This episode of of the Medical Alley Podcast is a replay of a webinar hosted on January 31st titled: “Transforming Regulatory Compliance with Artificial Intelligence,” sponsored by RegDesk. The discussion focused on how artificial intelligence is impacting regulatory compliance, with a look at the growing complexity in the regulatory space and why it is imperative that teams adapt. Panelists included:  Priya Paul, Founder and CEO, RegDeskLiz Haines, Northeastern UniversityDon Ellis, Vice...

Leadership can be hard, especially in healthcare. Those tasked with leading companies or managing teams working on potentially live-saving technology or services can face plenty of stress and uncertainty, especially with the changes in the work environment post-pandemic. Sometimes those leaders need executive coaches, which is where groups like The Bailey Group come in. On this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, we're joined by Sal Mondelli and Anja White, who are both executive...

Artificial intelligence enabled devices are changing the landscape of medical devices and are subject to evolving regulation. Listen back to a replay of our webinar from late last year as team of lawyers from Covington & Burling LLP discuss key considerations for the AI-enabled medical device space, including current best practices for industry participants seeking to take advantage of this powerful new technology. Panelists from Covington included: Andrew MentPam ForrestAdrian PerryTo...

Forty years ago, Earl Bakken  helped establish Medical Alley to ensure that Minnesota's healthcare ecosystem remained strong. Prior to helping found Medical Alley, Bakken famously founded Medtronic. But his inspiration and love of science and technology started as a kid when he fell in love with the movie "Frankenstein." Many years later, Bakken's legacy and his love of innovation and curiosity — and electricity — is preserved and told at the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis. On this week's...

Not all internships are created equally. Minnetronix Medical — a medical device contract manufacturer — has had its internship program in place for decades, but the pandemic shifted the way the company approaches its internships. Students who work for Minnetronix end up getting valuable hands-on experience, impactful mentorships, and the ability to explore what they're most passionate. On this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Carolyn Baldus of Minnetronix Medical joins to share...

Dr. Pearce McCarty has been an orthopedic surgeon for over 15 years, but he more recently he has scratched an entrepreneurial itch. In 2020, Pearce co-founded DOCSI, a platform that helps optimize preference card uses among physicians and surgeons. On this week's Medical Alley Podcast, Pearce joins our Frank Jaskulke in studio to share more about how DOCSI is helping drive efficiency and lower costs in procedural environments for hospitals and ASCs. He also discusses the importance of...

Since it began in 2008, the University of Minnesota's Medical Valuation Laboratory has worked on nearly 500 projects. The lab conducts assessments of medical device innovations and draws in students from various schools at the U of M — including law students, MBA students, medical students and more. This approach helps professionals evaluate their products before going to market. On this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Jessica Haupt and Steve Parente from the University of...

Scott Nelson has spent a good portion of his career in the medtech space. As a serial entrepreneur, he has helped start a number of different medtech companies. His latest venture, FastWave Medical, is developing intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) systems for treatment of arterial calcification. On this week's Medical Alley Podcast, Scott joins more to share about what makes FastWave Medical unique in the IVL space, discusses some insights he's gained throughout his career as a startup founder,...

Mental health concerns have been on the rise for kids and teens, and Bend Health was founded with the goal of addressing those concerns. Monika Roots, MD, FAPA, built on her experience as a child and adolescent psychiatrist to co-found Bend Health with her husband Kurt. Bend Health offers a family-based digital mental health platform to help children by involving their village in the care. Monika joined this week's Medical Alley Podcast to share more about Bend Health's family systems...

Envoy Medical is a pioneer in the world of hearing health. The Medical Alley-based company has been around for 30 years and is doing truly innovative work with its fully-implantable devices used to treat hearing loss. Brent Lucas fell in love with Envoy Medical as an intern years ago and is now the company's CEO. He joined us in studio this week to share more about what makes Envoy unique. Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about what makes Envoy Medical's implantable technology...

As one of the founders of Minute Clinic, Steve Pontius knows a thing or two about successfully starting and running an innovative healthcare company. After CVS purchased Minute Clinic in 2006, Steve has gone on to work for a few different companies. His latest, HealtheMed, is helping break down barriers to healthcare access for the Medicaid waivered population in Minnesota. Steve joined in studio for this episode of the Medical Alley Podcast to share more about how HealtheMed is using its...

