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Transformational medtech innovation needs more than a great idea. It needs the right engineering, clinical evidence, reimbursement strategy, and commercialization support to reach patients.

In this episode, Peter Lewis, Executive Vice President of Business Development at Hydrix, joins Saul Marquez at the MedTech Innovator Radar Forum to discuss what it takes to bring complex, safety-critical medical devices to market. Peter shares Hydrix’s evolution from its origins in Australia to becoming a global medical product development company supporting cardiac, surgical robotics, imaging, neurostimulation, and other advanced technologies. He highlights why clinician-led innovation is especially powerful, what distinguishes today’s most promising medtech startups, and why AI, reimbursement, and human clinical evidence are now essential pillars for growth.

Tune in to learn what medtech innovators need to consider early if they want to build solutions that truly change care.

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Healthcare technology should quietly remove friction and reduce burden so clinicians can focus on what matters most: caring for patients in a more human way.

In this episode, Lisa Gulker, Chief Nursing Officer at Oracle Health and Life Sciences, discusses how Oracle is rethinking healthcare technology by building AI directly into the foundation of its systems rather than layering it on as an afterthought. She explains how this approach can help clinicians spend less time in the chart, reduce workflow fragmentation, and make technology feel more seamless in the care experience. Lisa also shares how Oracle is applying these capabilities across providers, life sciences, and payers, creating opportunities to accelerate research, improve clinical trial matching, streamline prior authorization, and reduce administrative burden across the ecosystem. Throughout the conversation, she brings a nurse leader’s perspective to a central question in healthcare innovation: how do we use technology to make care feel more human, not less?

Tune in and learn how embedded AI could reshape the healthcare experience for clinicians, staff, researchers, payers, and patients alike!

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What happens when some of healthcare’s most trusted workers are still operating outside the systems that document, reimburse, and scale care?

In this episode, Colby Takeda, Co-Founder & CEO of Pear Suite, joins Saul Marquez live at ViVE to explore why community health workers are becoming a more essential part of the healthcare ecosystem. Drawing from his background in senior living and public health, Colby explains how Pear Suite helps community-based providers move beyond paper and spreadsheets with tools to document care, navigate credentialing and contracting, submit claims, and get paid for the value they deliver.

The conversation also looks at Pear Suite’s broader vision for connecting community-based organizations, health plans, and providers in a more coordinated system of care. Colby shares why AI should reduce administrative burden instead of replacing trusted relationships, how co-design with frontline workers has shaped the platform, and where he sees the biggest opportunity to make community-based care more sustainable and accessible at scale.

Tune in to hear how community health workers are becoming more essential to the healthcare ecosystem, and how better infrastructure and smarter technology can make community-based care more sustainable and scalable.

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Launching in pharma, especially for smaller organizations, is a complex, high-pressure marathon, and establishing Launch Excellence fundamentals early is essential for success.

In this episode, Andrew Mooney and Laurence Cooper, Launch Excellence Experts at Lumanity, discuss the overwhelming complexity and pressure of pharma launches, especially for smaller or first-time organizations with limited experience, resources, and intense market expectations. They break down five essential fundamentals: insight-driven strategy, strong governance and decision-making, organizational alignment and culture, right-sized team capabilities, and timely resourcing, to help teams build a solid foundation for success. They emphasize the importance of focus and discipline, including defining a clear, winnable segment, building an early, realistic critical path, maintaining an integrated, cross-functional plan, and using honest KPIs and risk planning to avoid costly surprises. They also highlight how smaller organizations can outperform larger competitors by leveraging agility, ruthless prioritization, strong leadership, and early preparation to replace chaos and burnout with clarity, confidence, and control at launch.

If you're preparing for a first or early pharma launch and feeling the pressure, this conversation offers a practical blueprint to help you focus, stay ahead of risks, and build the confidence needed to execute successfully!

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Successful medtech commercialization requires founders to know what only they can do best, then bring in the right partners to help scale the rest.

