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Mastering Medical Device

Moving a Technology Out of a University and Into a Company with Chris Idelson

May 30, 2023

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Chris Idelson is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at ClearCam, a company dedicated to developing technology to improve surgeons visual field during minimally invasive procedures. In this episode we discuss what a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. program is like, the importance of hands-on education, how the NSF I-Corps program has informed his view on product development, IP development and ownership in a University, how ClearCam is helping to solve a common problem with laparoscopes, and what universities can do to better educate aspiring medical device developers.

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Chris Idelson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-idelson-6ba05729/
ClearCam: https://www.clearcam-med.com/
University of Texas at Austin Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering: https://www.me.utexas.edu/

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