Medtech Talk

Propeller Health CEO David Van Sickle Explains How Sensors, Data Can Help Manage Respiratory Disease

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David Van Sickle, CEO & Co-Founder of Propeller Health, brings his public health background to health tech start-up Propeller Health. The company ...

NxThera CEO Bob Paulson Talks M&A, Career Twists, Family, and Lessons Learned from Selling Yogurt

07 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Boston Scientific's acquisition of NxThera obviously signals an end of one era. The 10-year-old start-up will live inside the global giant, of co...

Ceterix CEO John McCutcheon Is Writing a Different Ending with New Tech That Can Save the Meniscus

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 2010, John McCutcheon joined Ceterix, a start-up with big goals and a surer FDA path than his previous company. McCutcheon recounts the FDA's ...

Intact CEO Bruce Shook Excited by New Round, Clinical Progress, and the Potential for Spin-off, Vesper

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Intact Vascular recently secured an additional $20m to push the Tack Endovascular System to PMA approval. CEO Bruce Shook discusses the round, the pot...

Intersect ENT CEO Lisa Earnhardt Discusses New Products and Plans as Medtech Talk Hits the 100 Mark

10 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

CEO Lisa Earnhardt, who appeared as the first guest on the Medtech Talk Podcast, returns in episode number 100 to share why she took the helm of the 1...

Baxter Ventures VP Anne Sissel Says Strategic Investors Can Help Start-Ups Reach Their Potential

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Anne Sissel, vice president of Baxter Ventures, says she followed the numbers into Medtech. Now, she enjoys using the strategic's capital to help...

CEO Jim Buck Says Mardil Medical is Using Familiar Script to Rewrite the Rules on Treating FMR

27 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Buck, President and CEO of Mardil Medical, shares his personal and professional Medtech stories. The common thread? He doesn't give up. One r...

Lightstone's Jason Lettmann Compares and Contrasts US, Irish Medtech Scenes After Three Years Abroad

23 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When we last spoke with Jason Lettmann, general partner at Lightstone Ventures, he had just set up his firm's shop in Ireland. Three years later,...

CEO Stevens Says HeartFlow Took No Shortcuts to Commercialization, Raising $240 million Series E

06 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John H. Stevens, MD, was too excited to sleep when he first heard what HeartFlow's technology could potentially do. Eight years later, he's ...

Zenflow CEO Damiano Shares Start-up's Origins, Success in Building the Right Series A Syndicate

27 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Stanford Biodesign program created another promising start-up in Zenflow. Co-founder and CEO Nick Damiano explains how the program's fellows ...

LRVHealth Tapping Providers for New $100 Million Fund

16 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tripp Peake co-founded Long River Ventures in 2000, just before the tech and venture capital industries took a dive. The firm survived, thrived, and i...

Pixium CEO Sees Great Promise for PRIMA Implant

06 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Khalid Ishaque says Bioelectronic Medicine has made great strides in treating hearing loss, depression, and other maladies and shows great promise in ...

SVB’s Numbers Guru Jon Norris Points to More Investors, Stronger Exits Facing Medtech in 2018

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hard to find anyone working harder than Jonathan Norris to help us see the forest for the trees.Jon is a fixture at many conferences including – tha...

New Metavention CEO Todd Berg Talks M&A, Raising Capital, and Why He’s Excited to Join the Start-up

23 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Berg has a bit of a winning streak going. Berg worked at three Medtech start-ups prior to accepting the CEO post at exciting new start-up Metaven...

Fractyl’s Rajagopalan Shares Fund-Raising Philosophy

08 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What Went into Fractyl’s $44 million Round? CEO and co-founder Harith Rajagopalan, MD, PhD, discusses his approach to raising new capital and to bui...

We Ask Anders Wold, Head of GE’s Clinical Care Solutions, Where GE Fits in Healthcare’s Future

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Anders Wold, president and CEO of GE’s Clinical Care Solutions, is still fascinated by the power new technology can deliver to healthcare. So he’s...

