Pioneering the first transcatheter valve, Travails of an Innovator(s), Bringing together coronary stents and TAVR

Originally published on 15 September 2020 The pioneer of transcatheter valve shares his story on how innovation is a lonely sport. He goes through in extensive detail how the licensing, development and ultimately sale of the company came to be. This one is for all that who crave for a lesson in meaningful innovation and created a multi-billion dollar industry.

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