Poor sleep has plenty of side effects — especially if it's a result of sleep apnea. It can range from more minor consequences such as feeling tired all the time to more major long-term implications like heart attacks. That's why treating sleep issues early is so important, and it's why ADVENT has continued to grow from a single clinic in Milwaukee in 2004 to 18 locations in the United States, including four here in Medical Alley. Dr. Madan Kandula co-founded ADVENT with his wife 20 years ago...

Mental health continues to be a focus for many healthcare providers throughout Medical Alley, and Allina Health is no different. It's something that Allina President and CEO Lisa Shannon cares deeply about, and is helping lead the organization's efforts to create more access to mental healthcare for its patients. On this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Lisa Shannon talks with Medical Alley President and CEO Bobbie Dressen about her assessment of the state of mental health in the...

Benjamin Zander is the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and is the co-author of "The Art of Possibility." He has also a gifted speaker who had spoken to audiences around the world about leadership and awakening possibility in others. Benjamin will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Medical Alley Summit on Feb. 8 at the Four Seasons in Minneapolis. Prior to his arrival to Minnesota, Benjamin joined the Medical Alley Podcast to chat with our President and CEO, Bobbie Dressen,...

When PRO-TECH Design says it's a family business, it means it. Pamela McMaster founded the company back in 1980 in California, and now her two sons — Aaron Swanson and Jeff Swanson — are helping run the company. Aaron serves as president, while Jeff is the company's VP of sales. The duo became the first set of brothers to join us on the Medical Alley Podcast when they stopped in studio to share more about PRO-TECH and its work as a medical device contract manufacturing organization. Tune in...

We had so many great guests on the podcast in 2023 and enjoyed all the conversations with leaders from Medical Alley who are all working to help make this region the epicenter of health innovation and care. Thank you to all of our guests on the podcast this year, and to all of you who tuned in to listen. As we look ahead to the new year, we first look back at the most-listened-to episodes of the Medical Alley Podcast in 2023. The top five episodes included: Relieving Lower Back Pain: A...

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP) is a Medical Alley Starts sponsor and provides financial and tax consulting, as well as fractional CFO and outsourcing services. CLA offers a 25% discount to qualifying startups for the first year of working together. On this week's Medical Alley Podcast, startup principal Filip Kostal is joined by five experienced practitioners at CLA, a professional services firm, to learn more about the company's offerings, ranging from tax structuring, cybersecurity,...

The medical device industry is in a new era—the consumerization era. Historically, we focused on meeting rigorous requirements of safety and efficacy. Today, we must meet a new set of standards. Safety and efficacy, of course. But also, intuitiveness and sophistication. This has big implications not just for the devices you design but also for how you do business. This webinar, presented by Delve, was hosted in October of 2023 and explored the reasons behind the shift. Host Mathieu...

In countries with significantly aging populations like Japan and parts of Western Europe, wound care is the third biggest expense to their national healthcare systems. As the population in the United States continues to age, wound care will be a very important aspect of the healthcare system. That's why Nima Ahmadi co-founded The Wound Company, a Medical Alley-based company offering virtual-first wound care to its patients. To learn more about what virtual first means when it comes to wound...

Keeping patients out of the hospital is the major goal of many policy and innovation experts. But sometimes it can't be avoided. Before a patient arrives, our Emergency Medical Services community intervenes. Challenges of policy and payment, as well as advances in innovation are transforming the pre-hospital space.  This webinar from July of 2023 highlighted challenges and opportunities in the pre-hospital space, implications for your business, and discussed ways in which we as a community...

Integrating biodesign principles can drive innovative breakthroughs in medical device technology. But what exactly is biodesign, and how can medtech companies utilize it to drive innovation? On this week's Medical Alley Podcast, Greg Johnson of Veranex and Todd Brinton of Edwards Lifesciences join to share more about biodesign and how they've utilized it at their respective organizations. Both have experience the Stanford Byers Center for Design, which was co-founded by former Medical Alley...

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, so we're joined by Dr. Andrew Mayo of St. Croix Hospice to learn more about how hospice care fits into the healthcare continuum. As the  Chief Medical Officer at St. Croix Hospice, Dr. Mayo — great grandson of one of the Mayo brothers — knows how important hospice can be to patients at the end of their lives. In this episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Dr. Mayo and host Frank Jaskulke discuss some important factors of hospice care,...

Healthcare companies are continuing to explore ways in which artificial intelligence can be used to deliver better care to patients and to ease workflow. But bringing AI from the bench to the bedside can be a challenge. That's where Lucem Health comes in. Born as a spinout of Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Platform, Lucem Health is helping accelerate the detection of disease through the application of AI tools. To learn more about the company's origins and the ways in which it utilizes AI, we...