AI Forerunner IDx Explains How New Test Could Cut Healthcare Costs, Improve Diagnosis of Eye Disease

05 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning looms over Medtech as a growing force that will bring change, good or bad. In this MedtechTa...

Norwest’s Mittendorff Details Past Successes and Future Challenges Facing Healthcare Technology

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Medtech and Digital Health technology increasingly have more and more in common. In this Medtech Talk Podcast, Robert Mittendorff, MD, a partner at No...

Cardionomic’s Goedeke Talks Team Jackets, Ski Lifts, and Changing How ADHF Is Treated

10 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Goedeke says he was the kid who liked to take things apart. But he’s built a career putting things together including a promising neuromodulat...

How Will CEO Pavlidis Help VytronUS Deliver Disruptive Ultrasound Tool to Treat Afib in the EP Lab?

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

John Pavlidis, president and CEO of VytronUS, has built a strong resume leading and selling Medtech start-ups. Now the self-described engineering “n...

Alexa! Ask Worrell How Voice Technology, Virtual Reality, and Other Exciting Tech Will Help Medtech

28 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Medtech-device design firm Worrell now is envisioning how Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Voice-enabled Technologies like Amazon’s Alexa mig...

Mylea Charvat Says Savonix Working to Turn Cognitive Function into Vital Measure

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Faced with an unacceptable diagnosis after her husband was seriously injured in an accident, Savonix CEO Mylea Charvat created a tool to measure cogni...

Wahr says Nuvaira gives him a familiar feeling; lays out plans for fund-raising, commercial launch

13 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Nuvaira CEO Dennis Wahr, MD, sees similarities between interventional pulmonology today and interventional cardiology in its early days. He hopes Nuva...

CEO Jeffrey Brewer Details How His Family’s Health Helped Him Find Medtech’s Bigfoot in Diabetes

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

An ailing wife and son forced Bryan Mazlish to hack a cell phone, glucose monitor, and insulin pump to create an artificial pancreas. In this MedtechT...

CEO Rogers Shares the Experiences that Helped Her Set a Successful Course for High Flying Silk Road

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Silk Road Medical CEO Erica Rogers gives an honest look back at how her past successes and failures have helped her set the course for one of Medtech’...

IntuiTap Medical CEO Traver Says “Stud Finder for the Spine” Could Save Time While Avoiding Frustration and Pain

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Traver, CEO of IntuiTap Medical, says the Texas-based start-up could solve serious but often overlooked complications of spinal punctures. Th...

What Is AirXpanders CEO Dodson’s Biggest Concern? Can the Company Make Enough Product to Meet Demand

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Dodson, president and CEO of AirXpanders, explains how the company used OUS experience and financing to get its AeroForm Tissue expander system ...

Personal Tragedy Puts AUM Founder and CEO Marie Johnson on Journey to Create a Device, Save Lives

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Marie Johnson, CEO and founder of AUM Cardiovascular, lost her husband, Rob, to a heart attack. The tragedy led her to develop CADence, a handheld dev...

Entrepreneur Extraordinaire Wallace Shares Where He’s Finding New Ideas and Fresh Capital

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Wallace says his Intersect incubator created 13 companies over 20 years, and exited eight of them. That’s a pretty good batting average. But ...

Keynote Conversation: CEO José Almeida Rebuilds Baxter International for the Future

17 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Baxter CEO Joe Almeida discusses the challenges of taking over the hospital-products maker, reshaping its culture, focusing its strategy for the futur...

CEO Barad Explains How Osso VR Uses Virtual Reality to Solve a Problem No One Knew Existed

08 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Barad talks about taking VR out of the gaming space with innovative software that will transform how orthopedic surgeons train in the OR.

Endeavour Vision’s Ellias Reveals the Path from Pre-Med to Medtronic to Investing in Medtech

04 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ask Endeavour Vision’s Katie Ellias what song best represents her career path to venture capital and she’d probably say, “The Long and Winding R...

