Crossing the Event Horizon

Godfrey Nazareth, MS
President & CEO, X-Biomedical, Inc

A deeply intimate personal journey about living life to the fullest even after being diagnosed with a terminal condition (ALS). Godfrey Nazareth shares in this talk – hacks, tactics, and strategies that he has discovered from his choice to continue to proactively battle the brutally painful and extremely debilitating symptoms of the disease. In his own words – “Dream BIG, start small, keep moving forward, one day, one step, one breath at a time, and soon you will find there are no limits, and that the sky is only the beginning.”

Learning Outcomes

• • • Build the confidence to take action in times of uncertainty
    • Foster a culture that supports creativity and ingenuity

Godfrey is an Entrepreneur, Biomedical Engineer and Research Scientist. His experience as an innovator/hacker/maker spans over 18 years across a variety of industries including healthcare, medtech, assistive technology, aerospace, avionics, pharmaceuticals, and foods. Some of Godfrey’s several notable collaborations include the US Military, American Heart Association, University of Pennsylvania, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Penn State University, Drexel University, The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium, and Singularity University. On a personal note he has been proactively battling classical ALS; he uses a wide variety of self-built assistive devices to function, operate, and interact at the highest levels possible.

Godfrey is President & CEO of X-Biomedical Inc. a medtech spin out from CHOP, formed in 2017 to capitalize and commercialize cutting edge next generation tech developed over years in labs at CHOP. X-Biomedical is poised to disrupt a multi-billion dollar surgical visualization technology market.

CE/CME Offered: Nurse, Physician, Social Worker, Non-Physician Healthcare Professional