In-Person Event
Lessons Learned from Innovating in the Inner Ear
Learn about building a healthtech startup
Date
Nov 05, 2025
Time
05:30 pm - 08:30 pm
Address
FINN Partners, 1129 20th St NW #200, Washington, DC
Founder Institute Washington DC is co-hosting a great startup event called "Lessons Learned from Innovating in the Inner Ear" with our partner Health2Tech. At this event, we will hear Kevin Franck's story. Kevin is a leader in the inner-ear field with 25 years of expertise spanning the development, commercialization, and clinical provision of hearing-related medical products.
Learn more about this great event here.
Featured Speaker:
- Kevin Franck's biotech and medical device senior leadership experience spans SVP, Strategic Marketing and New Product Planning at Frequency Therapeutics, Head of Marketing at Bose Hear, Head of Clinical Products/Strategy at Cochlear, and exited his first start-up, Ear Machine. Dr. Franck was also a faculty of Otolaryngology at Harvard and UPenn Schools of Medicine, and led clinical programs at Mass Eye and Ear and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He’s served on multiple national nonprofit Boards, including Chair of the Hearing Loss Association of America. At Otolith, Kevin leads clinical and regulatory operations, leveraging his deep scientific knowledge and strong industry understanding to drive clinical success.
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The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
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