Med Tech Gurus

Gurus, Cody Simmons is the CEO of DermaSensor and he brings some terrific insights regarding the challenges and opportunities for a CEO in a scaling med tech company in todays environment. He discusses the key aspects of developing a culture of innovation and why a start up needs to hire the best business athletes. Cody also gets into some of the bigger challenges facing start-ups. Such as reimbur...

Gurus, In this episode we have Mr. Shahram Sharif with us. Shahram is the Chief Business officer at Huma Therapeutics .  Shahram brings some very interesting insights as he discusses some of the challenges with the adoption of digital solutions in healthcare. He also gets into the art & science of investor relationships. Especially the importance of building these relationships when you don't need...

Gurus, Dr. Dima Gazda, Founder and CEO of Esper Bionics, is our guest in this Episode. Dima is an MD that has launched several companies in a variety of fields before launching Esper Bionics. One thing unique about Dima is that once a company is up and running he steps aside as CEO and brings in outside talent. Dima gets into the importance of having the right team and allowing them the freedom to...

Gurus, In this episode we have Mr. Tom O'Brien Worldwide President at J & J Ethicon Endomechanical Div. This episode is so rich in content you are going to want to listen to it multiple times. Tom gets into so many great discussions. You will love the playbook he lays out on how to use data! Along with that the importance of data in innovation. Tom doesn't stop there; he delivers some terrific ins...

Gurus, Mr. Mifan Careem is with us in this episode. Mifan is the Vice President and Global Head of Solutuons Architechture at WSO2. Mifan has had significant leadership roles at some very innovative organizations. Mifan brings us some very interesting insights into key adoption criteria for a new technology. He discusses why it is important to get all the stakeholders involved in a new product dev...

Gurus in this episode we have Mr. Scott Alexander with us. Scott is the CEO of Jairus a specialty healthcare marketing company. Scott brings us some interesting insights based on his experience leading innovative initiatives at a major healthcare system and also at a  regional GPO. Gurus Scott has been on all sides of innovation from supply chain then to the healthcare system and now with industry...

Gurus in this episode we have  Mr. Adrian Adams , CEO and Board Chair of Impel Pharmaceuticals with us. Adrian has led several pharm companies as CEO and Board Chair in his career. With this terrific background and leadership, he gets into the key aspects of developing a long term vision and how to sustain innovation. You love his discussion and why the focus on the patient and the patient journey...

Gurus in this episode we have  Ms. Cathy Skinner, CEO of NxGenPort. Cathy brings some unique insights on building a culture of innovation, the lessons learned when a start up doesn't make it and more. Gurus you will love Cathy's methods of interviewing potential investors and why they would be a good fit for her company. Gurus Cathy really delivers as our Guru in this episode.

Gurus in this episode we have  Mr. Richard Vincent CEO and Co-Founder of FundamentalVR .  You are going to love this episode as Richard gets into the future of surgical training. It builds on Episode #75 when we had Dr Rapheal Grossman one of FudamentalVR advisors on our show. Richard gets into some of the pitfalls of applied technology development and why you should always strive for simplicity....

Gurus this is a very special episode. We have brought back some very good friends of Med Tech Gurus back with us. Ms. Audrey Sherman & Mr. Del Lawson! If these names sound familiar Audrey was with us in Episode #35 at the time she was the holder of upwards of 135 patents and was actually a question on the game show Jeopardy. Del was with us in episode # 39 and brought us insights as to why you alw...

Gurus in this episode we have Mr. Jeremy Stackawitz CEO of Senzo with us. Jeremy is a veteran of many terrific companies like Quotient Limited and J & J Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. Jeremy gets into why Innovation is more than great R & D. He also gets into the 2 fatal errors of product design. Gurus Jeremy brings us some awesome insights and you will love what he delivers as our Guru!

Gurus in this episode we have Mr. Tom Kramer President & CEO of Kablooe Design . Gurus Kablooe Design has been one of the most innovative medical design companies over the last 30 years. You will love what Tom brings as he discusses the 3 challenges of getting into the medical device market. He discusses how the right design elements that will create impact and achieve user adoption. Gurus Tom bri...

