Episodes
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Host Tom Salemi delves into the opportunities in women’s health devices with Sofinnova Partners Managing Partner Antoine Papiernik and May Health CEO Anne Morrissey. Sofinnova invested in May Health, which is developing a device-based therapy for Polycystic ovary syndrome, a common cause of infertility. Is the financing environment for Women’s Health companies improving? What will drive investors to commit more capital.
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Published 08/09/24
In this episode of IntuitiveTalks, we welcome back Myriam Curet, MD, EVP & Chief Medical Officer at Intuitive, to discuss the transformative impact of surgical robotics on patient care, focusing on the evolution of the DaVinci system, including the recent DaVinci 5 launch.
In the episode, Dr. Curet explains how surgical robotics like DaVinci have shifted from being seen as advanced technology to becoming an integral part of surgical practice, enhancing patient outcomes and surgeon...
Published 08/06/24
In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Host Tom Salemi interviews Jim Hollingshead, PhD, the CEO of Insulet. Hollingshead had the unenviable job of taking over for CEO Shacey Petrovic when she left the insulin-delivery company two years ago. Hollingshead previously had helped ResMed develop its industry-leading connectivity/cloud strategy. In this conversation you’ll hear about his journey and what steps Insulet has taken to build share in the Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes...
Published 08/02/24
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly, Chris Landon returns to the podcast but this time as CEO of Natus Neuro, a company building out a monitoring, diagnostics and data collection platform to help diagnose and treat neurological disorders.
This episode is sponsored by DeviceTalks West.
Host Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker, editor of MassDevice, review this week’s Newmaker’s Newsmakers - aka the week’s biggest medtech stories. Top newsmakers include Imperative Care, the FDA, neuro...
Published 07/26/24
In this episode of AbbottTalks, Matthew Fishler, PhD, Chief Engineer & Senior Director, Product Development, Cardiac Rhythm Management at Abbott Cardiovascular, shares his experience helping to develop the revolutionary dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system, taking us through the significant challenges and triumphs of creating a device that ensures precise coordination between the heart’s atrial and ventricular chambers without traditional leads.
Fishler recounts the meticulous...
Published 07/23/24
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Host Tom Salemi talks with Endotronix CEO Harry Rowland about the company’s long road to securing PMA approval from the FDA for its Cordella Pulmonary Artery (PA) Sensor System for the treatment of heart failure patients.
But first we welcome back the Newmarker’s Newsmakers! MassDevice Editor-in-Chief Chris Newmarker highlights news from Masimo, Stryker, Medtronic, ICU Medical and Edwards Lifescience.
This episode is sponsored by DeviceTalks West....
Published 07/19/24
In this episode of StrykerTalks, we welcome back Andy Pierce, Group President of MedSurg and Neurotechnology, to discuss the impact of the Vocera acquisition and how Vocera's dynamic clinical workflow addresses staffing shortages and enhances efficiency.
Additionally, the episode covers Stryker's new LIFEPAK 35 monitor/defibrillator, advancements in the 1788 visualization platform, and ongoing innovations in the neurovascular space. Pierce also touches on plans for incorporating Vocera into...
Published 07/17/24
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Host Tom Salemi interviews Todd Powell, CEO and president of RefleXion, maker of a smart radiotherapy system used to combat cancer. Powell talks about his path into MedTech and how the company’s ScinTix system can “debulk” widespread cancer in patients.
This episode is sponsored by the DeviceTalks West conference taking place Oct. 16-17 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Register at West.DeviceTalks.com
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Published 07/12/24
In this episode of DeviceTalks AI, we explore the advancements in AI-driven technologies in women's health and cancer diagnostics.
In our keynote interview, we speak with Michael Quick, Vice President of R&D and Innovation in Cytology & Oncology at Hologic. Quick shares his journey from a pre-med student to a leader in cytology innovation. He discusses the development and impact of Hologic’s Genius Digital Diagnostic Systems, the first FDA-approved digital cytology system, which...
Published 07/09/24
In this episode of Device Talks Weekly Podcast, Host Tom Salemi breaks down the recent Society of Robotic Surgery annual meeting with industry experts Steve Bell and Joe Mullings of The Mullings Group. The discussion ranges beyond the meeting into the state of Surgical Robotics.
This episode is sponsored by DeviceTalks West. Go to West.DeviceTalks.com for more information.
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Published 07/03/24
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, Host Tom Salemi speaks with Dr. Janar Sathananthan, chief medical officer of Boston Scientific’s interventional cardiology therapies business about the coronary artery disease, stenting and its AGENT drug-coated balloon.
This episode is sponsored by Freudenberg Medical. For more information, please visit www.freudenbergmedical.com.
MassDevice’s Chris Newmarker and Sean Whooley join the Newmarker’s Newsmakers section to talk about the big...
Published 06/28/24
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, Kevin Chaplin, CEO of Kardium, a Vancouver-based electrophysiology device company, shares details of the company’s Globe® Pulsed Field Mapping and Ablation System. With $100 million in new capital, the company is poised to open a new front in the pulsed-field ablation battle.
Thank you to Freudenberg Medical for sponsoring this episode. Go to Freudenbergmedical.com for more information.
