1,800 Patents and Counting: Serial innovator Mir Imran on curiosity, determination, and which problems are worth solving (part 1)

Mir Imran has an insatiable interest in unsolved clinical problems and a relentless entrepreneurial drive. The result has been a 40-year career developing and commercializing breakthrough medical technologies that have saved millions of lives. Mir has helped shape the medical device industry, founding more than 20 life science companies including Ventritex, Cardiac Pathways, Percusurge and most recently, Rani Therapeutics. Most of these startups have been acquired by larger companies or gone public.

In this episode, Mir joins Andrew Cleeland, CEO of Fogarty Innovation, to share the insights he’s gained over his remarkable career, what drives him to identify problems, and the people and events that have shaped his approach to innovation.