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How to Get a Medical Device Startup Off the Ground: Interview with Asha Parekh, CEO of FrontLine Medical Technologies
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- Duration: 0:55:17
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In this episode of Medsider Radio, we’re talking with Dr. Asha Parekh, a biomedical engineer and the co-founder & CEO of FrontLine Medical Technologies, a Canadian medical device startup. FrontLine has developed a novel REBOA device that helps trauma patients survive in emergency situations. If you're not familiar, REBOA stands for Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta.In this discussion with Asha, we learn about her medtech journey from early-stage device prototypes to raising venture capital to navigating the global regulatory landscape.But first, here’s a bit more on Asha’s background:Asha has a PhD in biomedical engineering from Western University in Ontario. In 2015, she partnered with Dr. Adam Power, a practicing vascular surgeon, to co-found FrontLine, which makes the COBRA-OS device for trauma patients. Before we jump into the conversation, I wanted to mention a few things:If you’re into learning from proven medtech and healthtech leaders, and want to know when new content and