# Fogarty Innovation

> Fogarty Innovation is a nonprofit medtech incubator and education organization on the El Camino Health campus in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2007 by legendary surgeon-inventor Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, it helps early-stage medical device companies cross the gap from novel idea to clinical reality through hands-on coaching, education programs, and a network of 300+ industry experts. In October 2025 it merged with New York's Cardiovascular Research Foundation to become CRF's West Coast innovation hub.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Mountain View, California, United States
- **Founders:** Thomas J. Fogarty, MD (Founder)
- **Team size:** ~55 employees
- **Products:** Incubator Program, Education Programs, Alliances, Medtech Internship, Thomas J. Fogarty Innovation Prize
- **Notable:** Hosted 36 incubator companies with an average tenure of 3.2 years., Portfolio companies have raised more than $1.2B total, averaging ~$34.5M per company., Team leadership carries 450+ cumulative years of experience from 80+ companies.

## Products & services

- **Incubator Program** — Immersive, hands-on support for early-stage medtech companies navigating the path to commercialization - coaching, resources, lab and office space on the El Camino Health campus, and access to investors and strategics.
- **Education Programs** — Practical educational programming for medtech stakeholders across the ecosystem, drawing on a bench of 300+ industry experts to build expertise and cross-functional collaboration.
- **Alliances** — Partnerships with hospitals, corporations, investors and universities that accelerate the invention, development and deployment of new medical technologies.
- **Medtech Internship** — A student internship offering hands-on work with a resident startup, in-person observation of clinical procedures, field trips to medtech companies, and lectures on industry fundamentals.
- **Thomas J. Fogarty Innovation Prize** — An annual prize recognizing transformative medtech innovations; the inaugural award honored the Farapulse pulsed-field ablation team.

## Achievements

- Hosted 36 incubator companies with an average tenure of 3.2 years.
- Portfolio companies have raised more than $1.2B total, averaging ~$34.5M per company.
- Team leadership carries 450+ cumulative years of experience from 80+ companies.
- Companies mentored by the team have returned roughly $8B to investors through public markets and private transactions.
- Awarded the inaugural Thomas J. Fogarty Innovation Prize to the Farapulse pulsed-field ablation team (2025).
- Recognized with El Camino Health among Becker's 'Top 50 Hospitals with Innovation Programs.'

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Announced a strategic merger with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) at the TCT meeting, becoming CRF's West Coast innovation hub while keeping the Fogarty name and mission.
- **2025-10** — Awarded the inaugural Thomas J. Fogarty Innovation Prize to the Farapulse team - Allan Zingeler, Raju Viswanathan and Boston Scientific CEO Michael Mahoney - for the pulsed-field ablation platform.
- **2025** — Founder Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, passed away at age 91.

## Links

- Website: https://fogartyinnovation.org
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/fogartyinnovation
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/fogartyinnov
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwIkuOksDXkmnbUufRcZHw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fogartyinnovation/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/fogartyinstitute

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Last updated: 2026-07-12