The MedTech Podcast

Mitch has an extensive background in the recruitment and staffing industry, prior to setting up his own firm, he worked a successful career for two nationally recognised search firms Spherion and Management Recruiters International. Mitch is also a content creator regularly posting videos online about recruitment alongside his tips for job seekers and hosts a weekly live show where he answers any questions about job seeking and the industry from the audience. He holds a bachelors degree in psychology and business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

On this episode, he discusses how to approach hiring managers and how he used such techniques to find a job in his early days, the high demand for Quality & Regulatory staff alongside whether this demand is here to stay after the EU MDR situation has calmed down, his advice for candidates currently on the market for medtech roles, the importance of building a network early on in your career, how he got into content creation and his younger days as part of a rock and roll band.

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For the past 20 years, Erez had led various R&D projects in the healthcare and aerospace industries. He is a well-known 3D medical imaging expert, and most recently led the development of the Itero Element Intraoral Scanner, the leading 3D dental scanner in the world. He holds a BSc & MSc in Electrical Engineering, specializing in AI, a BA in Mathematics, and an MBA, all from Technion Israel Institute of technology and Tel Aviv University and has published several patents in the field of 3D cameras in medical applications.

On this episode, he discusses the low success rate of spinal surgeries, the complexity of such procedures and how the spine should be seen as a combination of many organs rather than as just one. His background as an engineer, his time as an R&D Manager at Invisalign helping to develop their 3D Camera and the set up in Infrastructure in Israel for start-ups hence why it is deemed Start-Up Nation, the common mistakes start-ups make and the importance of learning sales an entrepreneur together with being able to sell your vision, dreams, company and team

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Jason brings a wealth of experience in strategic operations planning and technical projects management from his rigorous technical background. He began his career as a technical engineer working for Adecco at SC Johnson in 2009, where he developed comprehensive maintenance plans to support manufacturing processes at scale. His philanthropic work with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation sparked an interest in biotech, leading him to co-found Biostem Technologies in 2014. Jason holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology and a minor in Mathematics from the Milwaukee School of Engineering

Andrew is a veteran and manufacturing operations expert with over eight years of experience working in FDA-regulated pharmaceutical and tissue processing firms, prior to his biopharmaceutical career, he served as an aviation mechanic and flight captain in the United States Marine Corps. He co-founded Biostem Technologies in 2014 and played a pivotal role in the development of the company ensuring compliance with FDA and state pharmacy board guidelines. Andrew studied at Florida Gulf Coast University and has completed Landmark Courses to hone advanced leadership skills

On this episode, they discuss what a complex wound is, what causes it to form and how this condition can be debilitating for patients, how the nutrients from perinatal tissue can be used as a solution for healing advanced wounds, their unique process method know as BioRetain® and how it differs from existing methods on the market and how their technology has been used within sports injuries such as trauma wounds with UFC fighters.

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Navid is a seasoned entrepreneur in the artificial intelligence space, he is a sought-after panelist, judge, speaker and moderator on the topics of venture capital and entrepreneurship at forums such as CyberHive and MIT Forum. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego in political science, economics and eastern history and an MBA in finance from the University of San Diego

On this episode, he discusses his definition of Artificial Intelligence alongside the misconceptions people often have about it, the mistakes he made when founding his first few companies together with the advice he has for young entrepreneurs, the higher prevalence of undetected heart disease in women and how CureMetrix can help with this, the popularity of tech in San Diego along with the different boards and positions he holds outside of work and the concept of KRRAI plus how it differs from Machine Learning

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Adam is someone who I have been in contact with over the past few years sharing the occasional message, having spoken a few times we decided to record our conversation and share it with the medical device community

On this episode, he discusses how to go about dealing with suppliers from auditing to reviews, the common mistakes companies make with quality management systems and how to stay on top of ever-changing regulations as a consultant. He also talks about how he got started as an independent consultant and his experiences running his own business, including the upsides of being independent and how to nurture better relationships with clients.

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Lishan has over twenty experience as a heart surgeon but his entrepreneurial and professional success was not an easy road, he fled political violence in Ethiopia as a teenager but despite this went onto study both physics and medicine at Harvard University. He serves as Board Chairman of The Boston ECG Project Charitable Foundation Inc., a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to save the lives of children and adolescents by preventing sudden cardiac death and identifying underlying cardiac abnormalities and conditions

On this episode he discusses how he took his company public in 2016 including the process and reasons why a company may consider going public, the steps entrepreneurs can take to spot opportunities or create solutions for current problems, what he learnt about the heart during his years as a surgeon of which may not be common knowledge, the causes of oesophageal cancer together with EsoCheck a device he brought to market which aims to detect pre-cancer and oesophageal cancer, a deadly cancer with an 80% mortality rate at 5 years and his philanthropic projects.

