In this episode, your diligent team of DeviceTalkers assembled to review our top 10 medtech news trends. It’s our 2022 Newmarker’s Newsmakers! Executive Editor Chris Newmarker, Pharma Editor Brian Buntz, Managing Editor Jim Hammerand, Senior Editor Danielle Kirsh and Associate Editor Sean Whooley joined me, DeviceTalks Editorial Director Tom Salemi, for the latest DeviceTalks podcast. […]
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Abbott pledges funding to increase clinical trial diversity
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) today announced $5 million in scholarships to promote diversity in the next generation of clinical trial leaders as part of an initiative to improve healthcare for all. The Abbott Park, Illinois-based developer and manufacturer of medical devices and drugs said its initiative also includes forming the Diversity in Research Medical Advisory Board, […]
DTW Podcast: Arboretum’s Walker recalls early persistence in entering medtech
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Nicole J. Walker, the newest managing partner at Arboretum Ventures, recalls the persistence that landed her first job in the medical device industry. This inspiring story – complete with explosion – demonstrated how Walker has been able to build a career in the industry – working for Guidant and […]
Martha sets 800 million patient mark for Medtronic
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 […]
Famed marathoner uses Abbott glucose sensor for training
Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge is using a glucose sensor modeled after Abbott Laboratories’ FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor to optimize his training regimen. The sensor, known as the Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, is the first device intended to help athletes track blood sugar rather than people with diabetes. Get the full story from our […]
DTW Podcast: Zimmer Biomet slims, Corza Medical grows in pursuit of grabbing market share
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Rich Newitter, managing director at SVB Leerink, says Zimmer Biomet’s decision to spin out its spinal and dental business will accelerate its already impressive market share grab in its core orthopedics industry. Newitter says CEO Bryan Hanson brings a tried-and-true diversification model used by companies like his former employer, […]
Medtechs can’t set digital strategies aside – DTW Podcast
Digital connectivity no longer belongs in the final slides of a medtech company’s pitch deck. In the latest DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, three leaders pushing for connected medical devices explain the need to incorporate data collection and monitoring functionality in new devices. Scott Huennekens, who advanced the “digital surgery” strategy when he helped launch Verb Surgical, […]
The 10 most popular DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast episodes of 2020
Without the ability to gather for events and meetings, the DeviceTalks team launched the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast to keep our medtech community talking. Over the span of 9 months and 39 episodes, we interviewed dozens of medtech leaders from startups to multinational corporations to hear how they’re managing through the challenges of 2020. Our episodes […]
Taking the fight to COVID-19 – BD, DHL, Novant on delivering, shipping and administering the vaccine
This week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast shares the stories of the professionals who are working to get the new COVID-19 vaccines into the hands – and arms – of the front-line fighters and people at greatest risk. Leading off, Elizabeth Woody, SVP of public affairs at BD, explains how the company is preparing for the increasing […]
How has COVID-19 changed healthcare’s appetite for buying medical devices
This week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast examines medtech’s readiness for the next COVID-19 surge. Hospitals are ready, but their appetite for expensive medical devices has changed, forcing medtech companies to change how they sell or lose out entirely. Justin Cassidy and Henry Soch of Vizient reveal why hospital executives are forced to divert funds away from […]
DTW Podcast: Where will Intuitive find future growth? Abbott’s Moat on how population boom will boost demand
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we’ll talk with Intuitive Surgical’s Julian Nikolchev, senior vice president, corporate development and strategy, and Dr. Oliver Keown, director of Intuitive Ventures, about the new $100 million venture fund. How will the capital be invested? Where does Intuitive see the opportunity, and how does the program fit […]
