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Everything you need to know about medical device creation

September 11, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

Medtech development is hard. Medical device creation can require manufacturing know-how in areas as wide-ranging as electrical components, high-performance polymers, molding and machining – and that doesn’t even include the required expertise in design, regulatory requirements and achieving reimbursement. The good news is that the companies serving the medical device industry have become specialized experts. […]

Filed Under: Catheters, Contract Manufacturing, DeviceTalks Q&A, Featured, Materials Testing, Outsourcing, Patent Infringement, Product Liability, Regulatory/Compliance, Research & Development, Sterilization / Calibration Tagged With: Abbott, B. Braun, coolis tool holder, Freudenberg Medical, Heraeus, Medical Device Handbook, MedPlast, robin industries

DeviceTalks Q&A: Talking targeted pain management with CEO Maria Bennett

October 23, 2019 By Sarah Faulkner

At DeviceTalks Minnesota 2019, SPR Therapeutics founder, president & CEO Maria Bennett spoke with DeviceTalks program manager Sarah Faulkner about the company’s FDA-cleared peripheral nerve stimulation system for pain management. Want to see these interviews live? Join us at DeviceTalks West – Dec. 9-10 in Santa Clara, Calif.  Sarah: Could you tell us a little […]

Filed Under: DeviceTalks Q&A, Featured, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, Pain Management, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: DeviceTalks Minnesota, SPR Therapeutics

How Medtronic could help change healthcare for the better

October 15, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Medtronic officials want the world’s largest medtech company to do more than just make medical devices: They want to help manage chronic diseases. Here are thoughts from the VP helping to lead the shift. Medtronic executive Sheri Dodd had a cousin — one of only four — die from Type 2 diabetes complications at the age […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, DeviceTalks Q&A, Diabetes, Digital Health, Featured, Health Information Technology, Health Technology, News Well Tagged With: DeviceTalks Minnesota, Medtronic, value-based healthcare

After 20 years at Boston Scientific, here’s what this medtech R&D leader has learned

October 9, 2019 By Sarah Faulkner

David Knapp, VP of corporate research at Boston Scientific, has spent 20 years developing devices that cut across divisions at the medtech giant. At DeviceTalks Minnesota 2019, he gave attendees an insider’s view of what he’s learned about device development and healthcare. Want to see these interviews live? Join us at DeviceTalks West – Dec. […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Business/Financial News, DeviceTalks Q&A, Featured, Health Technology, Research & Development, Special Content Tagged With: Boston Scientific, DeviceTalks Minnesota

DeviceTalks Minnesota 2019: Exhibitor insights you need to know

October 7, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

There were a host of medtech insights to be gained on the exhibitor floor of DeviceTalks Minnesota in September, from LVAD innovations at Abbott to cybersecurity tips from Green Hills Software to Xometry’s use of AI to help device makers secure better 3D printing and other manufacturing processes. Check out what editor Chris Newmarker discovered […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, DeviceTalks Q&A, Featured, Outsourcing Tagged With: Abbott, DeviceTalks Minnesota, Green Hills Software, Xometry

Here’s the view from the top at Hologic

October 30, 2018 By MassDevice staff

Steve MacMillan took over as CEO of Hologic in 2013, drawing on his experience at medtech titans like Stryker and Johnson & Johnson. Since then, Hologic has grown into a $3 billion business. At DeviceTalks Boston 2018, MacMillan provided exclusive insights into the Massachusetts-based company and its evolving definition of women’s healthcare.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, DeviceTalks Q&A, Featured Tagged With: DeviceTalks Boston, Hologic

The future of Abbott’s electrophysiology business

July 30, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner

At DeviceTalks Minnesota 2018, medtech veteran Michael Pederson provided an inside look at the Abbott-St. Jude Medical merger and what’s ahead for Abbott’s cardiovascular technologies. Pederson tracked his career from a formative stint at HP to his current role as SVP of cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure at Abbott (NYSE:ABT). Check out his keynote address with DeviceTalks […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiovascular, DeviceTalks Q&A, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Abbott, DeviceTalks Boston, DeviceTalks Minnesota

Move carefully to the exit, veteran medtech sellers warn

June 6, 2018 By Nancy Crotti

Beyond their altruistic and sales goals, medical device startups generally keep an eye out for the exit. Getting there requires planning, patience and persistence, according to a couple of medtech executives who’ve been through it. Martha Shadan headed Plymouth, Minn.–based Rotation Medical, a private company sold to Smith & Nephew in December 2017, just three […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, DeviceTalks Q&A, Mergers & Acquisitions Tagged With: DeviceTalks Minnesota, devicetalksminnesota, Entellus Medical Inc., Medtronic, rotationmedical, Smith & Nephew, startups, Stryker, TYRX Inc.

Speakers you need to see at DeviceTalks Minnesota

May 8, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

A Google executive whose own heart problems spurred her to seek medtech innovation, a leader at Abbott who wants to drive healthcare value, the head of an upstart company seeking to transform diabetes care — those are but some of the speakers you will encounter at DeviceTalks Minnesota this June. Read on to find out […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, DeviceTalks Q&A, Digital Health Tagged With: Abbott, Alphabet (Google), Bigfoot Biomedical, Boston Scientific, devicetalksminnesota, evergreenmedicaltechnologies, Mayo Clinic, mcalpineresearchgroup, University of Minnesota

All heart: A Google executive’s real-world experience with medtech

May 7, 2018 By Brian Johnson

After hearing the story of her 10 cardiac surgeries and seven pacemakers, you could be forgiven for thinking that Heidi Dohse has a weak heart. But the Google executive, endurance cyclist and, now, inspirational speaker she may have a stronger heart than most people on the planet. Dohse, a senior program manager at Google and […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiovascular, DeviceTalks Q&A Tagged With: Alphabet (Google), devicetalksminnesota

3 secrets of medtech success from a true industry pioneer

January 23, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

From stents to TAVR, Stanton Rowe has built a medtech legacy out of accomplishing the seemingly impossible. Here are three lessons from his career. Stanton Rowe has played a major role in two of the top medtech innovation success stories of recent decades: stents and transcatheter valve replacements. Listening to him speak at DeviceTalks West […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, Cardiovascular, DeviceTalks Q&A, Replacement Heart Valves, Stents Tagged With: DeviceTalks West, Edwards Lifesciences, tavr

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