Medtech Talk

Episode: 204 - Brian Webster on Steady Leadership through Turbulent Times

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Webster, President and CEO of Kestra Medical Technologies (Nasdaq: KMTS), joins Medtech Talk to discuss his 30-year career in cardiac defibrilla...

Episode: 203 - Quentin Blackford on Going Beyond Traditional Monitoring

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How do you approach growing and investing? Quentin Blackford, president and CEO of iRhythm Technologies, joins Medtech Talk host Justin Klein to discu...

Episode: 202 - Navigating the Investment World with Kate Garrett and Deborah Kilpatrick

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How do you evaluate investments and risks? Kate Garret, managing partner at Sonder, and Deborah Kilpatrick, partner at Sonder, share their insights an...

Episode: 201 - Stacy Enxing Seng on Why People and Culture Determine Medtech

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meeting the right people can completely change the trajectory of one’s career. In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Stacy E...

Episode: 200 - Ridhi Tariyal on Bridging the Data Gap in Women’s Health

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The data gap in women’s health has always been a major issue and challenge. Ridhi Tariyal, CEO and co-founder of NextGen Jane, is on a mission to de...

From Boston Scientific to Entrepreneur: Chas McKhann’s Medtech Journey

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From consulting to working at large companies to taking a risk with start-ups to becoming Silk Road Medical’s CEO, Chas McKhann has experienced almo...

Innovating for Niche Populations with Eric Chehab and James Wall

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Niche markets and small populations don’t get the attention they need for medtech and healthcare.  Medtech Talk host Swaril Mathur speaks with Eric...

Episode: 197 - Fireside Chat: How Michael Mahoney Built a Culture of Disciplined Innovation at Boston Scientific

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Medtech MVP, Michael Mahoney, chairman and CEO of Boston Scientific Corp, sits down with Medtech Talk podcast host Justin Klein. They discus...

Episode: 196 - Eric Wichems on Building a Company You Want to Work For

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo and Eric Wichems, former CEO of Vertos Medical (recently acquired by Stryker), discuss the responsib...

Episode: 195 - John Woock on Crossing the Chasm from Clinical to Commercial

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this month’s Medtech Talk, co-host Swaril Mathur, vice president of business development at Axonics, debuts in her first episode with John Woock,...

Episode: 194 - Douglas Kelly on the Value of Innovation and Breakthrough Designation

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This month at Medtech Talk, co-host Justin Klein, co-founder and managing partner at Vensana Capital, debuts in his first episode with a discussion wi...

Episode:193 - Dr. Billy Cohn on Limitless Innovation and Finding Resources Everywhere

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the first Medtech Talk episode of 2025, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Dr. Billy Cohn, MD, PhD (H), Chief Medical Officer of BiVACOR, about entrepren...

Episode: 192 - Michael Jaff's Multi-Perspective Insights Into Healthcare

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Michael Jaff, DO, chief medical officer and vice president of Clinical Affairs, Technolo...

Episode: 191 - Per Langoe on Bringing New Hope to Brain Cancer Patients

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo and Per Langoe, CEO of GT Medical, discuss Langoe’s extensive career, from his start in sales to e...

Episode: 190 - The Evolution of Suki and Bringing Joy Back to Patient Care

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Punit Soni, CEO of Suki, about using AI to build better technology in healthcare, the or...

Episode: 189 - Liz Kwo on Navigating the Digital Transformation of Healthcare

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Dr. Liz Kwo, chief commercial officer at Everly Health, about how she got started in the...

Episode 188 - Interview with Medtech MVP 2024 Award Recipient Raymond W. Cohen

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo interviews Raymond W. Cohen, CEO of Axonics and winner of the Medtech MVP 2024 Award. The MV...

Episode: 187 - Lessons From an Early-Stage Medtech Investor

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Darshana Zaveri, founder & managing partner of Catalyst Health Ventures, about her e...

