The MedTalk Podcast
Episodes
Navigating cell and gene therapy
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Olivia Friett is joined by Kirsty Baxter, director of Global Project Management for Cell and Gene Therapies, and Athanasios Polyannis, di...
Leaders in Pharma: Almac Group
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of Leaders in Pharma, I'm joined by Dr. Jonathan Loughrey, associate director of physical sciences and isotope chemistry and Ter...
The FemTech Series: Funding and networking for femtech innovators
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The FemTech series, Olivia Friett editor of European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, is joined by Bridie Houlihan founder of Women's H...
The FemTech Series: Replacing the current speculum
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The FemTech series, Olivia Friett editor of European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, is joined by Jean Bouquet, Mark Owen and Emily Fi...
Leaders in Pharma: Adragos Pharma
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer secured an interview with Dr. Andreas Raabe CEO at Adragos Pharma. In this insightful discussio...
The FemTech Series: Driving innovation in women's health
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The FemTech series, Olivia Friett editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Bethan Halliwell, partner at Withers & Rogers, wher...
Leaders in Pharma: Thermo Fisher
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're bringing you something a little different. Earlier this year, one of our sister publications, European Pharmaceutical Manufactur...
The FemTech Series: How to fix inequality in healthcare
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The FemTech series, Olivia Friett editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Jane Kennedy, Chief Business Officer at Discovery P...
Qsight Prospector: boosting sales efficiency
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Erik Haines, managing director at Guidepoint Qsight where we will ...
The FemTech Series: Breaking the stigma of STI testing
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The FemTech Series you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Valentina Milanova, founder and CEO of Daye ...
The FemTech Series: Analysing the risk of breast cancer recurrence
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The FemTech Series, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Hemmel Amrania PhD, CEO of Digistain, a com...
Using nanocompressor technology for medical innovation
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Peter Garbuz, co-founder and CEO of Torramics, where we discuss t...
The FemTech Series: Improving clinical trials for women's health
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The FemTech Series, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Jill Pellegrino, AutoCruitment where we dis...
The future of digital surgery in healthcare
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The MedTalk Podcast, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Andrew Savarese, global head of digital su...
The FemTech Series: Improving the gynaecological experience
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the The FemTech Series Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talks to Ikram Guerd, general manager & VP global marketing a...
The FemTech Series: Tracking cardiovascular health
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Elliot Justin, CEO at FirmTech, about sexual health wearables and...
Using AI to accurately analyse blood samples
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The MedTalk Podcast, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Murdoc Khaleghi, chief medical officer for...
The FemTech Series: The effects of osteoporosis in women
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The FemTech Series, Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News is joined by Cat Kelly, chief operating officer at Naitive, ...
The FemTech Series: Finding support for Endometriosis
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Dearbhail Ormond, founder and CEO at Frendo, where they discuss h...
The FemTech Series: The underfunding in femtech
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Sarah Nurgat, ThoughtSpark, about the underfunding in women's hea...
The FemTech Series: Making smear tests less uncomfortable
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Leeanne Baker, managing director at IMed Consultancy and Louise Ben-Nathan fr...
The FemTech Series: Using AI to predict baby growth on ultrasounds
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Sally Collins professor of obstetrics at University of Oxford a ye...
The FemTech Series: Avoiding complications during pregnancy
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talk to Fifi Kara, co-founder and CEO of Aster where they will discuss t...
The FemTech Series: Is there a regulatory oversight in femtech?
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the FemTech Series, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Laura Friedl-Hirst, managing director at LFH Regulator...
The FemTech Series: Tackling fibroids with ablation technology
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Dr. Chung Looi, CEO of Ablatus Therapeutics about the affect fibroids has on...
The FemTech Series: Celebrating women in medtech
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Friett is joined by guests from recent and future episodes of the FemTech Series for International Women's Day to discuss the current landscape...
The FemTech Series: Changing the gynae diagnosis game
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Friett is joined by Stiliyana Minkovska, founder and CEO of Matrix Health and Care, to discuss the current femtech climate and their product wh...
The FemTech Series: Building trust when introducing new femtech products to market
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Friett, editorial content producer for Medical Plastics News is joined by Tess Cosad, CEO and co-founder at Béa Fertility, to discuss fertilit...
