This week, we’ll talk with Abbott’s medical devices EVP Lisa Earnhardt about how the life sciences giant pivoted during the pandemic. Earnhardt shares what programs were given greater priority when the lockdown’s impact became clear and why the company performed so well in one of its key businesses. We also explore this week’s news that […]
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Tech bridges gap between sales reps and surgeons
Medtech sales reps often are an essential presence during surgeries. But worries about the spread of the coronavirus and the availability of personal protective equipment have pushed most reps out of the operating rooms, leaving surgeons without a resource to which they’ve grown accustomed. Technology startups are stepping forward to reunite surgeons and sales reps […]
Smith+Nephew sees new way into the OR
Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN) sales representatives and consulting surgeons will have a direct new, albeit electronic path, into operating rooms. The London-based medical device maker signed a deal with Avail Medsystems, a startup that’s bringing a high-level telecommunication system to operating rooms and surgery centers. The Avail system includes a self-standing unit equipped with a camera and […]
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 […]
How do medtech investors, CEOs manage portfolio companies going forward?
In Episode 10 of DeviceTalks Weekly, we talk with two successful starters of medtech companies about how they’re building and maintaining their medtech portfolios during this pandemic landscape. Our guests this week are Dr. Justin Klein, managing partner of Vensana Capital, and Duke Rohlen, chair of Ajax Health. Together, Klein and Rohlen have created, backed and sold […]
How can we keep our medtech community connected?
Everyone has had to rethink some priorities since the COVID-19 pandemic began circling the world. We’re working hard to make and renew connections in this critical industry with an eye toward personal safety and good health. Tom Salemi, Editorial Director, DeviceTalks Organizing conferences during the COVID-19 pandemic certainly creates new challenges. Most of us can’t […]
DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep.4 — What does Medtronic’s Puritan reveal mean for medtech?
What does Medtronic’s Puritan reveal mean for medtech? Medtronic earned plaudits and praise for sharing the design specifications for its Puritan Bennett 560 (PB560) ventilators. But will the gesture actually lead to more ventilators being manufactured? In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, we’ll talk with experts who will tell us what the plans do and […]
Rethinking orthopedic implants with Arthrosurface CEO Steve Ek | DeviceTalks Podcast
Arthrosurface president & CEO Steve Ek talked to reporter Sarah Faulkner about the company’s motion-preserving joint replacement technology. Want to see these interviews live? Join us at DeviceTalks. Sarah: Steve’s office is not your typical corporate office. It’s filled with models of the human skeletal system and demos of the company’s implants. It’s a good […]
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 West exhibitors: Expertise you need to know
From electronic components for neurostimulators to the E.U.’s MDR to security concerns connected medical devices, there was a great deal of expertise to be among exhibitors at DeviceTalks West in December 2018. Medical Design & Outsourcing managing editor Chris Newmarker spoke with experts at Valtronic, WuXi AppTec and Green Hills Software. Get the full story on our […]
