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What does it take to build a successful MedTech startup? It’s a multi-million dollar question and the answer involves strong execution of a highly strategic plan. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Duane Mancini, president and founder of Project Medtech, and host of the Project Medtech Podcast.  Listen as Jon and Duane talk about building a startup in the...

What makes Greenlight Guru unique? It’s Guru Edge⁠ —a team of medical device professionals with a ton of industry experience. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Karen Schuyler, a Medical Device Guru at Greenlight Guru with nearly 15 years of experience working in the medical device industry. Listen as Karen offers value advice to medical device professionals o...

Imagine using medical illustrations, animations, and other types of artwork to tell the story of a medical device, its procedures, or its manufacturer. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Annie Campbell and Emily Holden from Now Medical Studios, where they create medical illustrations and animations for the healthcare industry.  Listen to Annie and Emily e...

Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) is a growing sector of the medical device industry. If you are interested in entering the SaMD space, what do you need to know when it comes to FDA regulations and guidance? In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to David Pudwill, “Mr. Regulatory”, who has nearly a decade of firsthand experience working for FDA. Listen to Mr. Regul...

How can medical device companies be better prepared for remote and on-site inspections or audits? Practice, practice, practice so that you’re always audit-ready. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Steven Niedelman and Eric Henry, lead consultant and senior advisor for Quality Systems and Compliance, respectively, within the FDA and Life Sciences division of th...

The new medical device regulation in the European Union (EU MDR) has introduced a host of new challenges for medical device companies. One challenge, in particular, has to do with the quality management system of a medical device. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Monir El Azzouzi, founder and CEO of Easy Medical Device. Also, Monir is a prolific podcaster, b...

What do auditing and compliance protocols look like during a pandemic? Medical device companies continue to adjust to changing circumstances in an attempt to maintain business as close to normal as possible. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Colleen Hittle, founder of ProVeritas Partners, who brings years worth of knowledge and experience in the regulatory en...

Keeping a constant pulse on current medical device industry standards for risk management, like ISO 14971:2019 and its companion documents, while also adhering to the recommended guidelines is one of the most important things a medical device company can do to be successful. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Ed Bills, risk management consultant and technical...

Medical device reimbursement is a key consideration that must be well researched, understood, and managed by companies in order to ensure no money, to which you’re entitled to, is left on the table. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Mike Drues from Vascular Sciences about the importance of medical device reimbursement and offers tips listeners can use to buil...

Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) is an initiative launched by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at accelerating the development, commercialization, and implementation of COVID-19 testing technologies that shorten viral detection cycles and increase access to reliable, accurate testing on a widespread scale. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks t...

What are the 2021 strategic priorities for FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and what impact will these initiatives have on the medical device industry? In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Mike Drues from Vascular Sciences about CDRH’s previous, current, and future strategic priorities, including those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

What’s the relationship between product feedback, complaints, and adverse events? In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to guest Isabella Schmitt, Director of Regulatory Affairs at Proxima Clinical Research (CRO). Jon and Isabella discuss some important processes and methods medical device companies should consider for soliciting, receiving, and handling feedback.

What impact has artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) had on the medical device industry thus far? Have the emergence of these new technologies created new, unanticipated regulatory and quality challenges for industry professionals? In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, host Jon Speer and guest Mike Drues from Vascular Sciences revisit the topic of AI/ML to identif...

Are you prepared for the aftermath of the pandemic’s impact on the medical device industry? It may be time for device professionals to start bracing for a new normal. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Steven Niedelman and Eric Henry from King & Spalding LLC about post-pandemic readiness for the medical device industry and how companies can prepare for and emb...

The end of 2020 is near, which will close out a year that’s been fraught with challenges and difficulties. However, 2021 will bring its own set of new challenges for those implementing the European Union Medical Device Regulation/In-Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (EU MDR/IVDR). What do device companies still need to do to be prepared for the transition? In this episode of the Global Medical Device P...

Still seeking guidance to stay in the know when it comes to new and updated FDA requirements related to medical devices, especially during the ongoing pandemic? In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to David Pudwill, senior director of regulatory affairs at ConvaTec and industry thought leader who has been coined the name “Mr. Regulatory.” Listen to this episode as...

Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) is one of the fastest growing segments of the medical device industry. How are regulators keeping pace with its growth? FDA has a set of specific requirements unique to SaMD that companies are expected to meet in order to market these devices in the United States. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Andrew Frink, regulatory a...

There’s one niche market within the device industry that rarely gets the attention it deserves: products designed for military applications and use in other emergency settings. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast Jon Speer and his cohost, colleague and medical device guru Wade Schroeder, talk to guests Monti Leija and Robert Futch from the Delta Development Team, manufacturers of...

Some sources claim that one-third of your product development project should be spent on defining good requirements. Why? Requirements are key determinants of success for any new product that’s being developed, especially a medical device. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Devin Mack, mechanical engineer and owner of Enqual, about the importance of spending e...

As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues, emergency use authorization (EUA) has become a highly utilized regulatory pathway to market in the United States. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Erica Loring, a medical device guru at Greenlight Guru. Jon and Erica discuss the positive and negative impacts of the EUA program on the medical device industry as well...

Should your medical device company address biocompatibility? The short answer is, yes. Every single medical device should conduct some level of biocompatibility testing. What’s important is that you understand to what extent. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Mike Drues of Vascular Sciences about biocompatibility of devices, the applicable FDA and ISO guideli...

What makes Greenlight Guru unique? It’s Guru edge⁠—a team of medical device professionals with decades of industry experience whose primary role within the company is to enable customer success. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Erica Loring, a medical device guru at Greenlight Guru. Erica shares her unique career journey working in the healthcare sector, whi...

What is a multiple function device? From a high level, it’s a product with at least one portion that meets FDA’s Code of Regulations’ (CFR) definition of a medical device and at least one other portion that does not. In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Mike Drues from Vascular Sciences about multiple function devices to help listeners gain a clear understanding...

What could go wrong as more medical device products are used at home and in similar non-traditional environments outside of hospitals and healthcare facilities by non-medical professionals? In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Mike Drues from Vascular Sciences. Jon and Mike discuss challenges related to safety, risk, and usability when medical devices intended f...

What is FDA’s Safety and Performance Based Pathway and how does it relate to the Traditional, Special, and Abbreviated Premarket Notification 510(k) programs? In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Mike Drues from Vascular Sciences about the Safety and Performance Based Pathway that's designated for certain types of medical devices only and what eligible companies...