In this episode, Dan Purvis, Chairman and Co-Founder of Velentium Medical, joins Saul Marquez at the MedTech Innovator Radar Forum to discuss the evolution of complex medical device development. Dan explains how Velentium was designed to integrate engineering, firmware, mechanical design, cybersecurity, testing, and manufacturing under one roof to better support OEMs from development through production. He also reflects on how medtech innovation has matured, with more companies arriving at events with working technology, animal data, and clearer paths to human use. Finally, Dan emphasizes that successful commercialization requires founders to focus on their strengths, build expert teams, and delegate specialized work.

Tune in and learn how medtech companies can move from promising technology to scalable, secure, and patient-impacting solutions.

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Most medtech startups don’t fail because of bad technology; they fail because no one built the market for it.

In this episode, Ken Nelson, Partner and Founder at Nelson Jennings Ventures, and Omar Khateeb, CEO of MarketCraft, share how judging at MedTech Innovator sharpens their perspectives as investors, operators, and mentors by exposing them to diverse expert insights across regulatory, reimbursement, and commercialization. They emphasize that medtech success today requires far more than a great product; founders must actively build market demand and prioritize commercialization early. A major mistake many startups make is assuming acquisition will come easily after FDA approval without demonstrating real market pull and adoption. Ultimately, the best founders balance conviction with coachability while leveraging ecosystems like MedTech Innovator to accelerate growth and de-risk their path.

If you’re building, investing in, or advising medtech companies, this conversation will challenge how you think about commercialization, growth, and what actually drives valuation!

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Hospitals already have rich patient data. The next step is turning that data into validated, timely insights that help clinicians respond before patients deteriorate.

In this episode, Brian Tufts, President & CEO at Ambient Clinical Analytics, joins Saul Marquez at the MedTech Innovator Radar Forum to explore how software-as-a-medical-device is improving critical care workflows. Brian explains how the company, a Mayo Clinic spinout, built an FDA-cleared platform that combines clinical analytics, decision support, and workflow automation to help hospitals monitor complex patients. He highlights tools like Sepsis DART, which enable earlier detection and response by embedding hospital-specific protocols directly into workflows. Brian also underscores that AI in healthcare must be validated, structured, and carefully implemented, not left to unproven models making clinical decisions.

Tune in to learn how hospitals can better leverage data to improve patient care in a thoughtful, reliable way.

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The future of medtech is built by the people who keep moving ideas from concept to care.

In this episode, Tom Salemi, editorial leader, podcast host, and longtime medtech community builder behind DeviceTalks, shares how his path from community journalism eventually led him into healthcare reporting, medical devices, conferences, and podcasting. He reflects on discovering purpose in serving industry communities and launching DeviceTalks Weekly during the pandemic to keep conversations going when in-person events stopped. Tom also discusses the importance of continuing to move forward during career pivots and uncertain moments that require people to bet on themselves. He explains why DeviceTalks focuses on the people behind medical innovation and shares his excitement about advances in neuromodulation, stroke care, clot removal, and surgical robotics.

Tune in to hear how community, persistence, and purposeful storytelling continue to move medtech forward.

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Bridging the gaps in care through secure communication. 

In this episode, Therasa Bell, President and Co-founder of Kno2, talks about connecting the entire continuum of healthcare providers, including overlooked groups such as post-acute and behavioral health. She discusses building a national healthcare infrastructure and developing a Trust Accord that goes beyond baseline regulatory requirements. Finally, Therasa explains their provider's first business model, designed to ensure that the last stop for care is protected and integrated. This episode explores the mission of democratizing healthcare communication by building a secure and scalable national infrastructure rooted in a unique trust model. 

Tune in to break down the barriers of healthcare communication! 

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Navigating SSI and SSDI benefits is often overwhelming, time-consuming, and difficult to manage, especially for individuals already dealing with health, financial, and life challenges.

In this episode, Lauren Fusco, Director of Partnerships at Mindset Care, shares how Mindset Care is addressing these barriers with end-to-end, person-centered support that guides individuals through every step of the process. By combining technology with human expertise, Mindset helps streamline applications, improve approval outcomes, and reduce the burden on individuals and care teams alike. Through partnerships with providers, payers, and community organizations, they’re turning disability benefits into a critical gateway for broader care, stability, and improved quality of life.

Tune in to hear how a more human, connected, and tech-enabled approach is helping people access the benefits they deserve!

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