DeviceTalks Podcast Network

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 on the blood drawn from a fingertip. How might this change how and where blood is drawn in the future.

Thank you to Aptyx for sponsoring this episode! Listen to our interview with CEO Gregg Tobin and go to Aptyx.com for more information.

We also include a portion of an interview Co-Host Tom Salemi did with Nikolai Begg, senior director of portfolio R&D, Robotic Surgical Technologies, Medtronic, in this week’s DeviceTalks Tuesday Surgical Robotics Week. To listen to the entire interview or our other episodes with Intuitive or Virtual Incision go here. https://gateway.on24.com/wcc/experience/elitewtwhmedia/2927718/4415884/devicetalks-tuesdays

Also, listen to hear how you can join a unique networking opportunity at Medtronic on April 30 as part of DeviceTalks Boston. We also introduce the new podcast discount code DTWEEKLY25. Use it when you register to attend at DeviceTalks.Boston.com

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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 strategic external partnerships.

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The episode shines a light on the diligent process behind medical device product development, taking into consideration global market nuances, regulatory challenges, and the balance between in-house innovations and external collaborations. Whitney underscores the value of rigorous review stages, which sometimes require difficult decisions like ceasing investment in long-term, costly projects.

Key Takeaways:

- Tough decisions, like halting a project, are necessary for the betterment of patient care and resource allocation.

- Product development incorporates feedback from patients, surgeons, and salesforces to ensure that solutions are practical and market-appropriate.

- Strategic external partnerships can optimize development by leveraging outside expertise, allowing large medtechs like ZimVie to focus on their core strengths.

Thank you to our season one sponsors Aptyx, Catalyze Healthcare, Confluent Medical Technologies, and Cretex Medical!

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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 this mean to the surgical robotics competitors both big and small?

Then Tom Salemi talks with Murali Srivathsa, CEO of Akura Medical, about the company’s aggressive moves to disrupt the thrombectomy. Akura is part of the prolific Shifamed accelerator, so we’ll talk about that innovative powerhouse as well as Srivathasa’s own career.

To register for the upcoming DeviceTalks Tuesday Surgical Robotics Week or DeviceTalks Boston go to DeviceTalks.com.

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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 taking towards atrial fibrillation (AFib) treatment.

The conversation highlights a potentially innovative pulsed field ablation (PFA) technology and Abbott's broader AFib portfolio, showcasing a commitment to revolutionizing cardiac arrhythmia management. While the Volt™ Pulsed Field Ablation System could represent a significant leap forward with its unique capabilities for creating precise and tissue-selective lesions, Piorkowski and Kaiser emphasize the diversity and depth of solutions Abbott is developing. This includes advancements in diagnostic tools, patient monitoring, and a range of therapeutic approaches designed to offer customized and effective treatment pathways for individuals with AFib.

By focusing on a holistic view of patient care, they discuss how Abbott aims to improve clinical outcomes through technological innovation and enhance patients' quality of life by making treatments more accessible, reducing procedure times, and addressing the broad spectrum of needs within the electrophysiology community. With ongoing clinical trials and research, Abbott is positioned at the forefront of addressing the unmet needs in AFib management, underlining the company's commitment to continuous innovation and patient-centered care.

Thank you to Cretex Medical for sponsoring this episode of AbbottTalks. For more information on how Cretex Medical works with medical device companies, visit www.cretexmedical.com.

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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 Editorial Director, Tom Salemi.

But first Shriya Srinivasan, Ph.d, assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, drops some SciFi on Salemi and Chris Newmarker – neuro interfaces, tiny drills that deliver drugs, and much more! Srinivasan will bring her insights to DeviceTalks Boston on May 1!

Thanks to DornerWorks for sponsoring this episode. Find out more at DornerWorks.com.

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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 reimbursement strategy. He tells host Tom Salemi about his passion for building solutions to address clinical challenges and improve the surgical experience.

Goyal’s own innovations landed him leadership positions at managed care powerhouse, UnitedHealthcare, followed by medtech giant, ZB. Goyal describes how his pursuit of “making an outsized impact” on orthopedic care brought him to ZB, where he leads the global innovation, medical education, and clinical affairs functions.

In this talk, he’ll discuss how ZB incorporates smart implants that track and report mobility data, to big data analytics that guide clinical decision-making throughout the episode of care. Goyal explains why he believes we’re at an inflection point in orthopedics and how ZB intends to lead the way.

Thank you to our season one sponsors, Millstone Medical and AcuityMD, for supporting this podcast. To learn more about our episode sponsor, Millstone Medical, please visit http://millstonemedical.com.

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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 to solve and the solutions they’ve developed.

Tom and Kayleen also interview MedTech Color’s new executive director, Katrina Holland. The pitch competition takes place March 15.

For the list of finalists and registration information go to MedTechColor.org

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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 delves into the meticulous process of gaining FDA approval and even the nuanced differences between clinical affairs and regulatory affairs.

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TL;DR – Key takeaways:

- Close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including R&D, regulatory, quality, and marketing, is key to the success of clinical trials.

- Clinical trials must consider the specific regulatory requirements of the targeted geographical markets.

- There is no standardized approach to any of the different clinical trials, each must

Tune in to gain insights into the complex and surprisingly creative world of clinical research in the medical device industry.

Thank you to our season one sponsors Aptyx, Catalyze Healthcare, Confluent Medical Technologies, and Cretex Medical!

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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 therapy to total hip replacement.

In our main interview, Tom interviews David Wilson, CEO of InnovHeart, a multinational startup that’s developing transcatheter mitral valve replacement systems to treat patients with mitral valve disease. Wilson talks about his journey into medtech, his decision to shift from engineering to sales, and how life as a global president of a medical device business differs from being a start-up CEO.

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This episode of DeviceTalks AI 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 inside look into Sanofi's commitment to go "all-in" on AI and data science. Merianos discusses the use of Sanofi's proprietary plai app – an AI-enabled smartphone app that draws from over a billion data points – and its role in establishing a data-driven culture across the company.

Additionally, the episode features Michelle Longmire, MD, Co-Founder and CEO of Medable, who discusses the use of generative AI in automating and accelerating clinical trial technology deployment timelines. These applications could cut some timelines in half. Longmire envisions AI's potential to drastically accelerate a development process. “Say there's 10,000 uncured or poorly suboptimally treated human diseases.” At the current pace of drug development, it might take about 200 years to create treatments for those conditions. “Imagine if we could 10x that,” Longmire says.

Join us for the next episode of DeviceTalks AI, where we sit down with Ha Hong, PhD, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Endoscopy at Medtronic.

Thank you to our sponsors Catalyze Healthcare and SmartTRAK Business Intelligence, for providing invaluable support.

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