Hear a Surprising Reason Jonathan Norris is Bullish on Medtech Investments in 2017 and Beyond

28 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Norris of Silicon Valley Bank follows up his recent Medtech Conference presentation with insights on healthcare exits, the latest M&A cha...

SightLine’s Biller Advises Entrepreneurs and Investors to Look at Strength of a Syndicate

21 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

SightLine general partner Joe Biller shares his insights on the venture market, including advice for companies looking for – and working with – ve...

Mahoney Shares What Surprised Him at Boston Scientific and How the Company Turned Around its Culture

13 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What steps did Boston Scientific – under Mahoney’s leadership – take to unlock such significant growth? In an interview at the Medtech Conferenc...

Berman Give Honest Opinions on His Golf Game and the Opportunities for Future Medtech Innovators

07 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Serial entrepreneur Mike Berman shares how he’s seen the Medtech innovation sector evolve over the years. Times are tougher, but Berman sees reason ...

Klein Shares how NEA Plans to Put More Than $300 Million to Work in Medtech Companies

26 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, New Enterprise Associates – known to its friends as NEA – announced closing on a $3.3 billion venture capital fund, with roughly 10% of...

ReCor’s Weiss Sees Medtech’s Rebound, Talks Renal Denervation and Innovative Strategic Financing

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Weiss, president & CEO of ReCor Medical, says Medtech is alive and kicking. This is an exceedingly positive statement from the CEO of a ren...

Rohlen Explains How KKR, Ajax Are Rethinking How We Run Medtech Start-ups

08 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Duke Rohlen, CEO and director of Ajax Health, co-founder and CEO of Spirox Inc., explains how he’s combining his expertise, connections, and experie...

Baxter Chairman & CEO Joe Almeida Explains How to Bring Innovation to a Big Company’s Culture

03 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Almeida, CEO, President, and Chairman of Baxter International, Inc. joined Baxter at the beginning of 2016. He knew immediately the company needed...

Medtech Conference Co-Chair Kevin Hykes Hits the Highpoints; Catch Us on Facebook Live

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Medtech Conference Co-Chair Kevin Hykes, who is finishing up his two-year tour of duty as a conference co-commander, reviews the agenda for next week’...

Outset CEO Trigg Talks Dialysis, Fundraising, and What Makes a Medtech Career Matter

19 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Outset CEO Leslie Trigg updates Medtech Talk listeners on her company’s bid to bring disruption to dialysis. She also shares some sage advice about ...

A Little Bit Medtech, A Little Bit Tech: Murj CEO Butka Explains How Murj Combines Best of Both

12 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Butka, the CEO and founder of Murj, personifies the much ballyhooed crossover between Medtech and Tech. The start-up is developing a software app...

Stanford’s Yock Talks Medtech Costs, Biodesign’s Birthday, and How He Feels about Apple and Google

03 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Yock, MD, started Stanford’s Byers Center for Biodesign to help teach innovation. While the idea didn’t excite everyone, the center has emerg...

CEO Randall Recalls the Tale of Trans1 and Explains Why Omnilife Will Make Its Mark in Orthopedics

28 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rick Randall’s initial foray into leading a Medtech company represented a bit of a fairy tale. But his next chapter – starting and leading spine c...

Randall Recaps Journey from Teaching in High School Classroom to Leading Medtechs as a CEO

20 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rick Randall landed his first job in Medtech on a bet. Today, he’s one of the sector’s most experienced CEOs. In the first part of a two-part inte...

Stanford’s Blumenkranz Delivers His State of Innovation Address. Spoiler: It Includes Lasers

13 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Serial innovator Mark Blumenkranz, MD, who last year moved into an emeritus position at Stanford, shares his enthusiasm and concerns for the future of...

Advice of the Valkyrie – GE Venture’s Lisa Suennen Explains How Medtechers Can Find Their Voice

06 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For more than a decade, Lisa Suennen, Senior Managing Director, healthcare at GE Ventures and Managing Partner at Venture Valkyrie, LLC, has blogged a...

