Med Tech Gurus

What are the 5 Ps successful of Medical Technology development? Would you like to understand the 3 phases of innovation? This episode of Med Tech Gurus features Dr. Sandy Rihana who is Chair of the BioMedical Engineering Department at Holy Spirt University of Kaslik. Sandy is not only a professor but also a consultant and innovator Gurus Sandy Provides Value bomb after value bomb. You will love th...

Why is collaboration more important than ever in the Med Tech space? Are you interested in some of the best practices that a Group Purchasing Organization & a Healthcare Performance Improvement company,  such as Premier uses with innovative commercialization and go to market approaches? In this episode of Med tech Gurus Kaycee Kalpin Vice President of Strategic Marketing with Premier takes us thro...

Why is it important to understand the human factors when designing your med tech product? Gurus in this episode of Med Tech Guru's Jim gets into this. Then he discusses clinician workflow and why it is so important to the success of your product launch. You need to really understand how your product impacts these stakeholders. If that's not enough, Jim then takes us through the steps that he and h...

In this episode we bring back Dr. April Zambelli-Weiner. April was with us on episode #42. We brought her back to discuss how we as gurus should be thinking about the post covid world. Do you have a handle on the 3 Cs for your solution? How about building the value sandwich that all decision makers will be looking for? Did you know it won't be just about value anymore? April tells us what else we...

Why would you ever want to discuss Total Cost of Ownership for your product? Why would you want to illustrate the CAPEX and the OPEX. In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Mr. David Newton Vice President of Supplier Relationships and catalog for Attainia with us. David discuss the importance of this transparency. In his world the IDNS are going to look for your number and if they cant find it...

2020 has been a challenging year for us all. However here at Med Tech Gurus we have learned a great deal from our fantastic guests. I thought it would be fun to pull some segments from some of our shows to do a two part series on some of the great moments and guest we have had this year. When I started this project, I didn't realize how hard this would be! We have had so many great guest and great...

2020 has been a challenging year for us all. However here at Med Tech Gurus we have learned a great deal from our fantastic guests. I thought it would be fun to pull some segments from some of our shows to do a two part series on some of the great moments and guest we have had this year. When I started this project, I didn't realize how hard this would be! We have had so many great guest and great...

Gurus, here is a great quote, "Don't be in love with the solution, be in love with the problem" . In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Mr. Eric McGlade Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of VPL.  Eric explains this and brings other insights why data is key and how capturing data around the movement of products can bring amazing value to your customers and stakeholders. Listen in as Eric de...

Gurus, what a pleasure to have Murlikrishna (Murli) Kannan MD as our Guru. Murli walks us through why an idea is singular but takes a team to bring to life. Imagine hearing over and over that your product is a solution to an non-problem. Then only through persistence and belief in what your value is did his company Anesthesia Hygiene finally get traction Gurus Murli Provides Value bomb after value...

What does the comic book hero Ironman have in common with a Med Tech Start up? How can Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality come together to help with surgical training and other initiatives? Listen in as Aravind Upadhyaya CEO of 8chili discusses these initiatives. Arvind shares in insights on data collection and how it can make a huge difference in your company's success. Gurus listen in a...

Gurus James Russell covers the ins and out of Value Analysis. Listen in as James helps us paint a data and outcome picture by looking at clinical data, utilization data and then using that to improve outcome.  Gurus James covers all the information you will need to know to put your best foot forward from a Value Analysis prospective. James also covers why trying to short cut this process will cost...

Gurus by focusing on improving the lives of a patient population best practices are born! Dr. Reinhartz explains how her focus on this and looking for better outcomes lead to her launching her business Mobile Health Consultants. Victoria walks us through some of the challenges and how they lead to best practices. All of which contributed to the growth of her business and national peer recognition....

Gurus what is the most important endeavor in launching a new brand or technology? How about the 3 most important aspects of launching your new business? You are not going to want to miss this episode as Adam walks us through all of this and more. Adam demonstrates why he is indeed a Guru!

Gurus as you launch an endeavor to you always think of the Why? Do you think of the workflow for the clinicians? Or how the patient will access the technology? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. We have Mr. Massimo Carrara. Massimo is the Founder & CEO of Inception Business Advisors. Massimo delivers some terrific information on how to master strategic planning and transformation. Gurus you will l...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr Peter Van Haur CEO of Vital Connect takes us through the facets of taking a disruptive technology to the next level. Peter guides us through how to manage investors through multiple rounds of fund raising. Peter also discusses his views on letting the market speak to you and why a CEO needs to focus on the market, the competition and reimbursement. Peter revie...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Joe Blandini VP of Business Development provides us some terrific insights into sales team development. Joe reviews some of his best practices Joe goes into Sales Operations, pipeline development and turning leads into real opportunities. Joe does not stop there, however. Joe takes us through the importance of clinical training to get full buy in to your prod...

Julie Dye Founder of Marketing DX provides amazing insights regarding digital branding. Julie discusses that too often that a start-up will promote their products as if in a silo. Julie suggests a more holistic approach is much more fruitful to a marketing strategy This approach includes, the product, the company, and the leadership. Julie reminds us people don't buy products they buy from who the...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus Peter Maag, PHD & CEO of CareDx with us. Peter brings an amazing background to us and discuss several key aspects of growing a MedTech business. In CareDX they went from 47-500+ employees in a very short time. How did they do this? Peter explains they keep a picture of the patient in mind. This intense focus on the patient you are serving has paid off growth and q...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Dr. John Kim who is an emergency room physician and a hospitalist. In addition to that he is also a partner with Aphelion Ventures. Listen in Gurus as Dr. Kim provides incredible value regarding their selection criteria for companies, they invest in. Dr. Kim goes on to explain how they help to bring value to their companies by enhancing their clinical mess...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus Ms. Tiffany Wilson CEO of the Global Center for Medical Innovation joins us. Tiffany has a terrific background with an MBA in Management and Strategy from Georgetown University to 20+ years of Med Tech development and Innovation. Tiffany has spent the last 9 years at GCMI and has worked with hundreds of new innovations. Gurus get out your notepads as Tiffany walks...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Dr. Ryan Kelly joins us. Ryan has an amazing background with a PH.D. in Immunology from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from USC. Currently Ryan heads up the Innovation Lab at the Innovation Institute in Newport Beach, CA. Gurus you are going to love listening to Ryan. He discusses the importance of proving the value and ROI early in the life cycle. Ryan a...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Sean Matula takes us through how he went from a first responder getting injured and not stopping. Sean takes us through the inspirational journey and challenges of redesigning the most basic of medical devices, the stethoscope. Gurus, you will love the this story and what Sean has done to become a Med Tech Guru!

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Mark Faust founder of Echelon Management and author of some terrific books, such as High Growth Levers and Growth or Bust, brings some amazing value. Gurus, would you like to know the 7 steps of building an innovative culture? How about developing a turnaround mindset? Let me tell you Gurus, Mark shows us why even a turnaround mindset is the right mindset for...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Jonathan Spangler . Founder of Spangler Advisor Service discuss all of the finer points of intellectual property. Jonathan discusses not only the finer points of patent law, but also what you should think about before you contact a Intellectual property lawyer. Further, Jonathan discusses why it is important to not only have the patent but also the freedom to...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus. Mr. Shri Parikh (Pari) CEO of The Mobile Health Company outlines what it takes to start a new venture in todays Med Tech environment. Shri has had executive leadership positions with companies like Stryker, St. Jude and others. Shri takes us through the elements as to why now is the time to start your venture. Shri discusses the vision, passion, and determination...