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04.16.2024

Spencer Stiles on what's driving Stryker’s ortho growth with surgical robotics and strategic M&A

In this episode of StrykerTalks, Spencer Stiles, Group President of Orthopaedics and Spine at Stryker, discusses Stryker's latest advancements shaping the future of orthopedics and spine care, including an update on the significant role of Mako, Stryker’s pioneering robotic arm-assisted...

04.12.2024

Why Distalmotion’s Roche sees Dexter’s small size as big advantage in the robotics surgical market

In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Greg Roche, CEO of Distalmotion, explains why smaller profile surgical robotic systems like Dexter have a shot at competing with established soft tissue giants. Just over two weeks to DeviceTalks Boston register now to...

04.05.2024

Can Sovato Health Build Digital Highway for Remote Robotic Surgery? Unpacking the Storz-Asensus News

In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast episode, Host Tom Salemi talks with Joe Mullings of The Mullings Group about the Karl Storz and Asensus Surgical News as well as Johnson & Johnson's big play for Shockwave Medical. Then, we talk with...

03.30.2024

Four years!? Wow, time flies when you’re talking Medtech. Thank you for listening, DeviceTalkers!

In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly, Host Tom Salemi thanks the DeviceTalks community for the kindness and support of our podcasts and conferences. He also looks back at our four years and replays Episode 1 where he and Chris Newmarker make...

03.22.2024

Can BD’s New MiniDraw System Remove the Pain Points of Blood Testing for Patients, Health Systems

In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Bridget C. Bagnato, worldwide president of specimen management at BD, gives us a glimpse of phlebotomy’s future – the BD MiniDraw, a blood testing system that can run a wide array of diagnostic tests...

03.19.2024

How does the internal medical device development process work at large medtechs?

In the latest episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, Rebecca Whitney, SVP, Global Spine President, ZimVie dives deep into what it takes to bring innovative medical solutions to market in a large medtech OEM, weighing the benefits of internal product development against...

03.15.2024

How Akura Medical wants to advance thrombectomy; What does da Vinci 5 mean for surgical robotics?

In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly Co-Hosts Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker pay a visit to the Wizard, Joe Mullings of The Mullings Group, to get his take on the disruptive force that is Intuitive’s da Vinci 5. What does...

03.12.2024

Abbott electrophysiology leaders highlight current portfolio, give glimpse of potential PFA device

In the latest episode of AbbottTalks, Abbott Cardiovascular's leaders, Christopher Piorkowski, MD, DVP and Chief Medical Officer of Electrophysiology, and Dan Kaiser, Divisional VP Product Development, Electrophysiology, delve into the vast landscape of electrophysiology and the comprehensive approach Abbott is...

03.08.2024

What the spaceMIRA Mission Means for Surgical Robots; Cyborgs, Drill Pills & Other Cool Harvard Tech

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision, highlights the headline-grabbing surgical robotics start-up. Virtual Incision followed up a trip to the ISS for a nod from the FDA. What’s next? He talks to...

03.06.2024

ZB’s Goyal Explains How Passion for Solving Ortho Challenges Put Him at the Helm of ZB’s R&D Engine

In this episode of Ortho Innovation Talks, Nitin Goyal, MD, chief science, technology and innovation officer at Zimmer Biomet (ZB) shares his journey from the OR to the medtech industry. Dr. Goyal oversees ZB’s global innovation, medical education, clinical affairs, and...

03.02.2024

How MedTech Color’s Pitch Competition Startup Finalists Are Tackling Healthcare’s Biggest Problems

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, we meet the 13 finalists for the MedTech Color Pitch Competition, both general and pediatric categories. Editorial Director Tom Salemi and Managing Editor Kayleen Brown ask each entrepreneur about the problems they’re trying...

02.27.2024

How do I navigate the clinical affairs process effectively? with Christina Hawley, May Health

In this episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, Christina Hawley, Sr. Director, of Clinical Operations at May Health helps to unravel the clinical trial process for medical devices, emphasizing the non-linear path from early feasibility to pivotal trials and post-market studies; and...

02.23.2024

InnovHeart CEO Wilson shares vision for TMVR start-up; Our chat with AAOS pitch winner CytexOrtho

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Co-hosts Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker interview Brad Estes, CEO of CytexOrtho, the winner of a pitch contest staged by AAOS. The company is developing implants that could serve as an alternative...

