In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, senior executives from Avail Medsystems and AliveCor detail how their tools are helping medtechs remain in contact with both physicians and patients. In the keynote interview with Daniel Hawkins, CEO of Avail Medsystems, says the company’s Procedural Telemedicine system will allow medical device sales representatives to observe more procedures […]
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DTW Podcast: Can Boston Scientific close the gap?
Following the killing of George Floyd in June, medtech companies stood strongly against inequality and racism and promised to push for change. Boston Scientific’s executive committee, including CEO Michael Mahoney, issued one of the earliest statements to condemn “injustice and discrimination and to reaffirm our commitment to live by our values and cultivate a workplace […]
DTW Podcast: KCK’s Long says deals getting done during COVID era
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Karen Long, managing director at KCK Group, says startups looking for funding have an opportunity to catch the eye and ear of investors. KCK, an active medtech investor, has been involved in two sizable investments this summer including Aerin Medical and NeuroPace. Both were portfolio companies, but Long says […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Another high as stocks tick up
For the third consecutive week, stocks in the medtech industry reached heights not yet seen since the COVID-19 pandemic began. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 89.65 points at the end of last week (Aug. 7). Overall, medtech stocks saw a 0.72% increase from […]
DTW Podcast: 10 ways medtech is finding its footing amid COVID-19
When COVID-19 set upon the U.S. in March, medtech executives had a month at most to tell Wall Street analysts how the pandemic had hit the industry’s largest companies. We heard about short-term hits in revenues, procedures and employee headcounts, but uncertainty clearly ruled the day. Over the past few weeks, medtech executives from several […]
DTW: What in the world will Thrive Earlier Detection do with $257 million?
In this week’s podcast, two executives from Thrive Earlier Detection explain how the “turbo-charged” diagnostics company intends to upend how, when and where cancer is diagnosed. Dr. Isaac Kinde, co-founder and head of research and innovation, walks us through the company’s CancerSEEK test and how the company is marrying new technology with an innovative clinical […]
DTW podcast: Connect your devices before it’s too late
Twenty years ago when he was working at the Mayo Clinic, cardiologist Dr. David Hayes shot down the idea that medical devices would serve patients better if equipped with technology that collected and transmitted data. Hayes had many reasons. He said patients liked coming to the doctors’ offices. “I thought they’d miss that connection,” he […]
CVRx CEO Yared on selling during a pandemic and improving diversity, equality inside and outside of medtech
In part 2 of an interview, we follow up with last week’s guest, CVRx CEO Nadim Yared, to catch up on how the medtech executive is managing during the pandemic. Yared also shares some far-reaching views on what the medtech industry needs to work toward to improve diversity in its workforce and provide equality for […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Stocks tick back up to open July
After a solid start to July, the medtech industry continues to experience a stock market roller coaster amid the COVID-19 pandemic. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 84.25 points at the end of last week (July 3). That total represents a 2.9% increase from […]
Mayo Clinic needed to engineer its way through COVID-19: Here’s what they did.
The health system’s medical and engineering staffs had to devise their own solutions for lab gear, PPE and operating room air decontamination. As COVID-19 settles into several regions of the U.S., healthcare systems that once sat on the sidelines likely will find themselves in the same situation as their counterparts in the Northeast did earlier […]
Why FDA put the pedal to the metal for radar and hummingbirds and why medtech needs Google
In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, co-hosts Chris Newmarker and Tom Salemi dig into the recent successes by startups Circadia Health and Preceptis Medical, which both saw expedited approval from the FDA due to the pandemic. Circadia Health earned a spot on this year’s “20 medical device startups you need to know” list. Circadia […]