The FemTech Series: Launching Tento+
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first in the FemTech series on the MedTalk Podcast, Medical Plastics News editor Olivia Friett is joined by Nicola Thorn, CEO of AND Technolog...
Easing the scepticism of consumer wearables
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Esther Rodriguez Villegas, founder of Acurable, where they will disc...
Using 3D printing in life sciences
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by John Kawola, the global technology executive from Boston Micro Fabricati...
Start-ups: From the initial idea to bringing it to market
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Scott Nelson, FastWave Medical, about the complete start-up journ...
Tracking hospital equipment with AI technology
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Adrian Jennings, chief product officer at Cognosos, to discuss how tr...
Preventing hearing loss with auditory training
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talks to Amanda Philpott CEO and co-founder of eargym about the risks of hearing loss a...
What's on stage at Med-Tech Innovation Expo?
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the MedTalk Podcast, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News and Oliver Johnson, editor of Med-Tech Innovation News discuss ...
Using seaweed as an alternative to plastic
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the MedTalk Podcast, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Olivia Simpson, founder of SymbioTex, about how seawe...
Addressing the challenges of designing instructional materials
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Renee Bailey, the senior manager of human factors engineering at Blac...
Talking Regs: The relationship between Ireland and the UK
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland, former Med-Tech Innovation editor, talks to Eamonn McGowran associate director of regulatory affairs at Boyds about the relationship betw...
Talking Regs: Recognising and avoiding key regulatory issues
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Ian Bolland, former editor of Med-Tech Innovation talks to Amy Russell, managing director, Russell Regulatory Consultants, and discuss...
Talking Regs: the current state of regulatory affairs
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Talking Regs series, Ian Bolland, former editor of Med-Tech Innovation News, talks to Fiona Maini, senior director - global com...
Driving AI insights into practical healthcare
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Mark Ratnarajah from C2AI, who talks about driving insights into practical healthcare solutions and how his role, background ...
Tackling sepsis at source: TBAT Innovation Challenge winner ahead of 2024 launch
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Sam Stephens from TBAT Innovation and Alistair Wilson from Septest as the duo discuss the launch of the 2024 Innovation Chall...
Prolonging quality of life for people with dementia through technology
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland, group content manager at Rapid MedTech is joined by Simon Lord, head of innovation at the Alzheimer’s Society and George MacGinnis, hea...
Providing an engine in a world of horse and carriages
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland and Olivia Friett caught up with Arjun Luthra, commercial director of BioInteractions at COMPAMED 2023. At COMPAMED, BioInteractions rel...
Wearing it well: AI effects on wearables
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland, group content manager of Rapid Medtech, is joined by Sylvia Smit from myMonX to discuss the role of artificial intelligence and their rol...
Recycling plastics in the medical and pharma packaging industry
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Plastics News editor Olivia Friett is joined by Michiel van den Berg, Director of Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Development at TekniPlex to ...
How archimedes density is used in medtech
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Plastics News editor Olivia Friett is joined by Philipp Prüße, Head of Sales of Dimensionics as they discuss how archimedes density determin...
A cancer treatment strikes gold
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, speaks to David Regan, CEO of Sona Nanotech and Darcy Hart, Optics Engineering Director from Minnetron...
World Mental Health Day: How AI and video game style technology can help
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For World Mental Health Day, Ian Bolland is joined by Dr Emilia Molimpakis, co-founder and CEO of Thymia, to discuss how the platform was developed, a...
Developing technology for faster sepsis diagnosis
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Rollie Carlson, CEO of Immunexpress as he provides some insight into the challenges of diagnosing sepsis and the technology t...
The business and medical case
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Konrad Brodaczewski, COO and Dr Andrzej Decewicz, product development manager at Grena, a...
What's on show for medical firms as Interplas hits 75!
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded earlier this year, Medical Plastics News Editor Olivia Friett is joined by David Gray, Head of Content for British Plastics & Rubber and Inte...
Ways of connecting and supporting the NHS
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Professor Sul Mahmud, the director of healthcare of BT Health to discuss how the company supports the way the NHS works, new ...