Episode: 186 - Conor Hanley Discusses Leadership, Assimilating Perspectives, and Raising Capital

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo and Conor Hanley, PhD, CEO of FIRE1, discuss various topics ranging from leadership to entrepreneurs...

Episode: 185 - Rodney Perkins Discusses Navigating Entrepreneurship and ‘Maintaining the Machine’

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this month’s episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Rodney Perkins, M.D., serial medtech inventor and founder of several companies...

Episode: 184 - Amr Salahieh on the Keys to Successful Entrepreneurship

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Starting a company is an intimidating feat. Starting multiple companies is even scarier. In this month’s episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo s...

Episode:183 - Dr. Nolan Williams on New Approaches to Treating Major Depressive Disorder

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Though the stigma around mental illnesses has lessened, there is an ongoing mental health crisis affecting the country—and the rest of the world. In...

Episode: 182 - Justin Klein on Building the Medtech Ecosystem

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How does one decide to invest in the right company? In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Justin Klein, MD, JD, Co-Founder and...

Episode: 181 - Keegan Harper On Overcoming Hardships And Finding Your Talent

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How does one navigate the difficult road of entrepreneurship? How do you find the right industry for you? In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff ...

Episode: 180 - From Conception to Commercialization, Jane Chao and Ceribell Are Changing Lives With This Neuromonitoring Breakthrough

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ceribell’s rapid seizure triage product for critical care received FDA’s Breakthrough Designation with an exclusive New Technology Add-on Payment ...

Episode: 179 - Overcoming Valuation Overhang – Implications on Raising Capital and Exits

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How has the bullishness of 2016-2022 impacted public markets and private companies? In this special episode of Medtech Talk, we share Geoff Pardo’s ...

Episode: 178 - Doug Godshall’s Business Growth Through Sales Strategies and Leadership

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Godshall, President and CEO of Shockwave Medical, started off selling T-shirts as an engineering student. Today, he leads the most successful hig...

Episode: 177 - Launching a New Category of Orthopedics: Moximed’s Journey and Trial Results

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In his early education Anton Clifford was advised against focusing on both science and economics. But he’s put that education to good use in his ent...

Episode: 176 - Stacey Pugh Combines Bedside Background with Market Experience to Affect Change for Type 2 Diabetes

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With a background as a trauma nurse and experience running clinical research programs, Stacey Pugh brought quite a bit of patient-focused experience w...

Episode: 175 - Marine Raider Turned CEO Leverages Advanced Technology to Design Novel Urological Diagnostic Devices

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Derek Herrera, founder and CEO of Bright Uro, grew up in a military family with a curious mind and a skill for building things. After graduating, he e...

Episode: 174 - Lisa Anderson on Paragonix Technologies’ Revolutionary Organ Transplant Preservation and Transport Device

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up in Austria as the daughter of two physicians, Lisa Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Paragonix Technologies, spent many evenings around the d...

Episode: 173 - A Continued Conversation: Fred Khosravi on Transforming a Medical Invention to an Exceptional Innovation

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Khosravi, chairman and CEO of Imperative Care, returns to the podcast for another engaging conversation with host Geoff Pardo about his personal ...

Episode 172: Fred Khosravi on Using ‘Forces of Good’ to Transform the Medtech Space 

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month host Geoff Pardo speaks with one of the most prolific entrepreneurs in the medtech industry, Fred Khosravi, chairman and CEO of Imperative ...

Episode 171: Viz.ai CEO Chris Mansi on Artificial Intelligence and Increasing Patient Access to Life-Saving Treatments

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a trained neurosurgeon, Dr. Chris Mansi is familiar with the challenges patients face in accessing lifesaving treatments. After earning an MBA from...

Episode: 170 - Stanford Professor Dr. Joshua Makower Talks Multidisciplinary Innovation in the Medical Device and Consumer Product Markets

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Josh Makower is one of the few multidisciplinary leaders making a tremendous and broad-reaching impact on the medical device and consumer product ...