02.13.2024

Sanofi races to the AI forefront in Big Pharma; Plus, Medable's big promises for clinical trials

This episode of AI Meets Life Sci offers a comprehensive look at the ways AI is poised to upend the pharmaceutical industry. It features an in-depth keynote interview with Helen Merianos, Head of Sanofi's R&D Portfolio Strategy, who provides an...

02.09.2024

With $57m secured, CEO Fain Details Next Move for pMCS startup Procyrion; What’s Moonshot’s Mission

In this week’s episode, Procyrion CEO Eric Fain details the next steps for the startup’s ambitious plans to secure FDA approval for Aortix, a percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS) device being developed for patients with acute decompensated heart failure...

02.06.2024

How do I get a medical device in front of the right people? with Nicole Osmer

In the latest episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, Nicole Osmer, Founder & CEO at Health+Commerce, shares her expertise on the role of branding, media relations, and public relations in the medical device product development cycle from the perspective of “The Publicist.” In...

02.02.2024

Medtronic’s Jason Weidman recalls the long, bumpy road to getting FDA approval for Symplicity Spiral

This week’s DeviceTalks Weekly is a bit of a retrospective on Medtronic’s Symplicity Spiral Renal Denervation System. It obviously ends on a happy note, and we’ll catch up with Jason Weidman, SVP and president of Medtronic’s Coronary and Renal Denervation...

01.27.2024

J&Js Tezel Says Tapping Global Network and Diverse Engineering Disciplines Strengthens Medtech R&D

We’ll open this week’s episode with Paul Grand, CEO of the MedTech Innovator. Grand issued a last call for medical device entrepreneurs to apply to be part of this year’s program. Lots of good stuff come with it. Listen to...

01.23.2024

GE HealthCare pulls back the curtain on its unmatched AI clearances; Catalyze tackles AI trust gap

This episode of AI Meets Life Sci emphasizes the prognostic and point-of-care decision-making power of AI in oncology while addressing real-world implementation issues from regulation and liability to clinician trust and adoption, through conversations with leaders at GE HealthCare and...

01.19.2024

Fluidda’s De Backer, FastWave’s Nelson Share Individual Strategies for Breaking into Medtech Markets

In this podcast we’ll talk with two CEOs scaling tall Medtech mountains. First, co-hosts Chris Newsmarker and Tom Salemi chat with Jan De Backer, CEO of Fluidda, developer of a novel new diagnostic tool for respiratory health. De Backer explains...

01.17.2024

Boston Scientific Jones and Dunkin detail why Apollo tech could launch endosurgery revolution

This episode of Boston Scientific Talks features Boston Scientific's entrance into advanced endoluminal surgery and obesity management, spearheaded by its acquisition of Apollo Endosurgery in November 2022. Chief Medical Officer, Endoscopy Brian Dunkin, MD and SVP and President, Endoscopy Mike...

01.12.2024

Unpacking the 20 Years of Innovation, Engineering and Execution That Has Built MitraClip’s Success

In this special episode of AbbottTalks, recorded live from DeviceTalks West in October 2023, we celebrate a pivotal moment in medical innovation: the 20th anniversary of Abbott's MitraClip™, a revolutionary device introduced in 2003. In the episode, the inventor of the...

01.09.2024

How do I get funding for my medical device? with Vivian Golfin, Intuitive Ventures

In the latest episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, Vivian Golfin, MD, Senior Associate at Intuitive Ventures, shares her expertise on the role of venture capitalists in the medical device product development cycle from the perspective of "The Venture Capitalist." In the episode,...

01.05.2024

Will 2024 Bring Medtech More Promise or More Pain? HSBC’s Norris on Investments, Investors and Exits

In the first episode of 2024, co-hosts Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker bring Jonathan Norris, managing director of HSBC Innovation Banking, into the booth to review the medtech portion of the HSBC Venture Healthcare Report. Last year wasn’t medtech’s strongest,...

01.03.2024

Zimmer Biomet's Rachel Ellingson on driving growth through portfolio shifts and M&A

In the inaugural episode of Ortho Innovation Talks: Zimmer Biomet, Rachel Ellingson, SVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Zimmer Biomet, shares insights into the company's growth strategy, emphasizing that growth can be achieved not only through addition - like innovation...

12.22.2023

It’s the Big One! Hear our Media Roundtable Debate and Discuss the Top Medtech Newsmakers of 2023

In our final DeviceTalks Weekly of the year, the news team assembles to highlight MassDevice’s Top Medtech Trends of 2023. Let us know if you think we missed something, but we think we recorded all the hits. Thank you...

