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AdvaMed® Lifetime Achievement Award

Advanced Medical Technology Association

Foundation Annual

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

AdvaMed® Lifetime Achievement Award

Overview: AdvaMed®'s signature award for the medtech industry, recognizing an extraordinary individual who has had a noteworthy influence on medtech and the patients it serves.

Award Type: Honor/Recognition Award

Eligibility:

Must be retired from day-to-day medtech industry responsibilities for at least one full calendar year

Must no longer be serving as board chair for their signature employer

Outstanding and exemplary individuals who have made meaningful and prolonged contributions to the medical technology industry

Judging Criteria:

Philanthropy, community service, and community leadership

Length of career and years of demonstrative industry leadership

Contributions to AdvaMed® and/or the industry as an advocate for sound legislation, regulation, and public awareness of medical technology

Impact on patient care

Commitment to mentoring and career development

Significant role in medical discovery/commercialization leading to introduction of medtech innovation

History of entrepreneurship, supporting entrepreneurship, and/or supportive role in medtech capital formation and ecosystem

Award Presentation: Announced and presented at The MedTech Conference (October 18-21, 2026 in Boston, MA)

Previous Award Recipients (2013-2025):

Michael A. Mussallem (2025)

Caroll H. Neubauer (2024)

William H. Longfield (2023)

Lester B. Knight (2022)

Edward Ludwig (2021)

Ron Dollens (2020)

Cathy Burzik (2019)

Vernon Loucks, Jr. (2018)

Jack Wareham (2017)

John Abele and Peter Nicholas (2016)

Dr. Thomas Fogarty (2015)

Earl Bakken (2014)

John Brown (2013)

Geographic Scope: International (recognizes individuals from across the medtech ecosystem)

What Advanced Medical Technology Association actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 23
Total given: $459K
Median grant: $15K
Range: $6,000–$50K

By dollars: District of Columbia 42%, Virginia 21%, California 13%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Arlington, VA; New York, NY.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
32% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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National Italian American Foundation Inc · Washington, DC

Program support

$50K
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network · Washington, DC

Program support

$45K
Researchamerica · Arlington, VA

Program support

$35K
Alliance for Aging Research · Washington, DC

Program support

$35K
Fogarty Institute for Innovation · Mountain View, CA

Program support

$30K