Episode: 169 - Andy Doraiswamy, CEO of Koya Medical, Talks Mountaineering, Meditation, and Management

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Before he began his Ph.D. program in biomedical engineering, Andy Doraiswamy bought a one-way ticket to Southeast Asia to explore and “find himself....

Episode: 168 - Alleviant Medical CEO Adam Berman on the No-Implant Device Treating Diastolic Heart Failure

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Host Geoff Pardo talks with Adam Berman, CEO of Alleviant Medical, about the groundbreaking device treating heart failure without hardware or permanen...

Episode: 167 - M&A, IPO or SPAC: CEOs Share Exit Strategies and Lessons Learned Along the Way

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Geoff Pardo and three successful medtech CEOs who exited their companies through a different pathway— M&A, IPO, and SPAC—discuss the pros and ...

Episode 166: Nicole Walker on Diversity, Leadership, and Falling in Love with the Deal

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole J. Walker brings far more diversity than just her race and gender to her role as managing partner at Arboretum Ventures. Her background was in ...

Episode 165: Dr. Aaron Kaplan— Still Making Music, A Clinician’s Perspective on Innovation

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Aaron Kaplan has several startups and many years of cardiology practice under his belt, and he is uniquely positioned to give a physician’s pers...

Episode 164: Kurt Azarbarzin, Revolutionizing Surgery

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kurt Azarbarzin grew up valuing discipline, hard work and a can-do attitude, and he credits much of his success to continuing to work and live by thos...

Episode 163: Venture Investing in a Post-COVID World

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic has certainly affected many aspects of life, but what about the medtech industry? Specifically for this audience, did COVID impact medtec...

Episode 162: Bernie Haffey on Cutting Through to High Performance

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bernie Haffey started his career as a high school physics teacher, then decided to go to business school. He remained interested in science and techno...

Episode 161: Amar Sawhney on Finding the Right Chemistry for Entrepreneurial Success

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Now a seasoned medtech entrepreneur and leader, Amar Sawhney first became interested in the industry starting in graduate school. He was studying chem...

Episode 160: Securing Coverage and Payment for Your Innovative Medical Device: Advice from the Experts

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Navigating the ever-changing sea of medtech reimbursement is never easy, particularly with the recent swings in policies pertaining to breakthrough de...

Episode 159: Lessons from Medtech Leader and Mentor Joe Mandato

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There’s nothing like those pivotal moments of a startup that lead to it becoming wildly successful. The excitement as the company’s first product ...

Episode 158: Now Hear This: Christian Gormsen on Breaking Convention in the Hearing Industry at Eargo

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Like many entrepreneurs, Christian Gormsen admits he didn’t start his career with a passion for his current field. Instead, he backed into the heari...

Episode 157: Success nVisioned, Surbhi Sarna’s Story

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After passing out from extremely painful complex ovarian cists at age 13, Surbhi Sarna became all too familiar with the challenges and lack of adequat...

Episode 156: How Medtech Can Sustain its Momentum in 2021: Strategies for Successful Investment

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a successful year for medtech. The industry reaped the fruits of over a decade of concerted effort to reduce regulatory...

Episode 155: Inari Medical: Clot Warriors—Changing the Paradigm in DVT and Pulmonary Embolism

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Inari Medical is a 2020 success story. The company was one of the first medtech companies to IPO during the pandemic. As part of the new Medtech Talk ...

Episode 154: Medtech Goes Virtual at Osso VR

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After an ill family member introduced Justin Barad to the world of healthcare, he decided to earn a bioengineering degree, then an MD, and eventually ...

Episode 153: Stimulating Confidence by Solving Incontinence

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After 20+ years as an academic physician, Karen Noblett was presented with a new opportunity: join Axonics as the company’s CMO. Originally, she was...

Episode 152: Stomping out Diabetic Foot Ulcers at Podimetrics

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Bloom admits that his path to becoming a CEO was anything but linear. Originally a percussionist, Jon then found a calling for medicine and became...