12.19.2023

The episode where we discover data’s hidden gems with Microsoft and Sam Altman-backed 1910 Genetics

This episode of AI Meets Life Sci explores the potential for data-driven innovation in healthcare, through conversations with leaders at Microsoft and 1910 Genetics. In the first segment, Elena Bonfiglioli, Global Business Leader for Healthcare, Pharma and Life Sciences at Microsoft,...

12.15.2023

CEO Richards Helps Us See Elucid more clearly; A Chat with Newsmaker Canary Medical CEO Bill Hunter

In this episode, we’ll talk with Medtech Industry Veteran Bill Hunter about the state of Medtech. The CEO of Canary Medical, a leader in medical device sensor technology and data collection, draws lessons from his long career in the industry,...

12.12.2023

How do I design, verify and validate a medical device? With Kathryn Rieger, Intuitive

In the second episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks, our guest Kathryn Rieger, PhD, Sr. Director, Human Factors & User Research at Intuitive, shares her insights on the medical device product development cycle from the perspective of "The Engineer." Drawing from her unique...

12.08.2023

How AVS’ PIVL system could compete in growing PAD market; Details on Medtech’s new digital playbook

In this episode we’ll talk with Sean Gilligan, chief operating officer at AVS (Amplitude Vascular Systems), about that company’s big play in intravascular lithotripsy, the approached pioneered by vascular leader Shockwave Medical. Gilligan gives some detail on the company’s new...

12.05.2023

Boston Scientific's Paudie O'Connor on managing supply chain volatility and sustainability

In this episode of Boston Scientific Talks, Paudie O'Connor, SVP of Global Supply Chain, reflects on how Boston Scientific is overcoming initial supply chain challenges by establishing a new operational efficiency and sustainability standard. Additionally, O'Connor highlights Boston Scientific's strategic shift...

12.01.2023

Stryker’s neurovascular president Jim Marucci on Cerus acquisition, Target Tetra and AI/AR potential

In this episode of StrykerTalks, neurovascular president Jim Marucci discusses the company's latest advancements in neurovascular technology and how that, and its expanding global footprint, are shaping the future of its neurovascular division. Marucci details the company's recent strategic acquisition of...

11.28.2023

How do I Drive Medtech Product Development? With Kirsten Carroll, Kandu Health

In the first episode of the newest series from the DeviceTalks Podcast Network, our guest Kirsten Carroll, CEO of Kandu Health shares her insights on the medical device product development cycle from the perspective of "The Product Director." With more than...

11.17.2023

Does Medtech Need a New Way? Hear from Imperative Care’s Fred Khosravi, McKinsey’s Delphine Zurkiya

In this episode, we’ll hear from Fred Khosravi, CEO of Imperative Care, a medical device company that is taking an unusually holistic approach to helping people who have suffered strokes. Host Tom Salemi interviewed the successful medical device CEO at...

11.15.2023

The episode where Mayo Clinic & Anumana transform ECG with AI; ConcertAI dishes on next-gen trials

Welcome to AI Meets Life Sci, the newest video podcast from DeviceTalks and Drug Discovery & Development. Co-hosted by Kayleen Brown, managing editor at DeviceTalks, and Brian Buntz, pharma and biotech editor, the series offers a comprehensive look into the...

11.10.2023

Hear Why J&J Medtech Is Ready to Move Forward with Ottava; A VC Discusses the Impact of GLP-1 drugs

In this week’s episode we’ll speak with Rocco De Bernardis, Global President of OTTAVA, Johnson & Johnson MedTech. This week, J&J MedTech announced it was filing an IDE to begin clinical trials on its surgical robotics system, Ottava, in 2024....

11.07.2023

Boston Scientific's EP leaders Stein and Spadea-Anello discuss the next leap in cardiac ablation

In this episode of Boston Scientific Talks, Boston Scientific's electrophysiology leaders, Ken Stein, MD, SVP, Global Chief Medical Officer and Nick Spadea-Anello, Global President of Electrophysiology, offer a deep dive into the transformative potential of the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation...

11.03.2023

Intuitive's Dave Rosa shares insights on surgical robotics’ evolution, offers advice to new players

In this special episode of IntuitiveTalks, recorded live from DeviceTalks West, Dave Rosa, President of Intuitive, shares the experience of the company's pioneering role in surgical robotics. Rosa reflects on the initial skepticism faced by the company and the subsequent...