Former VC Nim Shah Dishes on JP Morgan, the Four Horsemen, and What It’s Like Joining a Start-Up

30 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Nim Shah left Domain Associates to take on the chief business officer role at hot Start-Up Fractyl Laboratories. Hear why he made the change, what he ...

Egeland’s Experience, Curiosity, and Roots Lead Him to Building Out a B&D Career at Medtronic

24 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Egeland, senior director, business development & licensing at Medtronic, is searching for tech and start-ups that bolster the Medtech giant’...

Managing Director Kirk Nielsen Talks Origins, Medtech, and Versant Ventures’ new $400 Million Fund

17 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Kirk Nielsen’s path to Versant passed through thoughts of medical school, a short stint in the NHL, and a span at Medtronic. Today, Nielsen represen...

Trod Medical Focused on Developing RF Ablative Tools to Perform Precise Surgery on Soft Tissue

10 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Trod Founder and CEO Andre Faure tells the tale of Trod, a low-capital-burning start-up focused on introducing a next-generation of ablation tools to ...

Amphora's Tom Ressemann Looks Back On A Start-Up Life, Answers The Question: What Makes a Good CEO

03 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

You can’t be involved in as many successful start-ups as Tom Ressemann and not walk away with great lessons and valuable experiences. The former Ent...

FundRx Finding the Formula to Bring LPs, VCs, Individuals to Fund Promising Medtech Start-Ups

24 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Zeshan Muhammedi thinks he and his co-founders of FundRx have identified some “misalignments” in funding Medtechs. The solution may be FundRx, a n...

SetPoint CEO Arnold Recalls Path to Medtech, Progress in Using Neuromod to Alleviate Inflammation

17 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Long ago, Tony Arnold wondered how he might find an opening in Medtech. Today, he’s leading one of the sector’s most novel start-ups, SetPoint Med...

FDA Building Effective Fast Track for US Medtechs While Other Countries Starting to Show Delays

14 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Wipperman Heine, COO of Mitralign, says the FDA is making quicker work of review times. But the same might not be said for other countries where ...

Optum’s Clark Says Medtechs Need to Craft Effective Message to Win Support from Payers and Providers

05 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Clark, senior vice president at Optum Life Sciences, says healthcare rests in the “nascent” stages of questioning effectiveness of medical t...

A Little Bit Wall Street, A Little Bit Rock ’n’ Roll: Red Crow’s Co-founders Help Start-ups Find $$

27 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jerry Harrison, rock star turned investor, joined with former Wall Streeter Brian A. Smith to create Red Crow to build a platform for healthcare start...

Lightstone’s Enxing Seng Brings Multiple Perspectives to Finding Solutions for Medtech Start-ups

20 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Medtech Conference co-chair Stacy Enxing Seng, after succeeding at both start-ups and corporates, shares her enthusiasm for her new role as venture pa...

Metavention’s Kevin Hykes Explains How Past Success Can Guide Medtech's Future

13 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Medtech Conference co-chair Kevin Hykes revisits his days at Visiogen and Cameron Health, explaining how those successful outcomes help guide his hand...

Can Robot-Assisted Surgery Carve a Niche in Ophthalmology?

06 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, a surgeon performed ophthalmology’s first robot-assisted surgery – a membrane peel. Marc de Smet, chief medical officer of Preceyes, a...

BrainScope Scores FDA approval for Concussion Dx Device, Moves into Commercialization

30 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Backed by nearly $30 million from the Department of Defense, BrainScope created a device to make concussion diagnosis more certain. Hear what’s next...

Medtech M&A: McEvoy on Where Will AMO Fit into J&J & What the Deal Means for Eye Care

21 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley McEvoy, Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Companies, says the new force could p...

From the Fundraising Front: How Rox Medical Made the Move to Hypertension and Raised $40m

16 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Rox Medical CEO Rodney Brenneman says he’s never had a tougher time raising capital. But the deed is done, and Rox is ready to move forward into the...

