Med Tech Gurus

Gurus why should you be looking to move your organization from just products to products & services? Why should you be looking to add this dynamic early in the product life cycle curve? Why should you consider sharing the data your products develop? How can this collaboration lead to bigger and better things not only for your stakeholders but also for the patients and community that you work and p...

Gurus, episode # 95 is so jammed packed. Dr. Charles "Chuck" Fisher Jr. has so many terrific insights. You will be riveted as he discusses his time as a special operations leader in Iraq where he had two direct hits to the chest by high caliber bullets. Then how he later met the man who developed the very body armor that saved his life. Listen in as he discusses how the leadership skills he learne...

Gurus, Vlado Bosanac Chairman & CEO of Advanced Human Imaging brings us terrific insights. You will enjoy his discussion on how wins are great, however failures make us pivot. Vlado indicates that failures while they are painful can help us pivot into a better situation. However there is more, Vlado brings us insights into some of the best practices of securing IP. He gets into making sure you hav...

Gurus, Is you organization creating value through a purposeful program strategy? Are you focused on your expertise? Why is it important to always being a student? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we discuss all of this and more with Mr. Chris Garabedian CEO of Xontogeny Gurus this episode is jammed packed with terrific information. Chris really delivers as a GURU!

Gurus, what are the 3 musts of developing a relationship with a Key Opinion Leader? How about the key best practices to fund raising? How can you as a Guru streamline the 510K process? Dave Dolan Executive Chairman & Co-Founder of Multifunctional Imaging covers all of this and more! Get you note pads out as Dave is a wealth of information!

Gurus, why should you have your engineers and researches out in the field? How can they get a good product market fit? What is the NOT INVENTED HERE factor and why should you avoid it? Dr. Carlson discusses this and more. Listen in as he provides further evidence that perfect should not be the enemy of good. You will enjoy this episode as Dr. Carlson gets into all of this and more. www.immunexpres...

Featuring: Fazila Seker, PH.D Co-founder & CEO of Molli Surgical and Ananth Ravi, PH.D Co-Founder and Chief Science & Clinical Officer at Molli Surgical Gurus you will enjoy listening to this episode as Dr. Seker and Dr. Ravi discuss such terrific topics as; Why is trust so important? Especially with your patients and clinicians. Why is establishing a trusting relationship with your investors so i...

KKR is one of the worlds largest private equity firms. In todays episode we hear from Mr. Christopher McFadden KKRs Managing Director of the Healthcare Vertical at KKR. Gurus, Chris provides us the playbook on what investors and private equity firms are looking for in Medical Technology. Further, Chris walks through some of the best practices of bring a technology to scale.  You will love this epi...

Have you ever considered an acquisition? How about timing the launch of a new technology? Rick Anderson who has a deep background in the M & A world and as a President and General Manager launching new technologies at DarioHealth walks us through the key elements of growth strategies. Rick provides this information in a very easy and straight straightforward discussion.

Gurus, school is in as Professor Sam Shah is our Guru today. As Chief Medical Officer at Numan and Director of Faculty of Future Health Professor Shah takes us through several examples of what it takes to launch a new technology. Professor Shah outlines some of the key best practices what for how to differentiate and scale your product. This episode is jammed packed with information and process fo...

Gurus, Scott Bostick has had Senior Leadership positions at some of Med Tech Leading companies. You are going to be captured by his enthusiasm and depth as he is getting into so many best practices. What are some of the most important considerations when bring products to market? What are the key best practices in attracting investors? What are the keys to not only finding strong distribution part...

Gurus did you know one of the biggest issues med tech entrepreneurs have is they don't anticipate significant success. Mr. Kevin Buckley CEO of the Torrey Pines Law Group tells us this is often one of the biggest pitfalls that medical technology entrepreneurs have. The value doesn't end there Gurus, Mr. Neil Thompson patent agent at the Torrey Pines Law Group walks us through some of the best prac...

