The MedTalk Podcast
Episodes
Sticking point
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Dr Anne Blackwood from Health Enterprise East. Following on from a previous discussion about equality and diversity in medtec...
Sky Medical: Keeping up momentum
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Bernard Ross, CEO of Sky Medical to discuss keeping up the innovation momentum that has developed since the Coronavirus outbr...
Medidata and how technology is changing clinical trials
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reece Armstrong speaks to Paul O’Donohoe, Scientific Lead, eCOA and Mobile Health at Medidata about how digital technologies are affecting clinical...
Keeping guard: Cyberthreats and Covid
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Carolyn Crandall from Attivo Networks to discuss where companies operating in the healthcare and medical device space are mos...
Open Orphan on Covid-19 and studying the virus
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reece Armstrong speaks to Cathal Friel, chairman and co-founder of Open Orphan, about the company's involvement in setting up the first human challeng...
Forging alliances in medtech
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland sits down with Nick Lansman and Neeraj Shah from the Health Tech Alliance where they discuss the organisation’s vision, the challenges o...
Diabetes week: A conversation with Ascensia Diabetes
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For UK diabetes week, Ian Bolland is joined by James Richardson, medical lead for BGM mature markets, and Athar Siddiqui, global head, digital connect...
Medtech partnerships and the new normal following Covid
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Giles Sanders and Steve Gowers, life sciences consultants from TTP. They discuss the company’s relationship with multiple s...
Equality And Diversity in Medtech
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland is joined by Dr Anne Blackwood from Health Enterprise East to discuss equality and diversity in medtech. This includes research showing ho...
Feeling faint: Covid-19 vaccinations & the future of digital healthcare
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Reece discuss getting the COVID-19 jab, the status of vaccinations and emerging variants in the UK, a plan for social care, as well as a revie...
The Digital Explosion: ORCHA on digital health
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland is joined by Liz Ashall-Payne, founding chief executive of ORCHA. They discuss how ORCHA came about, its r...
Debating the EU & AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine lawsuit
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Reece are joined by Joe Barnes, Brussels correspondent from the Daily Express as the trio discuss the latest developments in the ongoing dispu...
The rise of virtual healthcare
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Med-Tech Innovation editor Ian Bolland is joined by Dag Larsson from digital health company Doccla to discuss virtual wards, remote patient monitoring...
A World without Antibiotics - Interview with Dr Henry Skinner
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Dr Henry Skinner, who has recently been appointed CEO of the AMR Action Fund - a...
The pivotal role of antibody testing with vaccines
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded in February - Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland is joined by Heather Read-Harper, a senior marketing manager at Beckman Coulter, to...
We're Jabbing, I Hope You Like Jabbing Too
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Reece are back, though they might be tripping over and getting their words muddled up, they talk about COVID-19 vaccines. Recorded on 19th Mar...
Budgeting for life sciences
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Reece return with a new episode covering the latest Covid-19 news and what the UK government's 2021 Budget means for life sciences.
The future of pharma in Europe
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of 2020, the European Commission released its Pharmaceutical Strategy, examining the challenges of medicines manufacturing in Europe includ...
A lasting change that's good for the heart
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland speaks to Amy Lovegrove, director of UK clinical operations, and Tash Brown, marketing manager at iRhythm ...
On report
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded before they got a chance to thank Matt Hancock, Ian and Reece are back to discuss more news related to the pandemic, as well as another poten...
Why medtech and pharma are a big deal
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland is joined by Nooman Haque, the Managing Director of Life Sciences and Healthcare at Silicon Valley Bank’...
The Covid-19 vaccine landscape
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a long hiatus, Med-Tech Innovation editor Ian Bolland and European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer editor Reece Armstrong sit down to discuss the Co...
World Mental Health Day - Sir Norman Lamb
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland and Reece Armstrong speak to former health minister Sir Norman Lamb about his recent appointment to XenZone and the availability of mental...
Talking healthtech with Dr Ian Jackson
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bolland and Reece Armstrong speak to Dr Ian Jackson, medical director and clinical safety officer at Refero. They discuss Matthew Gould’s appoin...
Nudging our way into healthcare
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dave nudges his way back into the podcast. This week the team sits down to discuss the current thinking around diabetes and how healthtech can help. ...
The Future of Global Healthcare
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Reece questions his testosterone levels, Ian gets political and Laura talks about poo. This episode sees the editors discuss a recent report on the ...
A day in the life of A&E
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode sees the introduction of Medical Plastics News Editor Laura Hughes, who joins the team to discuss everything in life sciences. The team d...
Against all odds: Talking IVF with Professor Simon Fishel
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Professor Simon Fishel, a pioneer in the fields of IVF and embryology and who has just released a new book titled 'Breakthrough ...
Another Lost Podcast
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The MedTalk Podcast (finally!) returns with a slightly new cast. In this episode the team cover the latest NHS review and discuss the ways in which te...
Discussing AMR & digital tech in surgery
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to this special episode of the MedTalk Podcast to hear interviews on burning topics within the pharma and digital health industries. Felicity ...
Good vibrations in healthcare
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why is blockchain the next big thing in healthcare? Can this device help patients needing liver transplants? Was the first vibrator really designed to...
The future of the bionic body
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why are doctors protesting about over an online GP app? What do we think about Martin Skhreli's sentencing? And what does the future of the bionic bod...
MedTalk minisode: Live from London
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Reece are in London for a trio of tech events: Wearable Technology, Wired Health and Future Healthcare. Find out how they get on in this spec...
Fear of finding out
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, the editors (as well as their not-so-invisible fact checker!) come together to chat about the latest developments in the worlds of medte...
How an insect's penis could make catheters safer to use
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The editors sit down to discuss the biggest and best stories that 2018 has had to offer so far. Tune in to find out about Jeremy Hunt's latest digital...
Merry merry MedTalk!
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Reece sit down to discuss some of the year's best stocking fillers in the healthtech space. Plus, some of our favourite jargon from Apple's m...
Healthcare is gonna be bigger than the Spice Girls: Live from Dusseldorf 2017
16 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The team head out to Dusseldorf to report live from Medica & Compamed 2017. Check out what the editors of Medical Plastics News, Med-Tech Innovation a...
A precious way to treat frailty in the elderly
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In episode three the editors sit down to discuss the effectiveness of the new wave of contraceptive techniques. Plus, how did Gollum and NASA team up ...
Can this wearable headset make you skinny?
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This month the editors sit down to discuss what Martin Shkreli or #PharmaBro has been up to, what the link is between Instagram and mental health, and...
Welcome to MedTalk
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ever heard of inhalable chocolate? Do you know the link between F1 and infant care? Want to know what ‘femtech’ means? Episode 1 of the MedTalk po...