Medtech Talk
A weekly conversation with the innovators who will change how health care is delivered.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 200
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Randall Recaps Journey from Teaching in High School Classroom to Leading Medtechs as a CEO
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 interview with Medtech Talk, Randall, the CEO of OMNIlife…
00:41:04 |
Thu 20 Apr 2017
Stanford’s Blumenkranz Delivers His State of Innovation Address. Spoiler: It Includes Lasers
Serial innovator Mark Blumenkranz, MD, who last year moved into an emeritus position at Stanford, shares his enthusiasm and concerns for the future of innovation in the US.
00:27:57 |
Thu 13 Apr 2017
Advice of the Valkyrie – GE Venture’s Lisa Suennen Explains How Medtechers Can Find Their Voice
For more than a decade, Lisa Suennen, Senior Managing Director, healthcare at GE Ventures and Managing Partner at Venture Valkyrie, LLC, has blogged and opined on the healthcare industry. In this pod…
00:39:14 |
Thu 06 Apr 2017
Former VC Nim Shah Dishes on JP Morgan, the Four Horsemen, and What It’s Like Joining a Start-Up
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 feels went wrong for Medtech, and what’s next for…
00:47:12 |
Thu 30 Mar 2017
Egeland’s Experience, Curiosity, and Roots Lead Him to Building Out a B&D Career at Medtronic
Ryan Egeland, senior director, business development & licensing at Medtronic, is searching for tech and start-ups that bolster the Medtech giant’s surgical innovations group.
00:33:21 |
Fri 24 Mar 2017
Managing Director Kirk Nielsen Talks Origins, Medtech, and Versant Ventures’ new $400 Million Fund
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 represents the global VC’s interests in Medtech, serving as…
00:29:21 |
Fri 17 Mar 2017
Trod Medical Focused on Developing RF Ablative Tools to Perform Precise Surgery on Soft Tissue
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 treat the prostate and other soft tissue.
00:21:23 |
Fri 10 Mar 2017
Amphora's Tom Ressemann Looks Back On A Start-Up Life, Answers The Question: What Makes a Good CEO
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 Entellus founder and CEO examines the wins and challen…
00:39:01 |
Fri 03 Mar 2017
FundRx Finding the Formula to Bring LPs, VCs, Individuals to Fund Promising Medtech Start-Ups
Zeshan Muhammedi thinks he and his co-founders of FundRx have identified some “misalignments” in funding Medtechs. The solution may be FundRx, a new breed of venture capital firm bringing LPs, KOLs, …
00:34:03 |
Fri 24 Feb 2017
SetPoint CEO Arnold Recalls Path to Medtech, Progress in Using Neuromod to Alleviate Inflammation
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 Medical, which is using the nervous system to ease infla…
00:31:19 |
Fri 17 Feb 2017
FDA Building Effective Fast Track for US Medtechs While Other Countries Starting to Show Delays
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 Medtechs once had a faster time to market. In thi…
00:15:30 |
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Optum’s Clark Says Medtechs Need to Craft Effective Message to Win Support from Payers and Providers
Steve Clark, senior vice president at Optum Life Sciences, says healthcare rests in the “nascent” stages of questioning effectiveness of medical tech. Successful start-ups will find the right answer…
00:17:06 |
Sun 05 Feb 2017
A Little Bit Wall Street, A Little Bit Rock ’n’ Roll: Red Crow’s Co-founders Help Start-ups Find $$
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-ups to tap the “crowd” as a new source of capita…
00:37:01 |
Fri 27 Jan 2017
Lightstone’s Enxing Seng Brings Multiple Perspectives to Finding Solutions for Medtech Start-ups
Medtech Conference co-chair Stacy Enxing Seng, after succeeding at both start-ups and corporates, shares her enthusiasm for her new role as venture partner at Lightstone Ventures.
00:27:26 |
Fri 20 Jan 2017
Metavention’s Kevin Hykes Explains How Past Success Can Guide Medtech's Future
Medtech Conference co-chair Kevin Hykes revisits his days at Visiogen and Cameron Health, explaining how those successful outcomes help guide his hand on Metavention’s tiller.
00:22:43 |
Fri 13 Jan 2017
Can Robot-Assisted Surgery Carve a Niche in Ophthalmology?
Last month, a surgeon performed ophthalmology’s first robot-assisted surgery – a membrane peel. Marc de Smet, chief medical officer of Preceyes, a Dutch start-up, shares the company’s history and pla…
00:30:29 |
Thu 06 Oct 2016
BrainScope Scores FDA approval for Concussion Dx Device, Moves into Commercialization
Backed by nearly $30 million from the Department of Defense, BrainScope created a device to make concussion diagnosis more certain. Hear what’s next for the Medtech start-up.
00:26:46 |
Fri 30 Sep 2016
Medtech M&A: McEvoy on Where Will AMO Fit into J&J & What the Deal Means for Eye Care
Ashley McEvoy, Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Companies, says the new force could pursue M&A in future expansion. Hear the details of the de…
00:11:18 |
Wed 21 Sep 2016
From the Fundraising Front: How Rox Medical Made the Move to Hypertension and Raised $40m
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 promising hypertension area.
00:35:44 |
Fri 16 Sep 2016
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