Based in Flagstaff, Arizona, Poba Medical has rapidly become the global expert in thermoplastic balloon design, development, and manufacturing, advancing minimally invasive interventional therapies throughout the body.
What Key Challenge Is Poba Medical Focused on Addressing?
Poba Medical has rapidly become the global expert in thermoplastic balloon design, development, and manufacturing. This expertise spans the clinical paradigm including advancements in minimally invasive interventional therapies throughout the body.
How Significant Is This Challenge?
The challenge within the largest medical device global OEMs is the continual fight for innovation and speed in a heavily regulated industry. This pursuit of innovation requires reliable contract design and manufacturing partners to allow for rapid, high-quality product growth. From the patient’s perspective, lifesaving innovation is moving faster than any period in the past century.
Dan Kasprzyk
Founder and CEO
Poba Medical
How Is Poba Medical’s Approach Making a Meaningful Impact?
Poba Medical’s balloon and catheter technology is advancing interventional therapies in structural heart, cardiovascular, neurovascular, women’s health, ENT, endovascular, GI, peripheral vascular, otolaryngology and recently some novel applications in non-medical fields. Poba Medical practices the most basic business principles in a highly complex sector: Listen, Respond Rapidly, Under Promise, Command Fair Value, Deliver, Deliver, and Deliver.
How Has Being Based in Arizona Supported Poba Medical’s Growth?
Arizona has been key to their growth and success. Specifically, being in Flagstaff, Arizona has helped with recruitment, retention, and startup access. A burgeoning startup device community is forming in Northern Arizona with the likes of ExperiENT Medical, Corvention, Machine Solutions, TGen North, HemaSense, Mountains 11, Ateleeva, and many more coming from the Moonshot incubator. Their geographical proximity to Orange County, San Diego, and San Jose also helps.
What Does the Future Look Like for Poba Medical?
“The future is very bright for POBA Medical with significant facility and cleanroom expansion right here in Northern Arizona. Aside from the state of Arizona, future manufacturing expansion and job expansion into Ireland, Minneapolis, and Costa Rica will shape our future.” — Dan Kasprzyk, Founder and CEO, Poba Medical
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