The Crux of Medtech

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Edvardas Satkauskas, the CEO and Co-Founder of Inovatyvi Medicina.  Edvardas gave us the inside scoop on his Lithuania-based company and the innovative endovascular robotic system that they’re creating.  The pair also discussed what the future of surgical robotics will look like, how AI wil...

Welcome back to the Surgibots Podcast!  Hosted by Henry Norton, this episode features a conversation with Dr. Caitlin Houghton, the Assistant Professor Of Surgery at the Keck Medicine of USC.   The pair discussed the importance of training surgeons to use surgical robotics effectively, talking about everything from the cultural acceptance that’s necessary to adopt new technology to the practicalit...

In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Jorge Presa, the CEO of Cyber Surgery.  Jorge and the team are developing a spinal surgery robotics platform from their base in Spain. He gave us an insight into their technology, as well as the founding story of Cyber Surgery.  The pair also discussed building a team and developing a driven, creative culture in such a dynamic industry.  List...

Welcome back to The Surgibots Podcast! Your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Christoph Spuhler, the CEO and Co-Founder of AcuSurgical, to talk about the company’s journey in the retinal surgical robotics space.  Christoph’s background is in medical imaging, and surgical robotics which prepared him to launch AcuSurgical, a high tech platform for retinal surgeons to level up. In this episode the pa...

Thank you for joining us for the 15th episode of the SurgiBots podcast. Today, we shift our focus to the challenges of hiring top talent in the surgical robotics industry. Hiring can be frustrating with varying results and long timelines. Some companies even struggle to fill critical roles for over a year. In a recent poll, 40% of respondents cited the quality of candidates as their main challenge...

Welcome back to The Surgibots Podcast.  In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Noam Hassidov, the CEO of Tamar Robotics LTD, to talk about his experience of leading a surgical robotics team in Israel.  Tamar Robotics are developing an endoscopic robotic system which aims to assist with minimally invasive small cavity procedures.  Noam shared some inside stories from Tamar Robotics...

Welcome back to Episode 13 of The Surgibots Podcast! On this week’s show, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Aleksandar Nacev, the Chief Technology Officer at Promaxo Inc. The pair talked about the innovative MRI technology that Promaxo are developing, as well as the engineering challenges that come with it.  Aleksandar also shared his perspectives on building elite teams in a startup environm...

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, sat down with Moon Surgical’s CEO Anne Osdoit.  The company focuses on soft tissue surgery, and has had a meteoric rise in the space with a huge amount of interest and investment since their launch.  Henry and Anne talked about how Moon Surgical’s system is set to transform procedures for patients, surge...

Welcome back to The Surgibots Podcast!  In this episode Henry Norton was joined by Mercedes Tuin, a Venture Capital Investor at BOM, a Sovereign Fund with investments and exits in surgical robotics to discuss all things Surgical Robotics.  Mercedes has a background in biomedical science with a passion for improving patients’ lives by translating academic research into products and services.  The p...

Welcome to the tenth episode of The Surgibots Podcast!  This week your host Henry Norton was joined by the CEO of Robeauté, Bertrand Duplat.  The pair discussed the minutia of micro robotics in the surgical space, including the story behind the creation of Robeauté and Bertrand’s personal connection with the topic.  Listen in for a wealth of insights on this new and emerging technology, including...

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Richard Vincent, the CEO & Co-Founder of FundamentalVR.  The pair talked about Richard’s experience of setting up a virtual reality medical education platform and the potential it has to transform the surgical robotics field.  They also covered topics like the challenges of getting surg...

Welcome back to The Surgibots Podcast! Your host, Henry Norton, was joined by someone who needs no introduction in the space, Lucien Blondel, CTO of Quantum Surgical and Host of The Minimally Invasive Podcast. On the episode the discussion centered around building a personal brand in the space, where to start, what to do as well as starting a company and the current challenges facing the market. ...

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! This time we sat down with Gregory Fischer, the CEO & Founder of AiM Medical Robotics.  They discussed the MRI compatible robotics that AiM are developing, as well as the different rounds of funding that the company has been through.  Gregory also shared his insights into the challenges facing the industry and his advice for anyone trying to...

Welcome to Episode 6 of The Surgibots Podcast! This time, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by the President and CEO at eCential Robotics, Stéphane Lavallée.  They talked about eCential Robotics’ technology, why France is such a popular place to develop surgical robotics and the importance of partnerships and acquisitions in growing the industry.  Tune in for another fascinating conversation!

Welcome to another episode of The Sugibots Podcast!  On this episode Henry Norton was joined by Matt Curran, the CEO of NanoFlex Robotics.   Coming from a commercial role in Medtronic, Matt has recently taken on management of a startup company that’s working with university-created robotics technology.  We talked about his experiences and the skills that he took with him across the industry, as we...

On this episode your host, Henry Norton, sat down with the CEO of Interventional Systems, Pedro Costa.  We talked about the benefits of using surgical robotics, where Interventional Systems are heading in the coming months and where the surgical robotics industry is developing most.  Tune in to find out more about life inside Interventional Systems!

Welcome to our third episode! Henry Norton spoke to Michael Schmid-Santek, the CEO at BHS Technologies, about the advances that the company is making in the surgical robotics field. They dug into Michael’s history in the mechanical engineering field, before moving into the medical devices industry. Tune in to hear Michael’s insights and experiences on the surgical robotics industry.

It’s Episode 2 of The Surgibots Podcast! On this episode, your host Henry Norton was joined by David Fischel, the CEO of Stereotaxis, to talk about the company’s latest innovations. Stereotaxis is a publicly traded company who make robots that are used for minimally invasive heart surgery. Their framework is built on an ecosystem that is set to change innovation in the industry. David himself came...

Welcome to the brand new Surgibots Pod! Your host, Henry Norton, is the Director of RW Search, an international search firm specialising in the Medical Devices and Surgical Robotics sector. In this first episode Henry was joined by Benjamin Sexson, the Co-founder and CEO at Monogram Orthopaedics. They’re a medical technology company who are virtualizing a novel robotic system using 3D printing. Be...