Software engineer tried to save his sister and invented a breakthrough medical device

Tom Foremski reports on How a software engineer tried to save his sister and invented a breakthrough medical device:

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I meet a lot of Silicon Valley companies but rarely do I come across a story as inspiring as this one. Robert Goldman is the founder of Vascular Designs, a company that just won FDA approval to sell a breakthrough medical device that could save the lives of countless terminally ill cancer patients.
It’s a story of Mr Goldman’s efforts to try and save his sister, diagnosed with terminal cancer. It’s a story of his stubbornness to try and succeed in an area he knew absolutely nothing about, and with experts that told him it couldn’t be done.
It’s also a story of discovering a calling, to help others.
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The complete article explains how Mr. Goldman worked to save his sister.

As a software engineer I find this exciting!

I do wonder if this kind of thing would happen much with nationalize health care.


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