Stethoscopes & Rugby Balls

S2: Episode 2 - Mister MedTech - Giovanni Lauricella

January 27, 2022 Stephen Carter
Stethoscopes & Rugby Balls
S2: Episode 2 - Mister MedTech - Giovanni Lauricella
Show Notes

Giovanni Lauricella is 'Mister MedTech', "the nexus for people, money and insight for the MedTech industry".  He has assisted in raising over $200 million for MedTech startups with a global network of investors. 

In this episode, I chat with Giovanni about his story, how he has helped numerous MedTech startups on their growth journey, the success of his own podcast ('MedTech Money') and the insights he has into the world of raising funds for startup businesses - 'good' money vs 'bad' money, the importance of relationships, the benefits of doing your homework before approaching investors .... and much more!

Giovanni has an impressive CV. He has a bachelors in finance and a masters in regulatory affairs, and has worked with MedTech startups to help them structure, recruit and hire Boards of Directors and technical commercial teams from the C-level to individual contributors. Giovanni's newly launched business, Lifeblood Capital, supports talent acquisition and fundraising strategies for MedTech startups

You can contact Giovanni at: giovanni@mistermedtech.com
Or via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovannilauricella/

Your host, Stephen Carter, is Founder of The Intellectual Property Works (theintellectualpropertyworks.co.uk) and a patent attorney by trade.

Over the last 25 years Stephen has worked with some amazing businesses, including writing the patent applications for the Speedo swimsuit that helped Michael Phelps to his record breaking 8 gold medal haul at the Beijing Olympics and Second Sight, a West Coast US startup who make a retinal implant to restore sight to the blind.

Stephen is now recognised by IAM Strategy 300 as one of the world's leading IP strategists and is on a mission to help innovative businesses succeed by protecting their most valuable asset, their innovation, so they can make a positive impact in the world.

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Contact Stephen directly: stephen@theintellectualpropertyworks.co.uk