CMR Surgical leaders say it’ll take the right kind of surgical robot to expand global adoption — and that their Versius system is just the thing. CMR Surgical CEO Supratim Bose and co-founders Luke Hares (chief technology officer) and Dr. Mark Slack (chief medical officer) discussed what Slack called the “massive advantage” for Versius today […]
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Advice for building a medtech career inside a big company from BD CTO Elizabeth McCombs
BD EVP and Chief Technology Officer Elizabeth McCombs offered advice for building a medtech career inside a big company. Speaking at DeviceTalks Boston 2024, McCombs reflected on her 20-year career at Johnson & Johnson MedTech (the world’s second-largest medical device manufacturer) before joining BD. She advised aspiring medtech leaders to strive to deeply understand customers and […]
LVADs save lives: So why aren’t more available?
Abbott says its HeartMate 3 LVAD is clinically proven to extend life by five years or more — but thousands of people in the U.S. still die of heart failure within a year. Kyree Miller, a 30-year-old college student, navigated seven long years of heart failure with the assistance of an Abbott HeartMate left ventricular […]
5 keys to Mike Mahoney and Boston Scientific’s success
Boston Scientific’s market capitalization has grown nearly 10 times larger since Mike Mahoney joined as CEO in 2011. He shared key insights about corporate strategy at DeviceTalks Boston in May. Boston Scientific is one of the bright spots as the medical device industry goes through a rough patch. It’s more expensive to run a business, […]
BD CEO Tom Polen discusses character revealed by COVID-19 crisis
“We couldn’t be more proud of how the team really showed our values,” BD CEO Tom Polen said during a keynote at DeviceTalks Boston. Tom Polen’s original “master plan” included medical school. While preparing for the MCAT out of undergrad, he instead joined a small startup based in California. The startup grew and BD (NYSE:BDX) […]
Is medtech the answer to healthcare challenges?
The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has healthcare in the U.S. and elsewhere facing a host of challenges, but medtech could be part of the answer. Join industry leaders at DeviceTalks Boston, May 10–11, 2023, to find out more about the opportunities. (Register here!) Here are some of the topics to explore at the event: […]
How can medtech overcome its economic challenges?
Medical device companies of all sizes are getting drained by economic challenges: rising interest rates, the strong U.S. dollar, persistent supply chain disruptions and more. It’s difficult to sustain growth. No doubt, this will be a question posed to many speakers at our DeviceTalks Boston event, May 10–11, 2023. But I’m looking forward to speaking […]
22 MedTech Innovator all-stars will pitch at DeviceTalks Boston
Nearly two dozen MedTech Innovator portfolio startups will pitch their technology to medtech industry innovators, executives and engineers at DeviceTalks Boston on May 10-11. The MedTech Innovator accelerator program picked the 22 all-stars from hundreds of applicants. The all-stars who will be featured over the two-day event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center are: […]
Opportunity awaits at DeviceTalks Boston
Medtech faces many challenges, but every challenge presents an opportunity — and DeviceTalks Boston will focus on making the best of them. Leaders like to say every challenge presents an opportunity. It sounds uplifting and offers the benefits of being at least partially true, in life and in medtech. It’s fair to say the medical […]
DeviceTalks Boston early-bird rate expires today
Today is the final opportunity to secure the early-bird rate to register for DeviceTalks Boston. The rate will jump from $395 to $695 where it will stay until the day of the May 10-11 conference, which will be held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. DeviceTalks Boston promises to deliver two days of networking, […]
DeviceTalks Boston early-bird rate expires tomorrow
The early-bird registration discount for DeviceTalks Boston ends tomorrow, March 9. Register right away to save $300 off (43%) off the full price to attend the May 10-11 event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Discussions will focus on engineering new devices, materials and manufacturing, bringing products to market, and other challenges to medical […]