Episode 151: Breaking Through at CVRx

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

From senior leadership positions at GE Healthcare and Medtronic to board chairman at MDIC and AdvaMed, Nadim is a seasoned medtech executive who is pa...

Episode 150: Edwards' Katie Szyman on Medtech's Accelerating Changes, Leadership Development and Having Fun

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Szyman is an accomplished global operating executive in the medical device industry with a passion for building high performing teams and helpin...

Episode 149: Ethical Leadership, Corporate Responsibility, and the Transformative Power of Yoga

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Huggins is a leader in the medtech world whose journey from Synthes, USA COO to an indictment and prison sentence has run parallel to his discove...

Episode 148: Kaiser Permanente’s Liz Rockett on Her VC Career and Gender Inequality in the Industry

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As an English Major at Princeton, Liz Rockett could not have imagined how her VC career would take off and the places it would take her. She shares he...

Episode 147: Leadership and Innovation to Combat a Global Pandemic

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Butterfly Network CEO Laurent Faracci shares his experience leading a company through the Coronavirus outbreak, while producing lifesaving technology ...

Episode 146: Vapotherm CEO Joe Army: Wisdom from the Northern Kingdom to the Board Room and Beyond

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Army’s career journey through the medtech industry has been anything but easy, but he does not back down from a challenge, and he’s sharing th...

Episode 145: Medtech Talk Welcomes its New Host

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Medtech Talk welcomes its new host, Geoff Pardo! Geoff is a dynamic partner at Gilde Healthcare who uses his passion for medtech to share stories from...

Can New CEO Murthy Simhambhatla Help SetPoint Medical Deliver on Bioelectronics’ Promise?

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, Murthy Simhambhatla, president and CEO of SetPoint Medical, explains why he moved into the Medtech industry and how that path has p...

Where NeuroPace Is Headed Under New CEO Mike Favet

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Mike Favet, the new CEO of NeuroPace, shares his personal story into Medtech and reveals his plans for one of Medtech’s pioneers, N...

How Frank Fischer and Martha Morrell, MD, Launched one of Medtech’s Pioneering Neurostim Companies

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, Frank Fischer and Martha Morrell, MD, recount the long history of NeuroPace, one of Medtech’s neurostimulation pioneers. 

Medtech CEO Duke Rohlen Grew Into His Name. Can AJAX Health Do the Same?

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Medtech Talk, Duke Rohlen, CEO of AJAX Health, answers several critical questions about the importance of names. What’s his real ...

CEO Kim Rodriguez Says Big Bet on Acessa Is Paying Off for Patients and Investors

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Rodriguez expected to follow her mom’s career in medicine. But she got bit by the Medtech Bug early and enjoyed a string of sales success at com...

Medtech VCs Klein, Nielsen Explain Why They Decided to Start Up Their Own Venture Firm, Vensana

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Klein and Kirk Nielsen entered venture capital separately 13 years ago, taking roles at two of the top firms in Medtech. Over that time, the tw...

Stryker’s Kevin Lobo Explains Why He Calls Medtech Home, How the “Serial Acquirer” Will Keep Growing

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up in Canada, Kevin Lobo only knew he wanted to be a senior executive at a global company someday. That overriding objective took him through ...

We Hope to See You Next Week at the Medtech Conference

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for your support of the MedtechTalk Podcast. We hope to see you at the Medtech Conference next week. We’ll be posting compelling interview...

GE Healthcare’s Agnes Berzsenyi Is Clearly Comfortable with Changing Women’s Healthcare

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s podcast, Agnes Berzsenyi, president and CEO of Women’s Health at GE Healthcare, explains how her upbringing in Hungary during a tim...

Gelfand and Levin Share Lessons from Ardian’s Rise and Fall…and Rise Again. Would They Do It Again?

