1,800 Patents and Counting: Serial innovator Mir Imran on curiosity, determination, and which problems are worth solving (part 2)

In this second of two parts, serial innovator and entrepreneur Mir Imran rejoins Andrew Cleeland, CEO of Fogarty Innovation, to discuss his reluctant path through medical school, the inspiration that led him to develop the first automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator, how he views innovation and chooses problems to solve, and the stories behind the founding of Ventritex and Rani Therapeutics.

Mir has spent 40 years developing and commercializing breakthrough medical technologies that have saved millions of lives. He has founded 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.