Dr. Ismail Badjie is not your usual pharmacist. He has several years under his belt running a well-managed community pharmacy in the US, an experience that gave him the inspiration to take wellness and patient care back to his homeland in The Gambia in a very innovative way. He literally takes it to their door. A well-traveled young man, Badjie …
Toku Eyes Answers: What if an Eye Scan Could Diagnose Heart Disease?
Ehsan Vaghefi is the Founder and CEO of Toku Eyes, headquartered in New Zealand. And, the answer to the title of this video is “it can.” Ehsan and the Toku team have innovated an easy, affordable, accessible means of scanning the back of the eye to secure valuable diagnostic health information that could change the course of a patient’s …
Connections in The Introducer Magazine on Innovator Solutions in Diabetes
Since we are all about stirring up meaningful conversations and business development between game-changers in social impact, we like to kick start that activity after each edition is released by sharing with you some of the connections we see that maybe should happen between game-changes featured in current and past editions of The Introducer Magazine. If you are currently featured …
David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD: Wound Healing and Amputation Prevention
Dr. David Armstrong is Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Southern California. Dr. Armstrong holds a Masters of Science in Tissue Repair and Wound Healing from the University of Wales College of Medicine and a Ph.D. from the University of Manchester College of Medicine, where he was appointed Visiting Professor of Medicine. He is the founder and co-director …
Linh Le: Wearable Graphene Sensors
Linh Le is the founder and CEO of Bonbouton. He was awarded a BSc in chemistry at Vietnam National University, graduating in the top 1%, followed by a Master’s degree in chemical engineering at Columbia University. In 2012, he achieved a graduate certificate in project management from the Stevens Institute of Technology, where he also worked as a research assistant …
Dave DeMarco: Healthcare Policy and Innovation Strategy
Dave is a senior advisor to C-suite leaders in the Life Sciences industry. He has served as Chair of the Board of the American Diabetes Association and serves as a consultant to EY’s Northeast Markets organization and hence to its premier Fortune 50 clients. Dave has substantial executive and operational leadership and not-for-profit board experience. With over 25 years of …
Dr. David Kerr: Creative Programs for Diverse Populations
David Kerr, MBChB, DM, FRCP, FRCPE is Director of Research and Innovation at Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) in Santa Barbara, California. He is a UK-trained physician and endocrinologist and has spent many years trying to help people “tame the beast” that is diabetes. This is his third time living in the US, having been a researcher at Yale in …
Dr. Michael Fang: Data and Precision Medicine
Michael is a physician entrepreneur with a passion for data-driven health innovation. He is currently Co-Founder and CEO of Base10 Genetics, LLC. The company was created to fill the chasm between genetics testing and consumer health outcomes. Michael was the founder of CETA Inc., a health information technology company that was ranked #297 on Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest-growing private US …
Dr. Alborz Madhavi: Glucose-Responsive Insulin
Dr. Alborz Mahdavi is the founder and CEO of Protomer Technologies, a preclinical stage biotechnology company focused on innovations in diabetes and metabolic disease. He is the recipient of the JDRF international prize for developing glucose-responsive insulin. Protomer has received major grants including several from JDRF and is currently advancing a glucose-responsive insulin program and a smart glucagon program towards commercialization. …
Guest Editor: Dr. Wilma Hunt-Watts, D.P.M.
Dr. Wilma Hunt-Watts D.P.M. (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine), D.A.B.M.S.P. (Diplomate of the American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry), F.A.P.W.C.A. (Fellow of the American Professional Wound Care Association) is a Frontrunners League Member having been featured in the 10th edition of The Introducer on Veterans Advocates and Entrepreneurs. She serves on the American Diabetes Association Board of Directors We welcome …
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