Frank Baylis and Kris Shah share their remarkable 40 year journey transforming and bootstrapping Baylis Medical Company to a $2 Billion exit and acquisition by Boston Scientific in October 2021. Recording of interview with Scott Phillips for #MDPLAYBOOK webinar enhanced with images of the journey from Frank and Kris’ private collections.

TOPICS INCLUDE: – Secret to Long Partnerships – Bootstrapping from 2 to 1000+ Employees – From Distributor to Manufacturer – Managing Mistakes – Adding a Board – Increasing Exit Value – Seeking an Exit

Steven G Arless is a Canadian entrepreneur in the biomedical technology industry. He was the CEO of several medical device companies, including CryoCath Technologies, CardioInsight and Resonant Medical.

Chairman & CEO, Claris Healthcare Inc., Geof Auchinleck has more than 35 years of experience in the medical device field. He was part of the Vancouver-based team that built and tested the world’s first robot specifically designed to assist in surgery, then went on to develop a number of other surgical technologies, including surgical tools for laparoscopic surgery, surgical limb positioning, blood sample handling equipment, apparatus for total knee arthroplasty and surgical drapes. He holds 21 US patents for various medical device technologies.