In this new series titled Getting Personal, we talk to new and veteran executives about the trials and tribulations in running a company while exploring their own motivations and passions. In this first edition, we talk to Sidney Collin, co-founder and CEO of De Oro Devices. Collin invented NexStride, a portable device to help overcome freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease patients, while studying biomedical engineering at the California Polytechnic State University in 2018.

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Medtech Insight articles addressing topics discussed in this episode:

Medtech Innovators Take on Fall Prevention, Mobility Challenges For Older Adults
De Oro Devices’ NexStride To Help Freezing Gait Is Expansion To Other Diseases, Software Integration