Dr. John Simpson was our USJMF keynote speaker in Tokyo and Shizuoka in 2018 and 2019.  Dr. Simpson, with a track record of more than a half dozen start-ups, is most well-known as the father of over-the-wire angioplasty developed through his first company, Advanced Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (ACS), which was acquired by Guidant Corp.

In 2019 the focus of his talk was his role in the evolution of the medical device industry and his view of the future of medical device innovation. Click here for the link to the event