-ups to bring physicians into the develeopment program too late, when major but critical changes would be impractical if not outright impossible. So Leon and partner Yuval Binur, of Medica Venture Partners, set out to define a new model for device start-up creation, Accelerated Technologies Inc. The company has launched five new cardiovascular device companies and is about to launch a sixth.

by David Cassak

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