Building a Consumer-Focused Medtech Business: Interview with Tivic Health Co-founder and CEO Jennifer Ernst

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In this episode of Medsider Radio, we sat down with Jennifer Ernst, CEO of Tivic Health.Jennifer came to the medtech space after more than 20 years in the computing and electronics industries, serving in high-profile roles at Xerox PARC and Thin Film Electronics. In 2016, Jennifer founded direct-to-consumer medtech company Tivic Health and helped lead the development and commercialization of the company’s flagship device ClearUP.In this interview, Jennifer shares how consumers can play a key role in boosting support and evidence for over-the-counter medical devices, and why she thinks direct-to-consumer business models will transform the medtech space.Before we jump into the conversation, I wanted to mention a few things:If you’re into learning from proven medtech and healthtech leaders, and want to know when new content and interviews go live, head over to Medsider.com and sign up for our free newsletter. You’ll get access to gated articles, and lots of other interesting healthcare content.Second, if you want even more inside info from proven experts, think about a Medsider premium membership. We talk to experienced healthcare leaders about the nuts and bolts of running a business and bringing products to market.This is your place for valuable knowledge on specific topics like seed funding, prototyping, insurance reimbursement, and positioning a medtech startup for an exit.In addition to the entire back catalog of Medsider interviews over the past decade, premium members get a copy of every volume of Medsider Mentors at no additional cost. If you’re interested, go to medsider.com/subscribe to learn more.Lastly, here's the link to the full interview with Jennifer if you'd rather read it instead.

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