65 episodes

The MedTech Podcast shares the journey behind the path of the people shaping the MedTech industry and its future. Join me as I connect with industry leaders, thought providers and innovators.

Hosted by Karandeep Singh Badwal, Karandeep is a Quality & Regulatory Consultant specialising in the MedTech Industry. If you have any ideas for future episodes or would like to be on the podcast then feel free to connect with me via the links below

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The MedTech Podcast Karandeep Singh Badwal

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The MedTech Podcast shares the journey behind the path of the people shaping the MedTech industry and its future. Join me as I connect with industry leaders, thought providers and innovators.

Hosted by Karandeep Singh Badwal, Karandeep is a Quality & Regulatory Consultant specialising in the MedTech Industry. If you have any ideas for future episodes or would like to be on the podcast then feel free to connect with me via the links below

Follow Karandeep on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/

Follow Karandeep on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/QRAMedical/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themedtechpodcast/support

    #65 Revolutionising Healthcare through Telehealth, AI and Digital Health with Christa Natoli: The Origins of Telehealth, Accessibility and Connectivity and the use of AI in rare disease diagnosis

    #65 Revolutionising Healthcare through Telehealth, AI and Digital Health with Christa Natoli: The Origins of Telehealth, Accessibility and Connectivity and the use of AI in rare disease diagnosis

    Christa Natoli Executive Director at Center for Telehealth and Ehealth Law has extensive policy experience and knowledge in the areas of physician and nurse licensure, Internet prescribing, e-consultations, Medicaid reimbursement, mHealth and international telemedicine. She has led research efforts on these topics and is a published author and noted lecturer and speaker

    In this episode, we dive into the world of telehealth technology discussing its origins, challenges, and potential benefits. We also explore the role of AI in reducing clinician workload alongside the misconceptions around this type of technology and discuss the future of global healthcare

    Timestamps:

    [00:02:38] Telehealth defined as point-in-time care

    [00:05:11] Accessibility for all in digital health

    [00:07:48] Regulations on AI and medical devices

    [00:20:27] Early AI adoption in healthcare: IBM Watson

    [00:26:16] Inaccuracy of online information

    Get in touch with Christa Natoli - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christa-natoli/

    Get in touch with Karandeep Badwal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/

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    • 29 min
    #64 Scaling a Life Sciences Company with Carlo Odicino: Bringing New Innovation To Market, Putting Patients First and Why 90% of Industry Startups Fail

    #64 Scaling a Life Sciences Company with Carlo Odicino: Bringing New Innovation To Market, Putting Patients First and Why 90% of Industry Startups Fail

    Carlo Odicino CEO and Founder at One TEAM Partners has over 24 years of experience working with therapeutic, medical device and diagnostic companies and is an expert in guiding CEOs and their leadership teams through the challenges that come with bringing a new innovation to market while achieving exceptional results.

    In this episode, we explore why certain life science company CEOs struggle to grow their company despite working long hours, the key aspects in scaling a company alongside building a suitable team, what makes the location of Orange County a hub for life sciences and Carlo managed to get into consulting very early on his career

    Timestamps:

    [00:06:43] Learning from mentors and embracing vulnerability

    [00:10:23] Key to great relationships

    [00:17:14] Supporting life sciences companies with growth

    [00:23:15] Convince CEOs to work smarter, not harder.

    [00:30:37] Simple hack to improve your morning

    Get in touch with Carlo Odicino - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjodicino/ or https://oneteampartners.com/

    Get in touch with Karandeep Badwal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/

    Follow Karandeep on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@KarandeepBadwal



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    • 36 min
    #63 Medical Device Markets with Steve Curran: Which market to enter first, Irish MedTech scene and the effects of Brexit

    #63 Medical Device Markets with Steve Curran: Which market to enter first, Irish MedTech scene and the effects of Brexit

    Steve Curran Senior Regulatory Consultant at Trinzo, a medical device and pharmaceutical consultancy firm. He has over 20 years experience in the medical device industry both as an engineer and leader developing medical devices but also as a Notified Body regulator ensuring that devices are compliant when they reach the market. He has a broad range of experience from general medical devices to orthopaedic and dental devices and combination devices incorporating drugs and biologics

    In this episode, we explore why Ireland is becoming a growing sector in this industry, the parallels of working at a notified body to a consultancy, the concept of a virtual manufacturer, which market to enter first the UK, EU or USA and Steves advice for those looking to get into quality and regulatory roles.

    Timestamps:

    [00:03:08] Virtual Manufacturing

    [00:07:08] Common Mistakes manufacturers make

    [00:15:11] UK, EU v USA Markets

    [00:17:48] Time constraints and interdepartmental cooperation challenges.

    [00:24:25] Enforcing safety in the medical device industry.

