Manny Villafana is a pioneer in biomedical device development. While co-inventing the lithium powered pacemaker (with Northfielders Don Hanson and Bill Palmquist), Villafana founded his first company, Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. He went on to found 7 more companies, including St. Jude’s Medical and, most recently, Kips Bay Medical. Here he shares his life from his The post Manny Villafana appeared first on KYMN Radio · Northfield, MN · AM 1080 & FM 95.1.