Nick Damiano is a serial medtech/healthtech founder and leader who has built three companies that have collectively launched in over 1,000 medical facilities and reached over $1 billion in valuation. He is currently CEO & Co-founder of Andromeda Surgical, which is developing autonomous surgical robots. Andromeda is on pace to be the fastest surgical robot to market of all time and aims to pioneer AI-assisted robots that meaningfully improve surgical outcomes and efficiency. He was formerly CEO & Co- founder of Zenflow, where he led the company’s prostatic implant from inception through pivotal trial and market readiness. He was also CTO & Co-founder of Nurep, later renamed Avail MedSystems, where he co-invented, designed, and built the world’s first remote surgical support platform. Nick was a Stanford Biodesign Fellow and earned his MS & BS from Stanford University. He is also a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund and a proud dad to two daughters.
AI enables medical devices to perceive their environment, understand human behavior, interact directly with clinicians, and autonomously make decisions. But what happens when intelligence is permanently embedded into the machines we use to diagnose and treat patients? This panel brings together innovators working at the cutting edge of this spectrum—from autonomous surgical robotics and brain-computer interfaces to human perception and connected care.