UNMET NEED
Serial medtech founder & CEO, Jeff Smith, interviews entrepreneurs leading the next wave of healthcare innovation. Jeff and guests share their experience building the products, teams, and businesses tackling healthcare’s UNMET NEED.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
#13 - Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference - Fireside chat between Michael Ragan & Jeff Smith
Michael Ragan is the Executive Director at Morgan Stanley. This episode was recorded live as part of Morgan Stanley's 19th Annual Global Healthcare Conference. Michael interviews Unmet Need's host, …
#12 - Could Heal's house call app make office visits obsolete? w/ Nick Desai
Nick Desai is an accomplished and visionary entrepreneur who has started and led four venture funded start-ups over the last 18 years. Nick is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Heal, an on-demand doct…
#11 The Art of Medtech Litigation (War) w/ David Shaw
The response from "Episode #10 Winning The Patent Wars w/ David Shaw" was incredible. It was clear from the messages we received the Unmet Need community has more questions about IP litigation. David…
#10 - Winning The Patent Wars w/ David Shaw
David Shaw was Intuitive Surgical's Vice President, Legal Affairs and Chief Patent & Corporate Counsel (1999-2003) during the nascent stage of robotic surgery. His expertise in patent strategy, prose…
#9 - Scaling LIFTED Health & Wellness w/ Holly Rilinger
Motivational coach and wellness guru Holly Rilinger is known for inspiring others to dig deep to make positive lifestyle changes. Nike Master Trainer, Red Bull athlete, former professional basketball…
#8 - Mergers & Acquisitions w/ Neil Oberoi
Neil Oberoi is a Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities. Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and adviso…
#7 - Solving FDA Regulatory Puzzles w/ Roxanne Dubois
Roxanne Dubois has represented medical device companies as the primary liaison with the FDA and Notified Bodies for over 25 years. Roxanne forms collaborative working relationships with representati…
#6 - Building Healthcare's Connective Data Ecosystem w/ Ariel Katz
Ariel Katz is the Co-founder and CEO of H1 Insight, a network dedicated to connecting healthcare professionals and companies with the aims of being the "Linkedin for healthcare."
Founded in 2017, H1 n…
#5 - Product Design Solves Problems w/ Shig Tanaka
Shig Tanaka is the Vice President of Research & Development at Providence Medical Technology. He was the Co-founder of Prospect+Health and lead engineer of Kolum, Inc (acquired).
Shig graduated fro…
#4 - If Robotic Surgery Only Had A Brain w/ Kris Siemionow, MD, PhD
Dr. Kris Siemionow is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon. He completed orthopedic surgery residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and spine surgery fellowship at Rush University Medical Cente…
#3 - CV19 Recession? w/ Evan Ng, Partner at Dorsey
Evan Ng is Co-Chair of Dorsey’s life sciences and healthcare practice and leads the firm’s Corporate practice in Northern California. Evan has advised hundreds of healthcare startups and helps guide …
#2 - Know Who You Are w/ David Cash from Medvest Capital
David Cash is the Founder and Managing Director of Medvest Capital. On this episode, Dave encourages entrepreneurs to have a clear mission & strategy to stay focused. Medvest’s product is growth capi…
#1 - Start With Why w/ Neurosurgeon & Startup Founder, Bruce McCormack, M.D.
Dr. Bruce McCormack is a board certified neurosurgeon who lives and practices in San Francisco. He is also a prolific inventor and highly successful entrepreneur. On this episode, Bruce gives insigh…
