MedTech Jam Session with Chris and Mike D

Imagine being able to detect compartment syndrome before symptoms appear. In our latest MedTech Jam Session, Chris and I speak with CEO Charles Allan of MY01 as he explains how their microsensor and continuous monitoring platform is helping trauma teams intervene earlier, avoid unnecessary fasciotomies, and improve outcomes for compartment syndrome. Here’s what we learned from Charlie: 1. MY01 has...

Meet Scott DeFelice and the team at OPM as they usher in the next big material innovation in orthopedics. In this MedTech Jam Session, Scott explains how PEKK offers true bone-like mechanics, osseointegration, radiolucency, and intrinsic antibacterial/antiviral performance. Here’s what we learned from Scott: 1. Tackling the Toughest Cases First - From oncology to arthrodesis, OPM’s PEKK implants a...

Chris & Mike discuss the themes emerging from this year's Think Tank including the growth of interventional spine

Can We Grow New Cartilage Instead of Replacing Joints? That’s a gamechanger! Brad Estes, CEO of CytexOrtho, joined Chris and I on the MedTech Jam Session to talk about his 3D printed biodegradable scaffold designed to replace damaged cartilage. Here’s what we learned from Brad: 1. Solving the Young Patient Gap With no good solution between cartilage repair and total joint replacement, Cytex target...

Can orthopedic surgery be both personalized and scalable? In our latest episode of MedTech Jam Session, Ju Zhang of Formus Labs shares how his team turned years of academic research into a cloud-based platform that powers patient-specific preoperative plans—used in over 3,000 surgeries to date. 🎯 From CT to soft tissue modeling 🔁 From pre-op planning to rehab personalization 🤖 Now integrating w...

Surgeon/Inventor/Founder/Investor/Pilot and all-around good dude Kent Ellington jammed with Chris Lyons and I on this episode of the MedTech Jam Session with Chris & Mike D. Kent shares his journey from clinician to creator, having developed over 100 products with over $1.5 billion in revenue! Mad skills! Here’s what we learned from Kent. 1. 6 P’s of successful innovation – People – Product –...

One of the biggest challenges in healthcare is care coordination. I’ve witnessed it firsthand over the past 20 years while caring for aging parents. My good friend Scott Laster and the amazing team at MiCare Path are leveraging digital innovation to bridge the gaps between primary care, specialists and patients. Here’s what we learned from Scott: 1. Is virtual care the next great service line for...

Simple and innovative? Not an easy task, but when it’s right, it is a gamechanger! Tim McCown, COO of Spinal Simplicity shares their compelling vision to help patients enjoy a life ‘where pain no longer defines the day.’ Here’s what we learned from Tim. 1. Spinal Simplicity is transforming the spine market with minimally invasive, patient-centric solutions like the Minuteman device—designed to red...

Tackling one of the biggest challenges in orthopedics [Cartilage Repair], Benjamin Holmes, CEO of Nanochon, shares his story from the early days of academic research to the often harsh realities of leading a startup. Here’s what we learned from Ben: 1. Nanochon is developing a next-generation implantable device for cartilage repair—offering an early intervention alternative to knee replacement for...

What a privilege to have a highly accomplished orthopedic spine surgeon, a Chief Medical Officer and an ‘Emerging Fund Manager’ jam with Chris and I this week. Here’s what we learned from Paul: 1. Emerging MedTech companies and physicians should partner early in a company’s journey to success. Hint – founders will get more value than just clinical input. 2. Pay it forward – Paul coaches his physic...

Legend of the game David Anderson joins us on the MedTech Jam Session with Chris & Mike D to share the lessons learned during the early days of commercial processing of human tissue and introduce his latest innovation at Cambridge Orthopaedic. Here’s what we learned from David: 1. The original team set up MTF as a non-profit and how they partnered with FDA in this emerging market at the time....

Sports Medicine is a hot market right now and the team at Native Orthopedics, led by founder/CEO Tom Gamache, is launching Dragonfly, a gamechanger in the knee preservation segment. Here’s what we learned from Tom – 1. Meniscal root injuries have been massively underdiagnosed, and Dragonfly provides surgeons a solution to quickly tension, lock and retension in one fluid motion. Learn more at: http...

Serial entrepreneur Ken Gall brought the rhythm and the funk to this week’s MedTech Jam Session with Chris & Mike D. What will Ken teach us in this episode? 1. As a PhD, Ken didn’t just write a paper about nitinol, he built a company! 2. He raised millions of dollars to fund multiple companies without a venture capitalist. Skills! 3. Restor3d is building an impressive business with personalize...

CEO Mark Foster jams with Chris & Mike D. as they discuss how CurvaFix addresses the challenges of complex pelvic fractures, especially those fragility fractures that go untreated. Market development is not easy, and Mark shares his systematic process of commercializing a new therapy for a large and untapped indication. We also riff on what it takes to successfully raise money at all stages of...

Brian & Phil share the X-Bolt founding story and discuss their vision to revolutionize fixation in osteoporotic bone including collecting powerful clinical data prior to FDA approval. Genius! We also discuss the challenges of commercialization that all MedTech startups face when they go to market. To learn more about X-bolt, go to : https://www.x-bolt.com/

If you are in the MedTech industry and want to hear the stories from company builders, startup founders, and industry disrupters, you are in the right place! In this episode Chris Lyons and Mike Donoghue introduce the MedTech Jam Session where we will riff with the most interesting people in the world (sorry Dos Equis dude) and unpack the highs and lows of leading a medical device startup. We also...