PORTLAND, OR, June 23, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Richard Sass has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Mr. Sass has carved a distinguished career in the field of medical devices and entrepreneurship, marked by his dedication to innovation and social impact. As the executive chairperson and technical advisor for Origins FTD Inc. and Origins FTD Foundation Inc., he has been at the helm of this organization since 2017, guiding its mission to positively influence the next generation.

Mr. Sass's company, Origins FTD, is also committed to supporting pregnant women and their families by profit sharing through a unique WellBeing 529 Dividend program that transfers ownership to their child at birth. The WellBeing Dividend will accrue throughout the child's schooling years, to be redeemed upon high school graduation to help fund college. This initiative is a core part of the company's Giving Pledge.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Sass served as chairman of the Contact Wellness Foundation merged with APPPAH in 2017 in service to midwives and doulas. His commitment to these causes is further evidenced by his involvement with Rotary International and the American Diabetes Association, where he has contributed significantly to advancing diabetes management and metabolic functionality.

Mr. Sass's entrepreneurial journey began with the founding of National Electric Cable in 1965, renamed Precision Interconnect in 1980, and was acquired by AMP, the world's largest connector manufacturer, in December 1991. Mr. Sass founded iSense CGM, a continuous glucose monitoring technology in 1995 that was acquired by Bayer Healthcare in 2008. microHelix founded in 1997 went public shortly after 9/11 and is now owned by Abbott and producing pacemaker leads.

Mr. Sass's academic foundation includes a Bachelor of Business Administration from Michigan State University, completed in 1965. His education has been instrumental in shaping his approach to business and innovation, emphasizing curiosity and persistence as key drivers of success. These qualities have enabled him to make significant contributions to organizations like the Juvenile Diabetes Federation and have inspired his ongoing work with Origins FTD.

In addition to his professional achievements, Mr. Sass has been recognized with an award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for his contributions to diabetes research and management. He has further shared his insights through contributions to journals associated with the American Diabetes Association. Overall, he attributes his success to his unwavering curiosity and persistence, allowing him to assemble innovative team-based relationships that lead to significant intellectual property portfolios core to the value proposition in service to humankind.

As Ms. Sass embarks on what he describes as his last chapter, he remains focused on the Social Impact and Origins FTD as the engine for the Next Big Thing. A WellBeing Collaborative with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Center for Learning Health Science (CLHS) will focus on AI-enabled initiatives related to maternal and child health.

Mr. Sass' vision for the WellBeing Collaborative is a global network of regionally located teaching hospital hubs with spokes addressing all 140 million annual births on the planet. The organization of regional hubs whose spokes will extend to the community of OB/GYNs, pediatricians, midwives and doulas who serve pregnant people. In collaboration with this physical healthcare presence, Origins will deploy AI-enabled "in the moment" Maternal Health as a Service (MHaaS) from the Origins Cloud as a digital relationship bridge between physical visits. Origins intends to apply principles of the science of epigenetics, birth psychology and polyvagal theory to reduce birth complications, NICU admissions, maternal and infant mortality and improve early childhood learning capacity....all with an end goal of improved quality of life for offspring.

Better informed choices for pregnant people during the first 1000 days will result in improved outcomes for the offspring. Sass Healthcare for Peace mantra is: "Imagine Possible"

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