10.31.2023

Abbott’s Tyler outlines vascular’s move to predictive modeling, diversifying trials & next-gen tech

In this special episode of AbbottTalks, recorded live from DeviceTalks West, Julie Tyler, president of Abbott's Vascular business, discusses the company's strategic evolution and commitment to comprehensive patient care, including a new technology, the Esprit BTK, intended to be released...

10.27.2023

Qiagen CEO on learning to love diagnostics and why he’s worried we forgot lessons from the pandemic

In this week’s episode, Qiagen CEO Thierry Bernard gives us a look inside the diagnostics leader both today and a few years ago when it was responded to the world’s dire need for diagnostics. Bernard takes us back to the early...

10.20.2023

It’s the DeviceTalks West Post Game Wrap Up Show, Starring Tom, Chris, Kayleen, Sean and Joe!!

We recorded this episode on stage at the conclusion of DeviceTalks West. Our semi-esteemed panel included Co-Hosts Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker as well as Sean Whooley of the Fast Five Podcast, Kayleen Brown of DeviceTalks, and Joe Mullings of...

10.13.2023

Join us at DeviceTalks West on Oct. 18-19! A pre-interview interview with Intuitive’s Dave Rosa

Join us at DeviceTalks West on Oct. 18-19 at the Santa Clara Convention Center! In this episode, Tom Salemi invites all DeviceTalkers to our biggest West Coast meeting yet! Listen for the discount code (Oh heck, it’s DTW25). We’ll also...

10.06.2023

How Nitin Salunke’s different mindset helped him shift career from engineer to CEO of Supira Medical

A college introduction to biomechanics set Nitin Salunke on an expected path into the medical device industry. But once his course was set Salunke helped manage innovative product launches at several large medical device companies including WL Gore, Cordis and...

10.05.2023

Boston Scientific's Sandra Nagale predicts the future of medtech powered by AI innovations

In this episode of Boston Scientific Talks, Sandra Nagale, PhD, Director of Digital Health Platforms and Products, breaks down the transformative role of AI within the medical device industry. Motivated to drive impactful changes, Nagale emphasizes Boston Scientific's unwavering dedication to...

09.30.2023

Hear the Last 10 Start-ups Standing in MedTech Innovator’s Pitch Competitions

This week’s episode is dedicated entirely to the 10 Finalists of MedTech Innovator’s Pitch Competitions. The final winners will be selected by the audience on Oct. 10 at the upcoming AdvaMed annual meeting. The finalists for MedTech Innovator’s grand prize of...

09.27.2023

Ryan Lakin dives into Abbott's pioneering role in digital health and patient engagement

In the newest episode of AbbottTalks, Ryan Lakin, Divisional Vice President of Digital Solutions, Medical Devices at Abbott, delves deep into the transformative role of digital health solutions in the medical device landscape and emphasizes Abbott's commitment to not just...

09.22.2023

CEO Clifford on how Moximed has kept singularly focused on developing a shock absorber for the knee

Osteoarthritis isn’t a typical target for startups but Moximed isn’t developing a typical device. In this episode, CEO Anton Clifford will walk us through the biomedical process that led to the decision to build a shock absorber that can stabilized...

09.19.2023

Intuitive's Tony Jarc discusses the next leap in surgical robotics with AI integration

In this episode of IntuitiveTalks, Tony Jarc, Sr. Director of Digital & Machine Learning at Intuitive, walks us through the evolving landscape of surgical robotics, highlighting the transformative potential of AI and machine learning in enhancing surgical procedures, providing real-time...

09.15.2023

Hawkins on how Avail is changing Medtech; Turning Pain into Purpose & other MedtechVision Takeaways

This week we’ll visit with Daniel Hawkins, CEO of Avail Medsystems. Hawkins is a prolific and successful medtech entrepreneur who was an early employee at Intuitive and co-founder of Shockwave Medical. Hawkins talks about both experiences, but DeviceTalks listeners should...

09.08.2023

Synchron’s Haggstrom delivers a taste of what he’ll be sharing on neural tech at DeviceTalks West

In this week’s episode, medical device pro Kurt Haggstrom details what led him to join high-flying neural implant company Synchron, which is one of the companies in a supposed race to create a direct link to the brain. Haggstrom will...

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