Reducing complexity of medical device development
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Friett is joined by Mick Fry, an engineer at Minnetronix Medical to discuss how to reduce the systemic complexity of medical devices. Fry share...
LIVE: The latest in the UK medical device regulatory landscape
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2023 (recorded 7th June), Ian Bolland is joined by Laurie Rowe from Red Medtech, Laura Friedl-Hirst from LFH Regula...
Boosting big ideas: The Innovation Challenge
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Sam Stephens, Director of TBAT Innovation to discuss the company's Innovation Challenge which aims to support businesses and ...
From the show floor: Launching Tento+
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After launching the new Tento+ dashboard at Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2023, Dr Nicola Thorn, CEO of AND Technology Research had a brief chat with Ian B...
Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2023: Conference Preview
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Editor of Medical Plastics News Olivia Friett and Group Content Manager of Rapid Medtech Ian Bolland sit down for a brief discussion that gives you a ...
Key differences when manufacturing for the medical market
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Kevin Brownsill, head of technical: learning and development at Intertronics. They discuss the different challenges faced whe...
Supporting promising life science innovations
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Lorna Green from LYVA Labs to discuss the work it has done with life sciences companies in the Liverpool City Region, the ran...
Rethinking the biotech business model
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Rebekah Jordan and Med-Tech Innovation's Ian Bolland are joined by Richard Williams from Healome Therapeutics d...
How to market your medical technology
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of her seminar at Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Jasmin Hounsell, founder and CEO of Evolene, joins Ian Bolland to discuss how companies can market t...
Gaining access for innovation through whole system value
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Previewing her talk at Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Ian Bolland is joined by Sarah Denham, Principal Consultant at Wilmington Healthcare as they discuss ...
International Women's Day: Progress?
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To mark International Women’s Day, Ian Bolland is joined by Rhian Owen from law firm Slater Heelis, to discuss the progress, or indeed in some cases...
The special relationship: The UK and U.S. medical device markets
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at MD&M West in Calfornia, Medical Plastics News editor Olivia Friett, along with group portfolio sales manager Caroline Jackson, is joined b...
Designing with patients in mind
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Lucy Jung, CEO and founder of Charco Neurotech. Ahead of Med-Tech Innovation Expo and the Med-Tech Innovation Awards submissi...
Using technology to keep people out of hospital
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded prior to the Christmas break, Ian Bolland is joined by Sonia Neary, a digital health advocate and managing director of Wellola. The pair dis...
How AI can be used for good
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of 2023, Ian Bolland is joined by Zillah Anderson from Faculty AI to discuss the use of data in healthcare, how AI can be used fo...
Merry Christmas MedTalk
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland is joined by debutants Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, and European Pharmaceutical Manufac...
Innovation to rebalance health inequalities for women
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the Med-Tech Innovation Expo during the Med-Tech Innovation Conference, Joanne McGrath and Julia Eades from Roche along with GP Dr Anne Connolly to...
True biometric potential in life sciences
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Alan Foreman, CEO of B-Secur, who explains how one project has evolved into a diagnostic tool that could have exciting implic...
Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2022: Advice for start-ups panel session
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2022, Darren Clark from Medilink Midlands hosts a panel session offering advice and insights to start-ups trying ...
World Mental Health Day: Technologies for treatment and pandemic after effects
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To mark World Mental Health Day, Ian Bolland is joined by by George Jones, director of mental health from Livi, to talk about the impact the pandemic ...
Crystal Clear: Aiding self-care and life science innovators
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Charlie Rapple, co-founder of Kudos, which tries to make research and information surrounding healthcare and other subjects a...
AI biomarkers and the effects of treating lung disease
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland, acting group editor of life sciences at Rapid News Group, is joined by Susan Wood, president and CEO of Vida Diagnostics. They talk abo...
MHRA consultation on UK medical device regulation: Analysis
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Ashleigh Batchen, Regulatory Affairs Manager from the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) to discuss the MHRA's ...
How a product centric QMS delivers success in volatile markets
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined on the MedTalk Podcast by Markus Fleckenstein from this episode’s sponsor Arena, a PTC business. The pair discuss the import...
