Prospect
Venture Partners
NEW MARKETS: Obesity Therapy
•Gastric
bypass is an effective surgery
for obesity
•Many
start-ups pursuing minimally
invasive or endoscopic
alternatives to surgery
•Other
companies developing gastric or
vagus nerve stimulation
technologies
•Crowded
but new therapy direction
would be interesting
–New therapeutic mechanism
–Neurostimulation technologies that allow selective nerve stimulation or ease of implantation
