Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry in Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Ronald A. Matricaria

Titles: Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry in Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Ronald A. Matricaria (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ronald A. Matricaria was born in Connecticut and attended college in Massachusetts. He was an executive and board member for Eli Lilly, Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. and St. Jude Medical. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: His work at Eli Lilly; fundamental differences between medical device development and pharmaceutical discovery process; Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.; Carbomedics and pyrolitic carbon; St. Jude Medical; benefits (venture capital community, infrastructure, quality workforce) and liabilities (climate) of Minnesota location for large device companies; the state, University, and venture capital's ability to adjust quickly to demands and changes of the economy; cooperation and competition between large device companies: Medical Alley, Health Industry Manufacturers Association; patent infringement suits.

Dates

• 04/21/2000 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Rhees, David J. Ph.D.
• interviewee: Matricaria, Ronald A.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 87
• Accession Number: AV2001.104.10

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry in Minnesota Oral History Project' <OH 87>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 16 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 00:51:49 running time

Subjects

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