News Type: Alumni
Investing in the future of health care
BME alumnus Robert Mittendorff ’98 keeps his finger on the pulse of health care technology as a principal at Norwest Venture Partners, where he focuses on investing capital in the field’s most exciting new developments, from medical devices to specialty pharma.
Anti-gravity treadmills improve physical therapy
Johns Hopkins BME alumnus Steve Basta heads AlterG, the California company that created the anti-gravity treadmill, as well as a bionic leg mobility trainer.
Sorger heads up medical research at Intuitive Surgical
BME alumni, Jonathan Sorger, is the director of medical research at Intuitive Surgical — a global leader in minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery.
BME alumnus creates replacement ear using 3-D printer
JHU BME alumnus Lawrence Bonassar uses a 3-D printer and injections of living cells to create a replacement ear.