Ricardo Garcia is Co-Founder and CEO of Virtetic, a Health Tech startup based in Melbourne, Australia.
Virtetic is revolutionizing the rehabilitation process for individuals who have experienced limb loss through immersive virtual reality and advanced game-based interventions. Their innovative platform helps patients prepare mentally and physically for prosthetics, making the recovery journey more efficient, empowering, and ultimately more human-centered. Virtetic has quickly gained awareness in the global healthcare community and is currently collaborating in initial trials with leading clinics and early adopters across Australia and Europe, showing significant improvements in patient outcomes.
Ricardo is originally from Guadalajara, Mexico. He is an entrepreneur and researcher with a deep commitment to improving lives through technology. He holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Mechatronics and a PhD focused on human prosthetics. Ricardo has lived and worked in several countries, including Canada, Japan, Germany, and currently in Australia. In Australia he has been based for over 10 years, where he completed both his master’s degree and PhD at the University of Melbourne and where he met his co-founders with who he started Virtetic.
Content:
03:30 Ricardo’s journey as researcher in prosthetics
05:30 His multiple professional experiences which led him to become a researcher
09:10 The type of research Ricardo has done and its connection to entrepreneurship
11:10 Ricardo’s international and multicultural experiences that drove him to move to Australia
16:20 His transition from researcher to entrepreneur
20:40 How Virtetic combines many disciplines Ricardo experienced during his career
21:30 His connection to Mexico
22:30 Ricardo’s best advise for aspiring founders
Learn more:
Ricardo in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rigaro/
Virtetic in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtetic/
Virtetic website: https://www.virtetic.com.au/
Episode page: https://www.mexpreneurs.com/podcast-virtetic
Our supporters for this episode: