Greg Starke - DISA Vascular

With a very tiny medical device technology, South African biomedical engineer Greg Starke is getting right to the heart of a massive global problem. Cardiac disease is the number one killer worldwide, including in South Africa. Meanwhile, coronary stents have emerged as one of the most successful medical devices in the enormous and challenging cardiovascular field, and yet they too present patients with serious risks. With his own medical device company, DISA Vascular, Greg is competing with some of the biggest companies in the world, tirelessly working to create a risk-free remedy. As the founder of the first South African company to gain CE (European) approval of a Class III medical device, Greg’s brains and perseverance in navigating the tremendously complicated technologies and complex regulatory environments of the medical devices industry are clearly paying off.

Greg Starke - DISA Vascular

With a very tiny medical device technology, South African biomedical engineer Greg Starke is getting right to the heart of a massive global problem. Cardiac disease is the number one killer worldwide, including in South Africa. Meanwhile, coronary stents have emerged as one of the most successful medical devices in the enormous and challenging cardiovascular field, and yet they too present patients with serious risks. With his own medical device company, DISA Vascular, Greg is competing with some of the biggest companies in the world, tirelessly working to create a risk-free remedy. As the founder of the first South African company to gain CE (European) approval of a Class III medical device, Greg’s brains and perseverance in navigating the tremendously complicated technologies and complex regulatory environments of the medical devices industry are clearly paying off.