Can Medtronic really reach 10 times as many people as it does today? In an interview with MedtronicTalks, Geoff Martha says one year in the CEO seat has shown him the company is positioned to have a far greater impact on global health than it currently does. “We take great pride in that we impact […]
DTW Podcast: How Josh Makower wrote the book(s) on medtech innovation
Dr. Josh Makower quite possibly invented modern-day medtech innovation. In this interview, Makower shares his earliest inventions — kind of mind-blowing — and how his early work at Pfizer helped him create the innovation process used today by biodesign programs across the world, including Stanford Biodesign where Dr. Makower will take over as director this […]
DTW Podcast: How AtriCure built a big business in Afib; A deep look into Abbott’s new Coronary imaging platform
In this week’s episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Dr. Nick West, CMO & divisional VP of global medical affairs at Abbott’s vascular business, discusses the European launch of the company’s new coronary imaging platform. Dr. West explains how the AI-powered platform works and the benefits it offers for decision-making during coronary stenting procedures. He […]
MedtronicTalks Podcast: Giovanni Di Napoli, president of gastrointestinal, discusses broader pipeline, big opportunity
In this episode of the MedtronicTalks podcast, Giovanni Di Napoli, president of Medtronic’s gastrointestinal business, says his move to medtech wasn’t an easy decision. He was having great success coaching professional basketball in Italy but he saw a career in medtech as a new opportunity to win. Today, he leads Medtronic’s gastrointestinal business, which hadn’t […]
DTW Podcast: Getting to the heart of Boston Scientific’s peripheral business; How Hologic sees trials changing
In this week’s episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Boston Scientific peripheral business EVP Jeff Mirviss explains why the specialty’s name doesn’t really reflect the importance of arteries, veins and other critical “highways” in the body. Mirviss explains where the peripheral business is headed, and why Boston Scientific is uniquely positioned to address the business. […]
Medtronic Talks Podcast : Mazor, Hugo. What’s next in surgical robotics?
In this episode, two of the executives leading Medtronic’s push into robotic surgery update listeners on the progress and potential of Medtronic’s MAZOR X Stealth and Hugo RAS system platforms. Megan Rosengarten, president of surgical robotics, says Hugo is poised to deliver surgeons newfound capabilities and options. The company hopes to begin selling the system […]
DTW Podcast: Can Proximie bring safer surgery to the wider world?
In this week’s podcast, senior executives from Getinge and Proximie – two very different sized companies – explain how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated their business. In the opening keynote conversation, Eric Honroth, president, Getinge North America, explained how the company more than doubled its production of ventilators in 2020. He also discusses recent FDA clearances […]
Hear Episode 1 of the new MedtronicTalks Podcast
A year ago, the emerging pandemic brought Medtronic’s respiratory business front-and-center as demands for ventilators shot up to save the lives of thousands of people hit with COVID-19. In this interview, the first of the MedtronicTalks Podcast Series, Medtronic’s Ariel Mactavish and Dr. John de Csepel detail how the company answered the call in many […]
DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast – iRhythm CEO Mike Coyle, New Podcast!
In this podcast, iRhythm CEO Mike Coyle discusses his decision to join the digital health leader in January. Coyle’s had to hit the ground running as iRhythm manages some challenging decisions from regional Medicare payors, but he also sees great opportunity for the company’s Zio platform across the healthcare spectrum. In this conversation, Coyle discusses […]
DTW Podcast: How is Zimmer Biomet waging the ortho data war? Do medical devices carry physics-based biases?
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Liane Teplitsky, vice president and general manager of worldwide robotics at Zimmer Biomet, shares her excitement for the burgeoning data business emerging in orthopedics. Teplitsky, an engineer who built her medtech career in cardiac R&D and sales at St. Jude and Abbott, walks us through the interconnected offerings of […]
DTW Podcast: Herrera on how military lessons led to Medtech career; Ulmer ready to redo landmark FDA survey
In this week’s podcast, Derek Herrera explains how a serious battle injury he received while leading Marines in Afghanistan led him to build a career in medtech. Herrera has founded two companies – Spinal Singularity and Habit Camera – to create devices that can improve and save the lives of people who need help the […]