Syntellix: Disrupting the medical implant titans with a screw that disappears

• Main Authors: TATARYNOWICZ, Adam, JOSHI, Havovi Heerjee, DULA, Christopher William
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Disruptive technologies; Entrepreneurship; Breakthrough innovation; Managing Creativity & Innovation; Innovation focused strategy; Medical research; Health Information Technology; Medical Specialties
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cases_coll_all/215; https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/3571
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Set in early October 2017, this case follows Utz Claassen, the founder and chairman of Syntellix – a medical parts company that specialised in the research, development and sales of bio-absorbable, metallic implants. Syntellix was founded in 2008 as a spin-off from the special research division at t...