Get in touch with Lishan Aklog - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laklog/ or visit his company website https://pavmed.com/

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Gray has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, a large portion of which was at St Jude Medical now Abbott, a company of which I also worked at in early in my regulatory career. During his professional life, he held several commercial leadership positions. Most recently Gray, held the position of Chief Commercial Officer at Carecubes, a company created to provide a temporary and scalable negative pressure isolation technology solution based upon original joint request from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a Major in Marketing from Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas and a certificate in Leadership in Excellence and Development (LEAD) Program from the University of Texas at Austin.

On this episode he discusses how the idea of PURE EP came to fruition, the prevalence of Atrial fibrillation in the U.S making it one of the most deadliest diseases and how they are trying at BioSig to help detect this condition earlier, the concept of physician reimbursement including its importance in the sales of medical devices, the greatest challengers the industry faces today including how to overcome them and how he started his career from a clinical associate to modern day as CCO of BioSig.

Get in touch with Gray Fleminghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gray-fleming-5882a7b/ or visit his company website https://www.biosig.com/

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Vlado left school early to begin work across various industries from gardening, property development and Healthtech. His different work experiences and an interaction with a sports physiologist eventually led to him co-founding Advanced Human Imaging (formerly MyFiziq Limited) in 2014. He now has over 30 years of experience in assisting businesses with strategy, structure and entry to capital markets.

On this episode he discusses how he first developed the idea and progressed the technology into Advanced Human Imaging, the process of bringing an idea to reality, the importance of execution and believing in yourself, trends in healthcare technology within Australia, how his company helps doctors to treat more patients in less time by providing vital information such as body composition, heart rate, blood pressure and respiration rate all of which can be used by doctors to determine if any and the extent of treatment needed. He also discusses the true cost of entrepreneurship and how it can impact every part of your life together with the advice he offers for those looking to embark on a similar journey to his.

Get in touch with Vlado Bosanac https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladobosanac/ or visit his company website https://www.ahi.tech/

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Estelle as a new mother, during her pregnancy, had experienced what many other women have to go through having to manage multiple appointments, measure her blood pressure multiple times a day and medication incompatibilities. She realised that these issues were not uncommon and although there existed many apps and tools, there was nothing available to help manage her own health during this time period. Having started her career in academia as a professor at The University of Western Australia and then transitioning to industry working at Illumina within Genomics, she used her knowledge to co-found Trellis Health to create lasting change and reframe the way pregnant mothers take control of their care.

On this episode she discusses how throughout the seventies up until the nineties, how women were excluded from clinical trials hence why the data has not always existed to create viable solutions for female health, the reality of genetics in terms of what is seen in movies separating fact from fiction, the emerging technologies we can look forward to seeing in terms of data science and genomics, her journey through pregnancy leading to the formation of Trellis Health, needs in female healthcare, what the gaps in the market currently are within Femtech and the empowering nature of remaining curious and the opportunities it can bring.

Get in touch with Estelle Giraud https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelle-giraud/ or visit her company website https://www.jointrellishealth.com/

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Laura is a board certified family medicine physician who has wrapped up 14 years as an officer in the US Army, she started working in telemedicine in 2016 as a full time physician and became medical director of MDLIVE after which she become one of the Regional Medical Directors of hims and hers. Having now worked for dozens of virtual health companies across the industry and also consulting for early-stage telehealth startups in the US and UK. She has 49, soon to be 51, US state medical licenses and believes in empowering young businesses to meet and exceed their business vision. She has co-founded two telehealth companies and is now lobbying at the federal level to influence change that increases access to care and reduces disparities in telehealth.

On this episode she discusses what really puts doctors careers at risk, the reality of virtual care, her time working in the US army and how this helped developed her skills as an entrepreneur, what physicians should start doing to make the most of the digital health movement, her passion for business, what makes a successful entrepreneur, lack of cost transparency within US healthcare, the advice she has for women at the start of their career to overcome any obstacles they may face early on and what she would tell her younger self if she could go back in time.

Get in touch with Laura Purdy https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-purdy-md/ or visit her company website https://mdintegrations.com/

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