A MedtechTalk Mea Culpa

08 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Everything Medtech Companies Need to Know About Making Friends (& Closing Deals) in China

26 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Chen Yu, MD, managing director of Vivo Capital, has built a career finding the right deals at the right time in the US and China. Hear what US compani...

Where Are Series A Dollars Coming From? What Areas Are Ripe for M&A? You May Be Surprised

19 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Data guru Jon Norris, managing director at Silicon Valley Bank, reviews his first-half numbers for ophthalmology and life sciences. Norris’ first-ha...

ReVision CEO John Kilcoyne Says the Company is Ready to Build a New Medtech Market in Ophthalmology

11 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

ReVision Optics built it – a corneal inlay capable of correcting presbyopia. The FDA approved it sooner than expected. Now the company needs to buil...

What Will Carl Zeiss Meditec’s New Ophthalmology Unit Look Like? We Ask Jim Mazzo.

04 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the newest Master of the Industry. Jim Mazzo, who has led divisions, spin-outs, and start-ups, now leads what looks to be a new leader in ophthal...

From an "Ah, Ha!" Moment to Restoring Sight – Innovator Mark Humayun, MD, on What Drives Innovation

27 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Over two decades ago, Mark Humayun – who will co-chair our upcoming OIS@ASRS meeting in San Francisco – helped launch a “moonshot” that would ...

Cartiva’s FDA Win for Approval of First Synthetic Cartilage Signals Change for Orthopedics

21 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Cartiva secured an historic win when the FDA approved its synthetic cartilage. CEO Tim Patrick explains what it took to get the approval and how the c...

Perfecting the Fast-Follower Strategy – How Blue Belt Built and Sold a Successful Robotics Business

14 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Timko, the former CEO of Blue Belt, shares how the company used MAKO’s wake to build a market for its surgical robot and sell the business to S...

How Do You Build a Start-Up into a $600 Million Exit? We Ask Matt Likens, Former CEO of Ulthera

07 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The board at Ulthera, an aesthetics device company, faced an attractive dilemma. Take the company public? Or accept a lucrative buyout? Hear from the ...

Gilde Healthcare’s Geoff Pardo on Why European LPs & VCs See Opportunity in the US Medtech Market

30 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Gilde Healthcare Partner Geoff Pardo shares how the firm will invest its new $250 million in health care companies, including Medtech.

Allen Partners’ Julie Allen on How New Leaders Can Find Success in Today’s Evolving Medtech Sector

23 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Allen, principal of Allen Partners, shares insights on how Medtech executives must work to find the right fit and how companies can build their ...

Sounds from the Stage: Hear "What it Takes to Win in Medtech" from Four Successful CEOs

16 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The experienced CEOs on this panel have authored some of the greatest stories in Medtech. In this discussion, they delve into their approaches to mana...

Medtronic’s Martha Discusses Fear, Transformation & Acquisitions

09 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Medtronic executive VP Geoff Martha talks with OISTV about how the Medtech giant views robotics, payers, and where health care transformation is the m...

Where are we in the Robotics Revolution?

03 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

For years, Intuitive Surgical appeared to be the only company capable of cracking the code for medical robotics. But with companies like Medtronic, St...

How Vascular Solutions Beat the DOJ & What Medtech Executives Need to Know to Do the Same

26 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

After five years and $25 million, Vascular Solutions CEO Howard Root watched a jury confirm what he knew all along. His company had done nothing wrong...

MDMA’s Leahey Updates on Device Tax, Reimbursement & What the White House Says About Medtech

19 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Leahey, CEO and President of MDMA, delivers his “State of the Industry” address on reimbursement, the medical device tax, UnitedHealthcare/Me...

Facteau Looks Forward to Day in Court & Eyes Funding for Earlens

15 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A recent jury decision cleared Vascular Solutions of charges of improper off-label marketing. Former Acclarent CEO Bill Facteau discusses his indictme...

How Will Abbott & Auris Deals Impact Early Stage Start-ups?

03 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Abbott’s move to acquire St. Jude demonstrates how Medtronic’s moves toward “Total Solutions” may change the game in Medtech. We’re going to...

