Joshua Botkin

Teaching innovation & entrepreneurship (U.Michigan). Improving healthcare w/non-invasive sonic therapy (HistoSonics).

[Innovation Partnerships @INNOVPARTNER]

Exciting news from @histosonics! #hailtothestartup

[Joshua Botkin @JoshuaBotkin]

Check out Wander (a new way to share and discuss intellectual content) https://t.co/86UGyd1Hjn Congrats @GainsleyJustin! h/t @kevinwdavid for hunting!

[Lori Mankowski Gettle,MD,MBA @MankowskiGettle]

Excited to have treated our first patient with #histotripsy as part of the #HOPE4LIVER trial @UWiscRadiology. The best part? The patient noticed that their team was all women! #RadXX @SamLubner @UWCarbone @histosonics @UWiscIr

[Mishal Mendiratta-Lala @MishalLala]

First histotripsy case 10/20/21 was a success! Patient woke up and asked when we were going to start the case! #livercancer @UMichRadiology @histosonics @UMRogelCancer @SIO_Central @HccTagConf @HccResponseDFP

[HistoSonics, Inc. @histosonics]

#MinimallyInvasiveIsntMinimalEnough
Proud to be awarded #Lucintel's 2021 Innovation Award for our histotripsy technology and procedure. Thanks to all on our team and our clinical partners for continuing to bring innovation to patients.
#Innovation #Histotripsy #HistoSonics

[HistoSonics, Inc. @histosonics]

Breaking News! The FDA has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to HistoSonics for the non-invasive destruction of liver tissue using our novel mechanical therapy histotripsy.
#MinimallyInvasiveIsntMinimalEnough #HistoSonics #Histotripsy
https://t.co/62AyKAjCBQ

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Looking for couple more research assistants to join our team

You: smart, hard working, want to work on stuff that makes the world better

Spend a couple of years with us, working on pandemics, health systems, etc., domestic & global

https://t.co/cSSZqXIoZM

[Focused Ultrasound Foundation @FUSFoundation]

On the eve of #WorldCancerDay @histosonics announced the first patient in the #HOPE4LIVER US study was treated at @TGHCares. The study will evaluate histotripsy, a form of #focusedultrasound, to mechanically destroy liver tumors. #IAmAndIWill https://t.co/gT9FyJMbnR

[Joshua Botkin @JoshuaBotkin]

Congratulations to Mike Blue and the entire @histosonics team — and thanks to all of the new/existing investors whose support is helping make #histotripsy-based treatment a reality! #medtech

[HistoSonics, Inc. @histosonics]

We are excited to announce that we have closed Series C-1 fundraising that will help us accelerate our Edison sonic beam therapy platform development and initiate other key projects. @histosonics @hope @innovation

[Save MI Faves @saveMIfaves]

Looking for a great Mother's Day present? Send your favorite Michigan Mom a gift card to her favorite Michigan restaurant or shop! Find over 500 choices at the nonprofit site https://t.co/OIhsFpxeii. (All proceeds go directly to a beloved small business.)

[Joshua Botkin @JoshuaBotkin]

Thanks, @ZellLurie! We really appreciate you spreading the word about our nonprofit site (https://t.co/GExokig5Ia), where folks can easily support 350+ beloved #Michigan restaurants & shops during this trying time. (All proceeds go directly to the small business.) #GoBlue

[Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies @ZellLurie]

ZLI entrepreneur-in-residence @JoshuaBotkin has co-founded @saveMIfaves in an effort to support small businesses throughout #Michigan. #GoBlue #COVID19 https://t.co/1tSjEnQb9a

[Save MI Faves @saveMIfaves]

Help keep your favorite Michigan restaurants afloat during COVID! Find links to their gift cards at https://t.co/OIhsFpxeii. #Michigan #TakeoutTuesday #saveMIfaves

[Joshua Botkin @JoshuaBotkin]

I just used https://t.co/GExokig5Ia to buy gift cards from seven of my favorite Michigan restaurants. It felt great to help support them during this difficult time. #MichiganLockdown #AnnArbor #GreatAmericanTakeout #saveMIfaves

[Save MI Faves @saveMIfaves]

Help keep your favorite Michigan restaurants afloat during COVID! Find links to their gift cards at https://t.co/OIhsFpxeii. #Michigan #TakeoutTuesday #saveMIfaves

[Sarika Gupta @SarikaUM]

Woohoo! @UMich @MichiganRoss @ZellLurie ranked #4 in the world for Best MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship by @PoetsAndQuants! Congrats to everyone here for their hard work and dedication! #GoBlue

[Scott DeRue @scottderue]

#1 in the country for entrepreneurship for undergrads, and now #7 for grads! Pretty good year for entrepreneurship at @UMich @MichiganRoss! #GoBlue

[Joshua Botkin @JoshuaBotkin]

Congratulations to Mike Blue, Jim Adox & the entire #HistoSonics team! And welcome to new investors @LumiraVentures @VarianMedSys @JNJInnovation & Dr. Fred Moll. Together we are one step closer to helping millions of patients and their families. #Medtech #CancerMoonshot #Health

[Lumira Ventures @LumiraVentures]

@LumiraVentures & strategic partners @JNJNews & @VarianMedSys co-lead a $54M Series C financing in #HistoSonics https://t.co/ncbCLA5SI1 #venturecapital #healthcare #AnnArborMI #cancer #treatment #innovation

[Joshua Botkin @JoshuaBotkin]

Congratulations to Dr. Fred Moll and the @AurisHealth team, as well as to @peterjhebert, @wolfejosh and @Lux_Capital!

[Josh Wolfe @wolfejosh]

Excited and proud to announce that Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has agreed to acquire @AurisHealth for up to $5.75B https://t.co/nkCADkLRyV

[Carol E. Reiley @robot_MD]

The ten biggest robot stories of 2018 by @therobotreport
https://t.co/ZGOJli0xiN

[Joshua Botkin @JoshuaBotkin]

Congrats to #NobelPrize winner @paulmromer, who won for his work on #technology and #innovation. Thanks for applying your stock of human capital H to produce a valuable new stock of knowledge A!

[Ryan Hoover @rrhoover]

Observation:

Many entrepreneurs skew their world view to match what they *want* to believe to be true. The result: Wasted time and often failure.

I’ve fallen into this trap. Be honest with yourself. 😊