    Get in touch with Steve Curran - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentcafiso/

    Get in touch with Karandeep Badwal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/

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    • 30 min
    #62 Regulatory Compliance with Vincent Cafiso: Transitioning from Industry into consulting, Content-based networking and true tales of an ex-FDA inspector

    #62 Regulatory Compliance with Vincent Cafiso: Transitioning from Industry into consulting, Content-based networking and true tales of an ex-FDA inspector

    Vincent Cafiso Founder of Practical Compliance Results a quality and regulatory consulting practice.

    In this episode, we explore our Vincents journey as an FDA inspector, revealing intriguing stories, we the importance of getting an early grasp of the regulatory process and what the FDA seeks in Medical Device Companies, extending to insights on securing FDA roles, founding a consulting firm and leveraging LinkedIn for networking

    Timestamps:

    [00:03:52] Working in the FDA

    [00:07:37] Securing a role

    [00:11:16] Importance of compliance

    [00:15:26] Content-based networking

    [00:25:12] Surgery and faulty blood pressure cuffs

    [00:31:17] The Future of AI in Software

    Get in touch with Vincent Cafiso - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentcafiso/

    Get in touch with Karandeep Badwal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/

    Follow Karandeep on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@KarandeepBadwal



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    • 36 min
    #61 Software as a Medical Device with Nicola Thorn: Design to documentation, Navigating the complexities of compliance and Generative AI

    #61 Software as a Medical Device with Nicola Thorn: Design to documentation, Navigating the complexities of compliance and Generative AI

    Nicola Thorn CEO and Founder of Tento+ a company that helps companies generate technical documentation that is audit-ready. Nicola is an expert in technical compliance for medical devices working across FDA, UKCA, and CE market approvals for digital health tech products and completed her PhD in Mathematics at the University of Reading, as well as founding Tento+, Nicola is CEO of AND Technology, an award-winning product development consultancy, she has worked in product development in electronics, software, machine learning and Tech 4 Good for over 10 years.

    In this episode, we explore the application of generative AI tools in software development, examining their advantages for content creation and emphasizing the crucial need to verify their outputs. We also shed light on the entrepreneurial pursuits of individuals within the NHS, discussing the underlying reasons and the existing programs supporting this transition. Additionally, we delve into the risks associated with retroactively documenting design controls, providing insights into the potential pitfalls of such practices.

    Timestamps:

    [00:01:55] Design Controls in Retrospective

    [00:12:26] Generative AI Tools

    [00:15:53] Reality of Medical Device regulatory timelines

    [00:20:26] NHS Clinical Entrepreneurship

    [00:22:56] Reasons for getting into entrepreneurship

    [00:25:38] The future of AI in Software

    Get in touch with Nicola Thorn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-thorn-725131ab/

    https://andtr.com/

    https://tentoplus.com/

    Get in touch with Karandeep Badwal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/

    Follow Karandeep on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@KarandeepBadwal



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    • 31 min
    #60 Lung Cancer with Mark McDonough: Biomarker Testing, High Definition PCR Technology, Growing and Selling Multiple Businesses

    #60 Lung Cancer with Mark McDonough: Biomarker Testing, High Definition PCR Technology, Growing and Selling Multiple Businesses

    Mark McDonough CEO of ChromaCode, an innovator in molecular genomics providing easy to implement, cost-effective workflows within Oncology and Genomics. Mark has over 25 years of experience helping build high growth HealthCare organizations. He most recently was the CEO of Pierian (now Velsera) which he led to a successful sale to Summa Equity, a private equity firm, in 2022. Prior to Pierian, he led CombiMatrix for five years, culminating in a sale to Invitae in 2017. Over his career, Mark has held various executive and commercial positions, and even once served as a US Naval Officer.

    In this episode, we delve into Marks experience in the healthcare space and his thoughts on the future of healthcare with HDPCR technology, we discuss his experiences of growing and selling multiple businesses alongside the many lessons he learned along the way, he shares his advise in terms of what he looks for in potential board member and advisory roles alongside the reasons of why you may not want to consider such positions and his reasons for continuing to work within the healthcare sector

    Timestamps:

    [00:00:15] Delivering high-impact testing faster and cheaper

    [00:04:08] Lesser known facts of Lung cancer.

    [00:09:38] Developing targeted markers for lung cancer.

    [00:16:12] Add value to your tech team

    [00:20:52] Importance of Authenticity to success.

    Get in touch with Mark McDonough - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mcdonough-b1055216/

    https://www.chromacode.com/

    Get in touch with Karandeep Badwal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/

    Follow Karandeep on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@KarandeepBadwal

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    • 28 min

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okhateeb ,

A must listen for Medtech regulatory professionals.

Karandeep is my go to for the latest in regulatory and quality. Plus he’s the most interesting man in medtech!

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Very informative!

I learn something new every time I listen :)

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Powerful interviews

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