Gurus you will love the value that Jim Archetto brings. He has held leadership positions in several Innovative companies with some amazing technologies. Jim is passionate about bring innovation to clinicians so they can improve patient outcomes. He brings many insights into how to commercialize a product. You will love his discussion around making sure your product launch doesn't turn into an ooze...

Gurus, Phil Macnaab is a dynamic leader who has been placed into multiple corporate leadership roles via GTCR Private Equity. What is unique about this situation is their team at GTCR and Epselon Global are focusing their work to do good into the world. They focus on bringing high quality teams together to take companies that have a unique value and help them manage the complexities of scale. List...

Do you know the 5 "I s" of Innovation? As you develop your innovation, do you look at it through the lens of an early adopter? Dr. Roxie covers all of this and more. Gurus you will love Dr. Roxie as she has a Doctorate in commercializing technology in healthcare and gets deep into the best practices of launching new technology.

This episode features an amazing Guru! Dr. Loew, she has some amazing experience integrating science, business and the clinician  to deliver differentiated value to patients. Most recently, she was Vice President, Head R&D Strategy and Planning at BristolMyers Squibb where she led portfolio strategy and operations. This included shaping BMS's strategy and portfolio to deliver strong competitive po...

Gurus, why is the Value Analysis process  a pressure test for your business model? What are the key aspects of National Accounts that you as a med tech entrepreneur need to know? What are the biggest challenges you as an entrepreneur are going to face moving forward? Darby covers all of this and more. Darby demonstrates to us why he is a Med Tech Guru! So get ready here comes episode # 80! 

Gurus, this episode is jammed packed with value!  Clive Smith is a self-described compulsive problem solver. Clive has been the CEO of Thinklabs Medical for 30 years. His story demonstrates that early on he called a bank CEO as a student an compelling him to give him a loan to come to the US  from South Africa to study electrical engineering. Clive uses that story to discuss that nobody these days...

Gurus, do you really understand the process that your organization uses in the sales process? How about your customers? Do you understand their supply chain process? If you knew this would it make your business life easier? In this Episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Ms. Jody Dobson Vice President of Business Development at McKesson Medical Surgical. Jody has amazing energy and insights. You will en...

Gurus, does your organization have a focused approach to gaining business at the Veterans Administration Medical Centers? Do you know the four key initiatives that will improve your chance of success within the V.A.? Are you aligned with the right partners to help you gain traction Gurus you are going to love listening to Leonard. He has deep background having worked government contracts for compa...

Gurus, does your surgical instrumentation collect data and send it to the cloud? As a manufacture would you like to get performance information on your installed base? How about utilization information in real time? How would you like to be able to provide key metrics to your clinical stakeholders? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Mr Brian Phillips Founder and CEO of Medshift. Brian bring...

Gurus, technology as we know is moving at lightning speed. How do we harness this technology so it helps patient outcomes without interfering with clinical workflow. In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Dr. Rafael Grossmann. Dr. Grossmann has been a Ted Talk presenter and writes a well respected blog. He is a surgeon with a passion & focus on the convergence of technology & healthcare. You wi...

Gurus imagine the challenge of simultaneously buying a company and merging it with a division of another. Imagine the transparency & communication required to bring that together. Gurus in this episode Mr. Greg Lucier Executive Chairman of Corza Medical talks about what it took to bring this off. Greg doesn't stop there he gets into some very interesting market share taking strategies. Plus, this...

Gurus what can Med Tech Companies Learn from Pilots? What are the keys to having clinicians & hospital executives wanting to learn about your innovative technologies? Why are clinical studies and data so important to your message Listen in as Dr. Matthew Cooper A Cardio Thoracic Surgeon and Innovator who is now the Global Senior Medical Director & Director of Patient Safety at 3M  discuss this and...

In this episode as we have 2 Gurus, Peter Vranes and Hitesh Mehta CO Founders and Co-CEOs of Nutromics from Brunswick Australia. Peter and Hitesh have combined their expertise as a chemical engineer and an entrepreneur experienced at IBM Watson Health. The discussion we have about the potential of our bodies information highway and what it can mean to the healthcare community and the patients they...