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Innovating for Niche Populations with Eric Chehab and James Wall

Innovating for Niche Populations with Eric Chehab and James Wall

Update: 2025-07-29
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Niche markets and small populations don’t get the attention they need for medtech and healthcare.  Medtech Talk host Swaril Mathur speaks with Eric Chehab, founder and former CEO of Novonate and director of business development of Laborie OB/GYN/NICU, and James Wall, pediatric surgeon and founder of Impact1 at Stanford University, about how they’re bringing medtech innovation to small patient populations. They delve into their experiences of founding their own niche market companies and the lessons learned, including how they navigated commercialization and acquisition processes, convinced the right investors, determined capital efficiency, and more. They also share their thoughts on investors who think niche solutions for niche markets are uninteresting. 

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Innovating for Niche Populations with Eric Chehab and James Wall

Innovating for Niche Populations with Eric Chehab and James Wall

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