DeviceTalks Podcast Network

In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Tom Salemi speaks with two executive recruiters about what they see in the medtech market. Over the past month, we’ve seen several medtech companies – big and small – cutting jobs and reducing hours but what does this mean long-term.

In this podcast we’ll identify a few companies that are hiring, but we’ll talk in-depth with the recruiters about…

• How bad is the current market?

• What’s the likelihood for recovery?

• What skills are in greater demand?

• What can people do to strengthen their hand?

Guests are:

• David L. Vied, global sector leader, Global Sector Leader, Medical Devices and Diagnostics, Korn Ferry

• Giovanni Lauricella, vice president, medtech practice-lead, The Mullings Group

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DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep. 8 – AdvaMed‘s Scott Whitaker on pandemic readiness, Jon Norris of SVB shares Q1 venture capital investment data

In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Scott Whitaker, CEO of AdvaMed, shares concerns he had over how the federal government would work with the medtech industry during the pandemic crisis. Does he feel the medtech industry was treated fairly? How does he see the federal government and medtech industry working together in the future? He answers those questions and more.

In our second interview, Jonathan Norris, managing director of Silicon Valley Bank, shares first-quarter data for medtech venture investments. The results might surprise you.

Guests are:

• Scott Whitaker, CEO, AdvaMed

• Jonathan Norris, managing director, Silicon Valley bank

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In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker stare at each other through the Zoom lens while talking about the positive news from Baxter and Conformis, the hopeful projections from Edwards, and the cautionary tone from Medtronic.

We also interview Mark McIlduff, general manager, US, at the newly named CRO, Avania on the state of clinical trials. What changes might we expect in the future? Mark brings great insights.

Guests are:

• Mark McIlduff, general manager, US, Avania

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DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep.6 – Hear about the Coventor Ventilator, COVID-19 and Q1 Earnings and MassDevice’s Medtech 100 Index

In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Aaron Tucker of the Earl Bakken Medical Center shares the origin of the recently approved Coventor ventilator, which will be manufactured at-cost by Boston Scientific.

We’ll also hear Abbott CEO Robert Ford comments from the company’s Q1 analyst call as we begin to dissect how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact medtech earnings.

Finally, Danielle Kirsh, senior editor at WTWH Media, will share the origins of our new Medtech 100 Index, a powerful new tool for measuring how large medtech companies are managing in this new economy.

Guests are:

• Aaron Tucker, Lab Supervisor, University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Medical Device Center

• Danielle Kirsh, Senior Editor, WTWH Media

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DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep.5 –What impact is COVID-19 having on start-ups?

Raising capital for start-up is never easy. Try doing it during a pandemic.

In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly, we’ll try to help entrepreneurs by talking with two guests who are committed to helping start-ups find the funding they need.

Paul Grand, founder and CEO of MedTech Innovator, explains how he’s working to keep start-ups connected to capital. His popular MedTech Innovator program is adapting to the times and creating new ways for start-ups to get in front of investors.

We’ll also talk with Shai Policker, CEO at MEDX Xcelerator, an incubator backed by Boston Scientific, Intellectual Ventures and others. Based in Israel, MEDX is moving forward and interested in investing capital in start-ups worldwide.

Co-host Chris Newmarker, executive editor, life sciences, for WTWH Media, also updates us on what articles are drawing the most interest on MassDevice and Medical Design and Outsourcing.

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DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep.4 –What does Medtronic's Puritan reveal mean for medtech?

Medtronic’s earned plaudits and praise for sharing the design specifications for its Puritan Bennett 560 (PB560) ventilators. But will the gesture actually lead to more ventilators being manufactured?

In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, we’ll talk with experts who will tell us what the plans do and do not say. We’ll also get some legal insights on what strings are attached to the open source effort.

Guests are:

• D. Brian Kacedon, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

• Lee Teschler, Executive Editor, WTWH Media

• Scott Thielman, CTO, Product Creation Studio

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In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly, we’ll examine how governmental effort, both foreign and domestic, are hitting the medtech industry.

Our guests include Tracy Eberly, CEO of Fang Consulting, a regulatory advisory group. Eberly will update listeners on what pushing back the MDR deadline could mean for medtech companies and why some companies may be less than thrilled with the decision.

In our second conversation, Joy Sturm, procurement expert and partner at the DC office of Law Firm Hogan Lovells, walks us through the powers contained within the Defense Production Act invoked last week by the Trump administration.

Sturm, who brings 20-years of governmental purchasing experience to the conversation, answer several key questions including:

What CAN and CAN’T the government do under the act?

Which federal agencies are responsible for executing the DPA?

Can companies secure capital to pay for DPA-supported efforts?

What player is missing on the field in the battle against COVID-19?

Also, AdvaMed is also looking  for direction from the Federal government. You may be surprised by the potential source of leadership.

Finally, MassDevice Honcho Chris Newmarker talks DYI ventilators. Check out Mass Device's Sean Whooley's feature here.  And what does the FDA say about these projects?

In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, hosts Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker will detail medtech’s essential role in the escalating war against COVID-19. This week’s guests are Fluidda CEO Jan De Backer and Kevin Thornal, division president of diagnostic solutions at Hologic. The executive will explain how their new FDA tools will aid against the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. We also ask them how the recently invoked Defense Production Act will impact medtech’s fight against the pandemic.

Welcome to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, a regular – and sometimes irregular – opportunity to visit with the editorial team at MassDevice and Medical Design and Outsourcing. This week, Chris Newmarker, Executive Editor, Life Sciences, at WTWH Media, reviews our COVID-19 coverage with Tom Salemi, Editorial Director, DeviceTalks. Tom also chats with Raj Denhoy, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst at Jefferies, who details how the Medtech sector is fairing in this unprecedented uncertainty. While most Medtechs stand on strong financial footing, Denhoy issues a warning to investors that another correction may be coming once analysts start assessing the impact on earnings. Still, he says there are safe havens out there and identifies one in the podcast. Finally, Tom and Chris explore what impact social distancing may have on medtech in the short-term – sales and deals - and long-term – innovation.

Gary Guthart, the longtime CEO of Intuitive Surgical, tells MassDevice.com Executive Editor Brad Perriello why he's so confident about staying on top of the robot-assisted surgery heap, the company's five buckets for in-house R&D; and what he looks for in potential business partners.