Events
CEO and Co-Founder of NewGen Surgical, Robert Chase, attended the annual AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology) conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco from November 3-6. AAO is the world’s largest association of eye physicians and surgeons, with a global community of 32,000 medical doctors. The conference brings together more…
This year’s Plastic Free July challenge, “Small Steps, Big Difference” aligns with everything NewGen Surgical strives for: simple, singular product substitutions that make a BIG impact. We celebrate with our customers and the millions of Plastic Free July participants that are taking steps in beating plastic pollution by refusing single-use…
The Annual ASCRS meeting was held May 5-8, 2023 in San Diego, CA. This meeting is focused on therapeutic, surgical, and administrative topics relevant to ASCRS and ASOA members. Rob Chase, Founder, and CEO at NewGen Surgical, had the opportunity to speak at the EyeSustain Industry Workshop, where he presented…
NewGen Surgical celebrates Earth Week with a reminder that every day presents an opportunity to take measurable actions in bettering the future of our planet and the people on it. Healthcare has the responsibility of building healthier people and communities yet continues to exacerbate the climate and plastic problem with…
Founder Rob Chase was a plenary speaker at the 2023 Bay Area Biomedical Device Conference held at San Jose State University (SJSU) by the Biomedical Engineering Society. This year marks the 14th Annual Bay Area Biomedical Device Conference and the first in-person conference since 2019. The conference aims to…
Designated and registered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), March 8 is recognized as National Biobased Products Day. The observance is intended to raise awareness of biobased products and their benefits and contributions to the U.S. economy. As stated on the USDA BioPreferred website, “National Biobased Products Day is…
McKinsey’s Values and Value event series, where ESG leaders from across the Life Sciences industry discussed trends, questions, hot topics, accomplishments, and challenges that arise in the path to improving the industry’s environmental and social impact held a panel, Design for Sustainability, on September 21, 2022. Rob Chase, along with…
Each year we look forward to the Plastic Free Challenge –a mission-critical initiative to bring awareness together with action. This year’s Plastic Free July challenge, ‘Turn the Tide, one choice at a time’ perfectly suits our mission at NewGen Surgical to green healthcare one product at a time! We celebrate…
Kim Luedee Chase was part of a panel at the virtual TIE (The Innovative Ecosystem) Sustainability Summit, one of the worlds largest sustainability summit which aims to create awareness about opportunities in sustainability whilst enabling entrepreneurship within the TiE Ecosystem. The TiE Sustainability Summit 2021 took place over three days,…
In this episode, Dr. Vic Woo speaks with Kim Luedee-Chase, co-founder and vice president of marketing and business development, at NewGen Surgical. NewGenSurgical was started with the vision to design a quality single-use medical device with sustainable materials, revolutionizing the operating room (OR). We learn about life’s squiggle lines to…