Gurus in the episode we have Mr. Marc Guthrie, Chief Executive Officer at Help Lightning and innovative company with remote virtual assistance software. Marc takes us through how important core research is and even though it might not pay off tomorrow it will pay off at some point, often when you least expect it. He also gets into why you need to know who all the stakeholders are within the scope...

In this episode we have Ms. Lourdes Felix Chief Executive Officer and Director of BioCorRx and President of BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. Gurus Lourdes takes us down the path of why being immersed in a market plan pays huge dividends for you and ultimately the patients you help. She underscores the value of market research and how it will not only help in product development but also help you conn...

In this episode Mr. Paul Cataford CEO of Titan Medical discusses the keys to Innovation. Paul doesn't stop there however, he gets into why it is important to having a value based approach in building a company. Listen in to Paul's passion as he discusses the excitement when a team buys into the "why" of a product and then see that product deliver value with a clinical team and a patient outcome. Y...

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Mr. Michael Martin CEO of CAI a Global Consulting firm that provides technical, operational consulting and project management to the life sciences industry. Gurus Mike brings so much to us as our Guru. He discusses operational readiness and the best practices of assuring Good Manufacturing Process, Quality and Regulatory compliance. Mike gets into how inno...

In this episode we have Mr. Anthony Fernando President & CEO of Asensus Surgical. Listen in as Anthony discusses some of the best practices of a global launch and developing a culture of innovation. Anthony delivers incredible value as he discusses Performance-Guided Surgery and what is beyond the robot! Gurus you will enjoy our Guru in the Episode Anthony Fernando!

Gurus Michelle Brennan Director of the Board of Directors of Coupa Software brings some amazing insights to us in the episode. Before joining Coupa Software Michelle was a 32 year veteran at Johnson & Johnson. Michelle started in sales and rose to some very interesting leadership roles. She has a varied background in Sales Operations and Supply chain and discusses why this rounded background made...

Gurus in this episode we have an interesting story about an innovator Ms. Christine Brown Founder of Kind Cup. Christine did not have a background in Medical Device products when she started. This did not stop Christine however, as she developed an innovative womens health product and started her company Kind Cup. Listen in as Christine discusses the challenges of launching and how she overcame th...

Gurus Kathy Warye CEO and Founder of Infection Control Partners joins us in this episode. Kathy has an amazing background in the world of infection control. Kathy gets into why as an entrepreneur you should never fall in love with your concept. She discusses why you need to know how a product is adopted. Kathy doesn't stop there she discusses how Covid-19 has affected the market and where we might...

What are the 3 skills that every leader should have to foster a culture of innovation? What are the 4 key components that every innovation MUST have to get adopted by the healthcare delivery system? Gurus, Rajit Kamal Worldwide President of Sports Medicine & Shoulder Reconstruction at Depuy Synthes really delivers in this episode. He brings incredible insights on these questions and so much more!...

Leo Petrossian CEO of Nile really delivers in this episode. He gets into what are the key traits to find in the people you bring into your company. Further why this is so important when you are trying to establish a culture of innovation. Leo gets into some thoughts about what the future of healthcare delivery and how medicine will be delivered in the near future. He doesn't stop there, Leo delive...

Gurus in this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Mr. Mitch Maiman President & Co-Founder of Intelligent Product Solutions. Mitch gets into some of the best practices of scaling a business. Then what you should be thinking about when it is time to set up the exit or be acquired. Mitch doesn't stop there he gets into how to avoid silos in a company that is scaling with different disciplines of profes...

In this episode we have Adrien Châtillon is the founder and CEO of Actipulse Neuroscience, with us. In addition to living and working in more than eight countries, Adrien co-founded two startups in his native France before founding Actipulse, which specializes in non-invasive brain stimulation therapeutics for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. He is on a mission to make acce...

Medtronic has weathered the test of time as an innovative company. In this episode we have Mr. Carlton Weatherby with us. Carlton is an industry veteran and has a terrific background at Medtronic. He has experience in their business development group, and we discuss the intricacies of mergers & acquisitions. Carlton walks us through the path to the mass market and scalability. He doesn't stop ther...