Tuesday, August 12th

A Conversation with Gary Stevenson: Building Successful Medtech Companies with Clinicians

Clinicians are no longer sitting on the sidelines of innovation. As investors and advisors, they're reclaiming their role in shaping how healthcare solutions get funded, built, and adopted.

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In this session, Paul Slosar (Co-Founder and General Partner, Physicians Capital Fund) will host a conversation with Gary Stevenson (Managing Director, HealthpointCapital) to discuss the evolving landscape of medtech investing and the value healthcare professionals bring to early-stage decision-making.

Drawing from two decades of experience investing in musculoskeletal technologies and hosting one of the industry's most influential conferences, Gary will share how healthcare professionals can help identify demand-driven innovations, reduce early-stage risk, and accelerate clinical adoption.

Why Attend?

• Learn how experienced VCs evaluate early-stage healthcare startups
• Understand where clinical expertise gives investors an edge in diligence
• Discover how physicians are reclaiming a seat at the table and shaping healthcare innovation

About the Presenters

• Gary Stevenson is the Managing Director of HealthpointCapital, a leading private equity firm focused in Musculoskeletal Healthcare. As co-founder and managing partner of MB Venture Partners (MBVP), a Memphis, TN-based venture capital firm, Gary brings to Healthpoint more than 20 years of life sciences investing experience. With MBVP, Gary invested and was deeply involved with fast-growing musculoskeletal companies such as BioMimetic Therapeutics, Cayenne Medical, CrossRoads Extremity Systems, and Salient Surgical Technologies, all successfully sold to the leading strategic acquirers in the sector. For more than 20 consecutive years, Gary has organized and hosted one of the premier investment and networking events in the sector, the Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference, bringing together over 35 emerging companies and broad range of entrepreneurs, investors, consultants and business development professionals from the industry.
• Paul Slosar, MD, MHCDS is an orthopedic spine surgeon who practiced for 28 years, including 13 years as president and administrative partner, in the San Francisco Bay area. Dr. Slosar also has extensive experience as a Health Tech operator and advisor with multiple successful exits. He currently works full-time as a med-tech executive and strategic consultant for healthcare companies. Dr. Slosar holds a Master of Health Care Delivery Science from Dartmouth College, an MD from Rush University, and an Intensive Seminar Certificate in Value-Based Health Care from Harvard Business School.