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Published 06/21/24
In the latest episode of DeviceTalks AI, President and CEO of Asensus Surgical, Anthony Fernando walks us through the significant differences between augmented intelligence and artificial intelligence and how Asensus is leveraging these technologies to improve surgical outcomes. Anthony discusses the inception and evolution of Asensus Surgical's innovative robotic platforms, including the Senhance and Luna systems, and delves into the core advantages of using augmented over artificial...
Published 06/18/24
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we dig deeper into the worlds of Corporate Venture Capital and Surgical Robotics.
In our keynote interviews, Host Tom Salemi speaks with Abby Hunter-Syed, director of Olympus Innovation Ventures (OIV), the corporate arm of Olympus, the medical giant. Hunter-Syed explains how her own entrepreneurial experience led her to discover the joy of supporting start-ups. In this interview she explains why she favors open communication and how entrepreneurs...
Published 06/14/24
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Editorial Director Tom Salemi visits with Arun Menawat, CEO and Chairman of Profound Medical, developer of incision-free therapies which combine real-time MR imaging, thermal ultrasound and closed-loop temperature feedback control for the radiation-free ablation of diseased tissue. In the conversation we’ll discuss Menawat’s past successes and his vision for the future of surgery. Go to profoundmedical.com for more information.
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Published 06/07/24
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we’ll talk with Gary Justak, president and general manager of Enovis’ foot & ankle business, about the rising war in the orthopedic extremities space.
Co-hosts Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker also host Jason Feipel, senior product development director of Medtronic’s Brain Modulation business, to find out details about the Percept RC DBS System.
Andie Pequegnat, Director of Strategic Projects at Resonetics, teaches us more about nitinol....
Published 05/31/24
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we’ll replay our Day 2 opening keynote at DeviceTalks Boston with three senior leaders from CMR Surgical, creator of the versatile Versius surgical robotic systems.
Co-Founder Mark Slack, MD, now CMO, and Luke Hares, now CTO, identified several problems facing the healthcare system and explained why they saw surgical robotics as the solution. Longtime Medical Device Leader Supratim Bose, now CEO of the company, lends his insights in how...
Published 05/24/24
In this episode of DeviceTalks AI, we are joined by Ha Hong, PhD, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of Medtronic Endoscopy about integrating AI into Medtronic's endoscopy unit, the impact on healthcare outcomes, patient-centric design, and the future of AI in the medical device industry. Watch or listen to the episode to:
- Discover how Ha's research coincided with the rise of deep learning, a pivotal technology in modern AI, and how it shaped his work in emulating visual perception...
Published 05/21/24
In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, we visit with Elizabeth McCombs, executive vice president and chief technology officer at BD.
This is a replay of the opening keynote interview at DeviceTalks Boston.
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Published 05/17/24
In this episode, the DeviceTalks Editorial Team - Tom Salemi, Kayleen Brown - recaps the highlights of DeviceTalks Boston with MassDevice Editor in Chief Chris Newmarker, Holly Scott of the Mullings Group, and Paul Melnychuck, Vice President & General Manager, Advanced Components at Spectrum Plastics Group, A DuPont Business.
Spectrum Plastics Group sponsored the podcast. For more information go to SpectrumPlastics.com.
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Published 05/03/24
In this episode of AbbottTalks, Mahmood Kazemi, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Abbott’s Diabetes Care business overviews the profound advancements in diabetes management over the past decade and discusses the evolution of treatments and technological innovations that have revolutionized how individuals with diabetes approach their condition.
Further, Dr. Kazemi underscores the benefits of advancements such as the GLP-1 receptor agonists and medications that control glucose levels and offer...
Published 04/30/24
In this week’s episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Editorial Director Tom Salemi talks about next week’s DeviceTalks Boston meeting with MedTech Innovator CEO Paul Grand.
We also hear interviews done earlier this year with speakers – Bertin Nahum of Quantum Surgical, Kurt Haggstrom of Synchron and Closing Keynote Speaker Rajit Kamal of Medtronic.
Anyone interested attending – and meeting a surprise surgical robotics guest – can register at Boston.DeviceTalks.com. Use the code...
Published 04/26/24
In the final episode of MedtechWOMEN Talks season one, we are joined by YJ Oh, SVP US Sales, Marketing and Commercial Operations at Edwards Lifesciences, who takes us through the intricate process of medical device commercialization. Starting with her unique entry into the medtech industry, YJ shares her comprehensive journey from sales to global marketing, emphasizing the significant role of upstream marketing in shaping product development and downstream efforts in executing commercial...
Published 04/23/24
In this episode, we visit with Rebecca Seidel, president of Medtronic’s cardiac ablation solutions group, about the future of pulsed-field ablation and what it means for the electrophysiology sector.
Host Tom Salemi also visits with biomedical researcher Jeff Karp to discuss his new book, LIT: Life Ignition Tools: Use Nature's Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spark Ideas, and Ignite Action Kindle Edition. Use the code LIT25 to save 25% off the registration price of DeviceTalks Boston and you...
Published 04/19/24
In this episode of StrykerTalks, Spencer Stiles, Group President of Orthopaedics and Spine at Stryker, discusses Stryker's latest advancements shaping the future of orthopedics and spine care, including an update on the significant role of Mako, Stryker’s pioneering robotic arm-assisted system.
Additionally, Stiles discusses the expansive reach of these innovations, emphasizing their rapid adoption across global markets, particularly in Asia, where Stryker’s advanced solutions meet diverse...
Published 04/16/24