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Daniel Pontecorvo Built His Second Act Around a Joint Most Founders Overlooked
After turning a regional distribution operation into a $35 million sales engine, Daniel Pontecorvo spent the next decade building devices, teams and a tightly focused company that sold for up to $75 million.
ForCast Orthopedics, Inc.
ForCast Orthopedics is a Denver-based, development-stage combination-device company modernizing the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), a serious complication of joint replacement. Its proprietary Wearable Intra-Articular Infusion System (WIIS) delivers targeted, high-concentration antibiotic therapy directly into the infected joint to break through bacterial biofilm that defeats systemic antibiotics. Lead programs FC001 (vancomycin) and FC002 (tobramycin) both carry FDA QIDP designation, with FC001 also holding Orphan Drug designation. The company closed an initial Series A in August 2025 led by OrthoInnovations and is preparing for a clinical trial in 2026.