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Howard Levin and Mark Gelfand, the principals of Coridea, return to the podcast to detail the trials and tribulations of Ardian. Ardian is one of the ...

Mark Gelfand, Howard Levin Discuss Coridea, Ardian and How They’re Innovating Medtech Innovation

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past decade, no other Medtech start-up has moved markets as much or as quickly as Ardian, the godfather of the renal denervation surge a deca...

Shyam Natarajan, CEO and Founder of Avenda Health, Explains How the Start-Up is Gaining Momentum

21 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the MedtechTalk Podcast, we talk with Shyam Natarajan, PhD, founder and CEO of Avenda Health, a company using imaging, AI and focal...

Nuvaira’s Dennis Wahr Gives Presenting Tips, IDs his Role Models, Talks About Possibly Going Public

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You’ll have a hard time finding a more modest man than Dennis Wahr, president and CEO of Nuvaira. But when asked what company he sees as being poise...

Go Go Go! Scott Huennekens Explains How Strong Bias to Action Defined Leadership at Volcano, Verb

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anyone who has swapped emails with Scott Huennekens has seen the Go Go Go signature at the bottom. They’re three little words, but they say so much ...

KPV’s Amy Belt Raimundo Landed in VC Just Before the Bottom Fell Out. Hear How She Pivoted, Thrived

29 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

No, Amy Belt Raimundo didn’t blow anything up. But she knew early on in college that her initial career choice of chemistry wasn’t her true path. ...

Invus Opportunities Partner Ben Tsai Seeks – and Finds – Success in Medtech Investments

22 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Tsai says his initial plans – or the plans he’d been given – called on him being a doctor. But he quickly saw a greater opportunity wor...

PreCardia CEO Lisa Wipperman Heine Shares Details on Path to New Role at Stealthy HF Start-Up

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Wipperman Heine’s career in Medtech was launched when she answered a want ad in a newspaper – remember those?  That path took her to top reg...

Medtech Incubator NXT Biomedical Shows Stan Rowe Is Great at Innovation, Bad at “Retirement”

01 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After leading a long, distinguished and successful career in Medtech Innovation, Stan Rowe chose a familiar, if not unusual, spot to “retire” – ...

GT Medical CEO Matt Likens Sets a New BHAG – Giving Longer Lives to People with Brain Tumors

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Likens’ two decades-plus at Baxter cultivated in him a desire to deliver “critical therapies for life-threatening conditions.” He found gre...

Merit Medical CEO Fred Lampropoulos Lays Out Aggressive Growth Strategy, Including Opportunistic M&A

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Spoiler Alert: I missed a huge part of Merit Medical CEO Fred Lampropoulos’ life story when I did my research. I won’t say what it was, but you’...

Santé Ventures’ James Eadie, MD, Reveals the Early-Stage Strategy That’s Producing Epic Returns

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Santé Ventures partner James Eadie, MD, doesn’t recall the good old days of Medtech. He joined the Austin-based Venture Firm after two tours in Ira...

SVB’s Jon Norris Reveals Medtech’s Most Prolific Investors, Hottest Areas, and Biggest Exits

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month, Silicon Valley Bank released its Trends in Healthcare Investments and Exits 2019, the latest of the bank’s annual reports on the...

Miromatrix CEO Jeff Ross Shares the Bold Plan to Eliminate the Organ Transplant Waiting List

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Miromatrix straddles the line between biotech and medtech. The start-up is developing a line of “ghost organs” that can be used in humans. The tec...

Alydia CEO Anne Morrissey Talks Car Accidents, Career Guidance and How the Start-up Raised $10m

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fortune disguised as misfortune led Anne Morrissey to embark on a Medtech career. Since that start, hard work, perseverance and some helpful mentors p...

AEGEA CEO Maria Sainz Talks Guidant and the Rewards and Challenges of Leading a Medtech Start-up

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty years ago, Maria Sainz faced an unusual fork in her career road. She chose wisely, building an esteemed career in Medtech that included senior ...

AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker Talks Mid-Terms, Device Tax and Innovative Programs for Smaller Companies

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Whitaker, the CEO of AdvaMed, has worked in DC for close to two decades. So naturally, we  asked him for his take on what the outcome of the mi...

Renal Guard CEO Jim Dillon Discusses Spin Out of High Profile Reprieve Cardiovascular

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Dillon, president and CEO of Renal Guard, talks about the company’s decision to create Reprieve Cardiovascular, a start-up focusing on heart fai...

Endotronix CEO Harry Rowland Knows Medtech Start-Ups Live on the Edge. How Does He Keep Balanced?

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Endotronix CEO Harry Rowland, PhD, co-founded the heart sensor company 11 years ago and assumed the CEO role in 2012. Over that span, the company has ...

Follow ReCor Medical Founder Mano Iyer’s Unusual Path to Building, Selling a Successful Medtech

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mano Iyer’s unorthodox path to Medtech leadership led him to Europe where he co-founded a company, joined top VC firm Sofinnova, and founded ReCor M...

ResMed CEO Mick Farrell Balances Career, Family, and Bringing Tech, Software, and Data into Medtech

08 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mick Farrell’s father questioned his son’s double degree from MIT when he didn’t immediately see the opportunity facing the sleep apnea company....

Why Do the Principals of Cardeation Capital Think Joining Forces Makes Sense for Innovation?

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this dual podcast, we talk with leaders from the American Heart Association, Philips, UPMC, and Aphelion Capital about Cardeation Capital, a new ve...

Medcrypt CEO Mike Kijewski Says Medtech Cybersecurity Is a Growing Concern for Hospitals, Patients

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

MedCrypt CEO Mike Kijewski is playing a long game. At the moment, he recognizes Medtech execs aren’t placing a high priority on cybersecurity of the...

Aphelion Managing Partner Ned Scheetz Discusses Medtech Investor’s Unique Approach, Unusual Name

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Medtech start-ups need more firms like Aphelion Capital, investors willing to wager as little as $200,000 to get a promising idea going. Managing Part...

Relievant CEO Kevin Hykes Shares the Advice that Led Him to Set a Successful Course as CEO

13 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Under CEO Kevin Hykes, Relievant Medsystems is racking up some wins. The company closed on a $58 million Series E round last month and this week annou...

Surgeon/Engineer Steve Charles Has Advice for Aspiring Inventors: Never Stop Learning; Dump Netflix

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ask renowned vitreoretinal surgeon and inventor Steve Charles, MD, if he considers himself a surgeon or engineer first and he’ll answer – both. In...

Three Experienced Medtech CEOs Share Stories of Waging Successful Wars for Device Reimbursement

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We were hoping to capture some real-world wisdom by putting three CEOs –Bill Facteau of Earlens, Bob Paulson of NxThera and John Stevens of HeartFlo...

CEO John Pedersen Explains Why Urology – and Augmenix – Are Enjoying Such an “Interesting Time”

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this Medtech Talk Podcast, CEO John Pedersen explains why he chose to help Augmenix roll out its SPACEOAR implant, a hydrogel that's inserted ...

Medtech CEOs Herbert, Elsesser on Meeting the Challenges of Leading Companies from Start-Up to IPO

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

CEOs often are assigned skill sets that define their stage of specialty: start-up CEOs, commercial CEOs, etc. Two of our guests at the Medtech Confere...

Healthegy's Medtech Conference Bringing Together Pols, VCs and Executives to Discuss Sector's Future

29 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on Thursday at the Medtech Conference in Minneapolis to hear from Congressman Erik Paulsen.A longtime proponent of the Medtech industry, Rep. ...

Follow TransEnterix' Journey from Single-Port Surgery Start-Up to Robotics Leader with CEO Todd Pope

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

TransEnterix President and CEO Todd Pope took the helm of the start-up to create a new single-port surgery system. Little did Todd know he'd be r...