MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is recognizing Verb Surgical's
President & CEO Scott Huennekens
as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2016 at its
Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa
Barbara, California.
Goldman Sachs selected Scott
Huennekens as one of 100 entrepreneurs from multiple
industries to be honored at the two-day event. Scott is a
successful entrepreneur in the medical device and biotech
industries, having served as CEO, board member and investor in
numerous startups with market valuations that have totaled over
$5B, and more importantly, with over
20 million patients that have benefited from the therapies and
diagnostics of these companies. He is currently Chairman, President
& CEO of Verb Surgical, Alphabet Inc. (formerly Google) and
Johnson & Johnson's new start-up to revolutionize the future of
surgery. The company, located on the Google campus in
Mountain View, CA, was founded in
August 2015, with Scott joining as
employee #1. Verb's big vision is to democratize surgery
globally, and in turn improve access to the benefits of surgery for
the 5 billion people who do not have access today. At the
same time, Verb aims to improve outcomes, lower costs and enable
more surgical procedures globally. There are over 200 employees
currently working on building and commercializing the Verb
platform, including team members at Verb, Verily (formerly Google
Life Sciences) and Johnson & Johnson. Prior to
joining Verb, Scott led Volcano Corp., as its first and only
President & CEO, from start-up in 2002 to its IPO in 2006 and
sale to Philips in 2015. Volcano 2015 revenue was >
$400+ million and its market capitalization peaked at nearly
$2 billion.
"This is a tremendous honor not for me, but for Verb and our
partners at J&J and Verily," said Scott. "Verb is a
company driven by taking action for patients. We are in a
unique position to leverage technology in ways never imagined
before, to create the future of surgery. This a future we
call digital surgery, which we believe can improve access to the 5
billion patients worldwide that need surgical care."
"We are honored to recognize Scott
Huennekens as one of the most intriguing entrepreneurs of
2016," said David Solomon, co-head
of investment banking at Goldman Sachs. "This is the fifth year
that we've hosted the Builders + Innovators Summit where emerging
business leaders gather to discuss their common interests in
building thriving organizations."
For more than 145 years, Goldman Sachs has been advising and
financing entrepreneurs as they launch and grow their businesses.
In addition to honoring 100 entrepreneurs, the summit consists of
general sessions and clinics led by Goldman Sachs experts, seasoned
entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders as well as resident
scholars.
About Verb Surgical
Verb Surgical is working
with physicians around the world to create the future of
surgery. A future that aims to achieve improved patient
outcomes, lower costs, and greater hospital efficiency.
Verb Surgical was founded in 2015 with technology, expertise,
and funding from Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences)
and Ethicon, a medical device company in the Johnson
& Johnson family of companies. This company will
continue in strong partnership with Verily and Johnson &
Johnson (Google and Johnson & Johnson Team for Robotic
Surgery) to advance the surgical tools and capabilities
available to surgeons and OR professionals today. We are a company
dedicated to making possibilities happen. Along with our
clinician partners, we turn technology and information into actions
that matter.
Contact: For further information, please contact
media@verbsurgical.com
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verb-surgical-inc-honored-by-goldman-sachs-for-entrepreneurship---scott-huennekens-president-and-ceo-among-100-most-intriguing-entrepreneurs-at-2016-builders--innovators-summit-300348264.html
SOURCE Verb Surgical Inc.