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Start-ups in MedTech have a failure rate of over 75%. Therefore navigating this minefield needs extensive strategic planning to reach a successful point. Thus, in this episode, I sat down with Steve Bell, an expert in MedTech startups. With a career spanning from Johnson and Johnson to being Chief Comercial Officer at CMR Surgical to helping founders or business leaders within MedTech avoid some pitfalls.

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Start-ups in MedTech have a failure rate of over 75%. Therefore navigating this minefield needs extensive strategic planning to reach a successful point. Thus, in this episode, I sat down with Steve Bell, an expert in MedTech startups. With a career spanning from Johnson and Johnson to being Chief Comercial Officer at CMR Surgical to helping founders or business leaders within MedTech avoid some pitfalls.

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Pneumonia is a deadly illness that claims countless lives each year. Early detection could significantly improve survival rates, and that’s exactly what Prithvi Krishnan, a 17-year-old high school student, aims to achieve with the AI algorithm he developed. This algorithm can detect pneumonia in chest X-rays, offering a promising solution for faster diagnosis. It's a fascinating story featured in an episode of the MedTech 101 podcast— worth a listen.

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Blood clots cause many health problems so solving this issue with minimally invasive ways of entering the body's blood vessels is revolutionary. Faster recovery for patients. Innova Vascular is developing innovative medical devices for treating vascular disease using a minimally invasive approach. 

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00:00 Intro 

02:01 Sanjay’s Background 

04:10 Intro to Thrombectomy

05:30 Innova Vascular 

08:13 Pulmonary Embolism in layman’s terms and traditional forms of treatment 

11:11 Product Range 

13:00 Sanjay’s previous work 

15:52 Current state of industry and Future

19:00 Recovery Time 

20:20 Regulatory stage 

22:38 Contact points

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Improving eyesight via a computer program from the comfort of our homes is something that most people would not imagine. At Revital Vision, their vision training software program, clinically and scientifically proven to improve vision in amblyopia, eye diseases, and vision impairments. Although this is not intended to replace eye surgery, it is now becoming an additional pillar of hope for those seeking ways to improve their eyesight significantly. 

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00:00 Process of developing a medical device 

04:42 Cost of the program 

08:35 Future Applications 

12:00 Science behind technology 

24:30 How long the improvement last 

30:00 What makes Revital Vision effective 

Revital Vision: https://www.revitalvision.com/

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Improving eyesight via a computer program from the comfort of our homes is something that most people would not imagine. At Revital Vision, their vision training software program is clinically and scientifically proven to improve vision in amblyopia, eye diseases, and vision impairments. Although this is not intended to replace eye surgery, it is now becoming an additional pillar of hope for those seeking ways to improve their eyesight significantly. 

Timestamp: 
00:00 Intro 
01:33 What is the eye 
03:10 Intro on how we see 
08:20  Improving eyesight by improving brain
12:00 Population Group 
17:17 Simplification of problem at hand
18:18 An addition for those undergoing surgery 
21:30 prescribed vs general use 
24:30 App Availability + Users
32:00 Use of Technology + Efficacy 

Revital Vision: https://www.revitalvision.com/

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With the potential to diagnose some brain illnesses 7 years before their onset, Optical Coherence Tomography can do a lot more than checking eye health. JuneBrain was founded to improve remote assessments and monitoring of neurological and retinal diseases. They provide telehealth devices and AI software solutions. Their products are user-friendly, portable, and adaptable for clinical and point-of-care settings. Their vision is to improve health outcomes for individuals with eye and brain diseases by expanding access to healthcare across the globe. 

In this episode, Dr Sam, CEO of JuneBrain shares her inspirational journey; alongside some of the personal health issues she has faced. Great Listen!!

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00:00 Intro 

02:12 Journey Leading to JuneBrain

06:40 What is Optical Coherence Tomography? (OCT)

08:23 Applications of OCT

10:20 Motivating Factors for JuneBrain

13:00 Results vs Traditional OCT

14:00 Description of the Neuro-i SS-OCT

15:00 Approval Stage and Focus

18:00 Raising Funding 

20:15 Tips on raising Capital for a start-up 

23:00 Thoughts on the Future of OCT and Healthcare 

26:30 Predicted cost of JuneBrain’s Neuro-i SS-OCT

29:30 What is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome? Or Neurally Mediated Syncope? 

Interesting Reads:

Parkinson's detection in the eye:

- Euronews Article 

https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/08/22/eye-scans-could-detect-signs-of-parkinsons-disease-7-years-before-diagnosis#:~:text=Using%20eye%20scan%20data%20and,diagnosed%2C%20new%20research%20has%20revealed.

- The actual journal article

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207727

- Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17252-myasthenia-gravis-mg

- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16560-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-pots

- NEURALLY MEDIATED SYNCOPE

https://www.vumc.org/autonomic-dysfunction-center/neurally-mediated-syncope

JuneBrain Website:

https://www.junebrain.com

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Advancements in Genetic Engineering have opened a wide avenue for new approaches to medical imaging. In this exciting episode, Rodney sat with two postgraduate students at The Technical University of Munich, Felipe Navarro and Nika Kobetic. They are taking part in iGEM Competition this year in Paris, France. Their project involves working on RNA that will make sick human cells glow, opening a huge array of eventualities to the future of medical imaging.

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00:00 Genetic Engineering Capabilities
02:39 Intro
04:35 Background Information
07:50 What is the iGEM competition?
12:16 RNA-based recording
22:10 What is CRISPR
28:45 Why RNA and not DNA
32:22 What is Epigenetics
33:30 Feasibility of CRISPR worldwide
38:11 Ethical Considerations for CRISPR
43:42 Biggest myths in synthetic biology
49:55 Future of Synthetic Biology
54:55 Mendelian Genetics

iGEM: https://igem.org

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Spinally Medical is a pioneering medical technology company specializing in the development of advanced SCS lead, which is implanted intrathecally (in the subarachnoid space), with no surgical incision. Spinally is founded by group of doctors and business executives, with the aim to enhance the quality of life for individuals suffering from chronic pain, by providing high quality spinal cord stimulation and recording. In addition to its effectiveness in pain management, SCS has shown promising results in treatments for various neurological disorders, such as post-stroke rehabilitation, neuro-restoration, angina pectoris, spasticity, and Parkinson’s Disease.

Spinally Website:
https://www.spinallymedical.com

Spinally Crowd Funding Link:
https://capitalcell.es/en/campaign/spinally/

Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
02:20 Dr Carles Intro
06:00 What is Pain?
08:00 Problems with Chronic Pain and solutions using Spinal Cord Stimulation
16:19 Simplified explanation of Spinal Cord Stimulation
18:12 Implanted Pulse Generator location and life expectancy
25:00 Clinical Efficacy
29:00 Animal Models
33:20 Path to market
34:20 Future of Pain treatment
38:00 Difficulty of Implantation
41:10 Crowd Funding and contact 

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Software plays a key component in our lives. In medical technology, it plays a huge role regarding the safety of the components, risk management, ease of usability, human factors impacts etc. Therefore, in this episode, Weronika Michaluk shares her experience working as Software as Medical Device Lead!

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00:00 Intro
02:16 Weronika’s Background
09:17 Life as a biomedical engineer and Electrocardiogram
13:14 What it means to work on Software as Medical Device
19:45 Day to day activities + regulations
22:50 Agile vs Waterfall Methods
30:30 Thoughts on future development of Software as a Medical Device
34:00 Potentials of AI
37:30 Tips for women in STEM

HTD Health:
https://htdhealth.com

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