The Use of AI in Clinical Trials
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Arnaub Chatterjee, Senior Vice President - Acorn AI at Medidata to discuss how artificial intelligence is increasingly being ...
NHS procurement challenges for medtech and the state of the nation
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Oli Hudson, content director of Wilmington Healthcare, to discuss the procurement challenges medtech companies face, explaini...
Meet the Speaker - Progression of technology adoption in the NHS
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode in the Meet the Speaker series ahead of Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Ian Bolland is joined by Dan Clark from CHEATA, a clinical eng...
Junkosha’s Technology Innovator Award winners
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Joe Rowan, president and CEO of Junkosha, who introduces Chris Hancock from Creo Medical as the winner of Junkosha’s Techno...
Meet the speaker: Keynote Day 2 –The future and innovation in diagnostics
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our meet the speaker series ahead of Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Ian Bolland talks to our keynote speaker for day 2 on the Med-Tech Innovatio...
Meet the Speaker – Creating innovative ecosystems for effective social care
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our Meet the Speaker series, Ian Bolland is joined by Helena Zaum, social care lead for Microsoft as they talk about the need...
Meet the speaker: Manufacturing industry 5.0 in the health care sector
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of our Meet the Speaker series ahead of Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Ian Bolland is joined by Ashley Sayed whose seminar focuses on Manufact...
Point of need and the state of play in UK diagnostics
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Jonathan O’Halloran, chief executive officer of QuantuMDx, to discuss the uses of PCR testing (aside from COVID), its lates...
The challenges of clinical trials with LovedBy
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Matt Farrar, founder of digital consultancy LovedBy about the problems facing cl...
Tackling drug development with Mike Rea
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Reece Armstrong, editor of European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer speaks to Mike Rea CEO and founder of IDEA Pharma & Protodigm. Mike...
Tackling burnout and backlogs in the NHS through speech recognition
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland, acting group editor of Med-Tech Innovation and Medical Plastics News, is joined by Dr Simon Wallace, chief clinical information officer a...
Advancing the clinical trial process
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Martin Gouldstone and Ray Valencia from Sensyne Health to explain more about the use of synthetic control arms, clinical tria...
How iiCON is driving innovation in the UK and beyond
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to professor Janet Hemingway, the founding director of the Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON). Professor Hemingway disc...
Killing germs inside you, on you and around you
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Corrine Lawrence and Caroline Jackson from Medical Plastics News are joined by Arjun Luthra, commercial director of Biointeractionsto discuss its infe...
NICE approvals process advice and its effects on iRhythm
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the anniversary of the company receiving NICE approval for its ZIO XT medical device, Ian Bolland is joined by Glyn Barnes, director of strategic m...
How to prevent future pandemics with data and the future of lateral flow
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Med-Tech Innovation editor Ian Bolland is joined by Phil Groom, commercial director (global) at Bond Digital Health. They discuss the change when it c...
Understanding psychedelic medicines and mental health with Professor David Nutt
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Professor David Nutt about his recent decision to join the biotech Awakn Life Sciences to help the company bring about a c...
Covid-19: Time for Plan B?
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland and Reece Armstrong are back in the same room, this time discussing the government's latest report on lessons learned during the coronavir...
Advice from the NIHR to budding life science start-ups
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a slightly different episode of the MedTalk Podcast Ian Bolland is a mere observer as we hear from Alex Menys, CEO and founder of Motilent, a compa...
World Heart Day: Ways to tackle AFib
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of World Heart Day Ian Bolland is joined by Alenka Brzulja Vice President Cardiovascular & Specialty Solutions EMEA at Johnson & Johnson, and Pr...
This is the greatest (medtech) show: An MTI Expo Preview
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland, Reece Armstrong and Charlotte Chambers discuss the upcoming Med-Tech Innovation Expo, giving you a whistle-stop tour of what to expect at...
Understanding Covid-19 vaccines with the DSRU
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reece Armstrong speaks to Professor Saad Shakir, Director of the Drug Safety Research Unit about the organisation's work to monitor the safety of Covi...
The search for life sciences' innovators
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Joe Rowan, president and CEO of Junkosha in Europe and the U.S to discuss the company’s recent rebrand and its inaugural Te...