Newly Minted VC Stacy Enxing Seng Talks Medtech, Medtronic & Why She Joined Lightstone

28 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Though initially surprised by Medtronic’s move to buy Covidien, Stacy Enxing Seng says she immediately saw the wisdom of the deal and recognized the...

Thom Gunderson Offers Insights on Innovation, IPOs, and Google from a Long-time Medtech Market Watcher

21 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Gunderson watched the Medtech market for over 20 years at Piper Jaffray. Now recently retired, Gunderson explains how innovation in Medtech is ...

Windham’s Yee on Why She Thinks Medtech’s Renaissance is Drawing Future New Leaders

14 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Cynthia Yee, a principal at Windham Venture Partners, opened her firm’s office in San Francisco. Yee shares her opinions on many medtech questions i...

Design Firm Nottingham Spirk has Grand Plans to Bolster Medtech Start-ups

07 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Medtech industry earns only passing grades in the category of product design, according to product development group Nottingham Spirk. But the com...

HealthQuest’s Kong on teamwork, Medtech, and investing $225 million

30 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

HealthQuest Capital secured a $225 million fund to invest in new health care technologies. Managing Director Garheng Kong, MD, explains the firm’s v...

How Kerry Pope and the Fogarty Institute Keep Medtech Innovation Alive

23 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Experienced medtech CEO Kerry Pope explains how the Fogarty Institute is building coalitions of corporations and entrepreneurs to create medtech start...

Trigg: Outset’s Tablo Could Create `Boutique’ Dialysis

15 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Outset Medical CEO Leslie Trigg brings a career of success in medtech into a new approach to dialysis. Tablo, a sleek device, could enable dialysis co...

Hykes Recounts Successful Outcomes from Visiogen, Cameron

08 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

As CEO, Kevin Hykes led two companies – Visiogen and Cameron Health – to successful acquisitions by strategic acquirers. In this interview, Hykes ...

Justin Klein, MD, JD, Partner at New Enterprise Associates

29 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Klein, MD, JD, sits down with Healthegy TV to provide details on where his firm, New Enterprise Associates, sees the greatest opportunities in ...

Makower on Making Medtech Bigger, Stronger, Faster

27 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

For the past two decades, Josh Makower, MD, has sat on the innovator’s side of the table creating innovations and innovators through his work with t...

Lightstone’s Lettmann Finding Opportunities in Ireland

20 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Lettman, partner at Lightstone Ventures, set up shop in Ireland after Lightstone closed its debut fund. Hear how he views Medtech from the other...

Oculeve Marks Big Win For Medtech

15 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Oculeve, a stealthy start-up with backing from Kleiner, NEA and Versant, opted to sell its neurostim treatment for Dry Eye to Ophthalmology Leader All...

Can Bill Gruber Take Solace Where He Took Interlace?

02 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Solace Therapeutics CEO Bill Gruber hopes to repeat the successful exit he helped execute when Hologic paid close to $300 million for his previous com...

What Impact Will 3D Printing Have in Medtech?

18 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Oxford’s Scott Defelice explains how his company and 3D printing will impact medtech.

Gurtner Explains How TauTona Is Rethinkin Medtech Innovation

04 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Geoff Gurtner, MD, managing partner of TauTona Group, is trying to look differently at how Medtech is created, funded and sold.

Medtech Mic: Lachman, Haimovich Drill Deep into Ophthalmology Devices

20 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Analysts Michael Lachman and Larry Haimovich put down their pens and pick up the mics to discuss the more promising ophthalmology technologies.

MDMA’s Leahey Sees Reasons for Concern and Optimism

29 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Leahey of the MDMA explains how a move against patent troll could cut the legs out from Medtech entrepreneurs and VCs dependent upon IP protectio...

Foundry’s Gifford: Innovating Innovation in a Changing Health Care World

23 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Hanson Gifford of The Foundry reviews the evolving challenges behind Medtech innovation and shares details on Fire1 and Ardian.