Episode 94 Mark Vega – I am a runner
Mark Vega is an attorney and a runner. He suffered a major ischemic on 6/22/15 and a second major ischemic on 1/11/16. Luckily, Mark recovered extremely well from both incidents. He even ran marathons...
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Episode 93 Multistem, A Game Changer – Interview With Gil Van Bokkelen, CEO of Athersys
Multistem®, a drug-like cell therapy to treat stroke with adult stem cells is developed by Athersys (ATH-er-sis), a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded by a group of leading scientists in 1995. In Episode 91, we...
Episode 92: A Journey of Inspiration – Dr Paul Coyne and Inspiren
At age 26, Paul Coyne had to leave Goldman Sachs because of the residual of the stroke that happened to him. Undeterred, Paul returned to school to prove that despite a very challenging stroke...
Episode 91 – A Remarkable Trial – Sharon and the treatment that changed her
Sharon Thomas was a road construction worker in Oregon, whose life took an unexpected turn at age 45 when she collapsed with a massive stroke that left her unable to walk, talk or even...
Episode 90 A Totally Different Game – Scott Kim, CEO of Neofect
Scott is the CEO of NEOFECT USA, and one of the founders of its parent company, NEOFECT. The med tech company creates gamified rehabilitation solutions for patients recovering from or living with stroke, dementia,...
