Medical device startups continue to promote a wide variety of potential innovations, including new exoskeletons, electrical stimulation and portable light treatments. There are companies that think they can build a better AED or ear tube — or remove CO2 from respiratory failure patients’ blood through less invasive procedures. There’s even a startup touting voice analysis […]
DeviceTalks Boston
DeviceTalks partners with New England Healthcare Executive Network to host mergers & acquisition panel at DeviceTalks Boston
The New England Healthcare Executive Network will host a panel of leaders to discuss the topic of mergers and acquisitions in the medical device industry. For the third consecutive year, DeviceTalks has partnered with the New England Healthcare Executive Network at DeviceTalks Boston. At DeviceTalks Boston 2019, NE Healthcare Executive Network’s member meeting will offer […]
DeviceTalks Boston partners with not-for-profit veteran organization MVPvets
(Press Release) – DeviceTalks is proud to announce today a partnership with MVPvets, a not-for-profit group that assists and prepares transitioning military veterans for meaningful employment in life science companies. Piloted in 2012 as a collaborative venture with multiple medical device firms such as Abiomed, Johnson & Johnson and AdvaMed, a trade association for the […]
DeviceTalks Boston, then and now
There’s a lot to look forward to at DeviceTalks Boston, June 5–6 at the Seaport World Trade Center. Sarah Faulkner, Program Manager – DeviceTalks Eight years ago, DeviceTalks kicked off its inaugural event in Boston with a keynote interview featuring soon-to-be Covidien CEO Joe Almeida. A panel of next-generation executives included Abiomed chief Michael Minogue, Zoll’s Rick […]
DeviceTalks partners with MassMEDIC to highlight the Massachusetts medical device ecosystem at DeviceTalks Boston
For the second year, DeviceTalks and MassMEDIC have partnered to bring the MassMEDIC MedTech Showcase to DeviceTalks Boston on June 5-6. Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH – DeviceTalks is proud to announce that it has partnered with MassMEDIC for the second year to bring the MassMEDIC MedTech Showcase to DeviceTalks Boston on June 5-6 at […]
Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz to participate in keynote interview at DeviceTalks Boston
At DeviceTalks Boston, Tyler Shultz will give attendees an inside look at Theranos and how he was able to sound the alarm after he realized the company was falling apart. DeviceTalks is excited to announce that Tyler Shultz will be the closing keynote speaker at DeviceTalks Boston. Shultz will take attendees behind the story that […]
AdvaMed president & CEO Scott Whitaker to participate in keynote interview at DeviceTalks Boston 2019
WTWH Media and MassDevice.com announced today that Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, will be a featured keynote speaker at DeviceTalks Boston 2019. DeviceTalks Boston, which takes place on June 5-6, 2019 at the Seaport World Trade Center, brings together engineering, product development and commercialization professionals to share the challenges and best practices of getting […]
Insulet president & CEO Shacey Petrovic to participate in keynote interview at DeviceTalks Boston 2019
[Press Release] – WTWH Media and MassDevice.com announced today that Shacey Petrovic, president and CEO of Insulet (NSDQ:PODD), will be a featured keynote speaker at DeviceTalks Boston 2019. DeviceTalks Boston, which takes place on June 5-6, 2019, at the Seaport World Trade Center, brings together engineering, product development and commercialization professionals to share the challenges and best […]
Here’s the view from the top at Hologic
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.
DeviceTalks Boston: 5 medtech startups you need to know
From an individually tailored intra-corneal implant to an improved heart pump for open-heart surgery to new exoskeleton technology, there was a variety of medtech to check out during MassMEDIC’s recent Medtech Showcase. The 20th annual showcase, held last week at DeviceTalks Boston, provided a chance for a batch of 20 companies from around the world […]
DeviceTalks: Hologic CEO MacMillan on leading a turnaround and the importance of women’s health in medtech
Stephen MacMillan joined a struggling Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) as CEO in December 2013, and within one day, he had already made his first major move in restructuring the company’s executive leadership team. MacMillan spoke in a keynote presentation at DeviceTalks Boston yesterday about his entry into the women’s healthcare market with Hologic, how his turn-around of the […]