September | MedTech Happy Hour

 

Take a break from the lab or the boardroom and connect with the people building the future of healthcare technology.

Join fellow medtech founders, investors, and innovators for a relaxed evening of drinks, conversation, and community.

This isn't a pitch session or a panel, just good company and real conversations that can turn into real collaborations.

What to expect:

  • Open bar and light bites
  • A room full of medtech founders, investors, and innovators
  • Casual conversation, no agenda, no slides
  • A chance to grow your network in a low pressure setting

 

📅 Tuesday, September 22, 2026

⏰5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

📍 Glass Jug RTP: 5410 NC-55 V, Durham, NC 27713

Your hosts are two leaders shaping the field: Galen Robertson, CEO of VQ Biomedical, and Sonna Patel Raman, COO of Boundless Science. Both Sonna and Galen share a genuine passion for strengthening the Triangle's MedTech community.

A special thanks to our event sponsor, Cooley, a trusted advisor to startups, investors, and high-growth companies, helping turn innovative ideas into industry-leading businesses.

Deeply connected to the venture ecosystem, Cooley supports more than 7,000 private companies and is among the most active global firms for venture financings,
IPOs, and M&A. Its collaborative, tech-enabled approach helps clients navigate every stage of growth, from formation to market leadership.

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Meet Your Hosts: Galen Robertson and Sonna Patel-Raman

Galen Robertson brings extensive executive and product development experience across the medical device industry, with a talent for turning ideas into commercially successful products. Galen is currently CEO and cofounder of VQ Biomedical and previously grew 410 Medical from the ground up as its first employee, taking it from pre-seed funding through the commercialization of multiple products, with a career spanning organizations of every scale, from Johnson & Johnson to startups at various stages of growth. As a CED Board Member, Galen is deeply committed to strengthening the Triangle's MedTech community and building a stronger, more connected ecosystem for medical technology in the region

Sonna Patel-Raman is a respected leader in the medical device industry, with deep expertise in product development, clinical trial execution, and reimbursement, particularly in the cardiovascular space.

Over the course of her career, Sonna has held executive roles in government and industry including at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration giving her a rare perspective that bridges regulatory insight and product commercialization. Sonna has guided teams through complex milestones in the product development lifecycle, from early research through FDA-approved clinical trials resulting in revenue generation during clinical trial execution. Alongside Galen, Sonna is focused on building a stronger, more connected MedTech community across the Triangle.

Meet our sponsors:
Cooley

Matthew Schwee

Matt is a partner in Cooley’s emerging companies’ group. His practice includes venture capital financings, mergers & acquisitions, and general corporate representation of high-growth companies. Matt represents a number of private company clients with a focus on the life sciences, digital health and national security sectors. He also represents leading venture capital firms in their investment activities. Over the course of his career, Matt has helped private company clients raise more than $9 billion in equity financing transactions.

 

Cooley

Kassity L. Mai

Kassity Mai focuses her practice on patent counseling, patent procurement, and due diligence. Her technical experience includes a wide variety of technologies, including medical devices, surgical devices, robotics, diagnostics, imaging, sensor technology, wearable devices, digital health, materials, machine learning, data analytics, telecommunications, autonomous devices, software, and consumer products. Kassity has managed and developed patent portfolios for numerous clients and has strategically advised clients on product clearance, freedom-to-operate, patent validity and infringement and licensing matters. She also regularly performs IP due diligence evaluations as part of public offerings, acquisitions, investments, and venture financings, representing underwriters, investors, and target portfolio companies.

Cooley

Scott Weston

Scott Weston's practice covers patent preparation and prosecution, portfolio development, patent infringement litigation, product clearance, freedom to operate analysis and intellectual property due diligence. He has experience with a variety of technologies, including mechanical and medical devices, drug delivery, blood collection systems, image guided surgery, medication adherence, wearable biosensors, material science, energy and power storage devices, electrode materials, battery chemistries, natural gas production and processing, natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage, carbon capture and sequestration, fluid dynamics, microfluidics, separations and electrochemical depositions. Scott is recognized as a leading patent lawyer by Legal 500, Super Lawyers and IAM Patent 1000.