Jerry Harrison, rock star turned investor, joined with former Wall Streeter Brian A. Smith to create Red Crow to build a platform for healthcare start-ups to tap the “crowd” as a new source of capital.

Medtech Conference co-chair Stacy Enxing Seng, after succeeding at both start-ups and corporates, shares her enthusiasm for her new role as venture partner at Lightstone Ventures.

Medtech Conference co-chair Kevin Hykes revisits his days at Visiogen and Cameron Health, explaining how those successful outcomes help guide his hand on Metavention’s tiller.

Last month, a surgeon performed ophthalmology’s first robot-assisted surgery – a membrane peel. Marc de Smet, chief medical officer of Preceyes, a Dutch start-up, shares the company’s history and plans for the future.

Backed by nearly $30 million from the Department of Defense, BrainScope created a device to make concussion diagnosis more certain. Hear what’s next for the Medtech start-up.

Ashley McEvoy, Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Companies, says the new force could pursue M&A in future expansion. Hear the details of the deal.

Rox Medical CEO Rodney Brenneman says he’s never had a tougher time raising capital. But the deed is done, and Rox is ready to move forward into the promising hypertension area.

Chen Yu, MD, managing director of Vivo Capital, has built a career finding the right deals at the right time in the US and China. Hear what US companies can do to take advantage of potential Pan Pacific opportunities.

Data guru Jon Norris, managing director at Silicon Valley Bank, reviews his first-half numbers for ophthalmology and life sciences. Norris’ first-half numbers for Medtech start-ups show some surprising sources of strength for the sector.