Medsider: Learn from Medtech and Healthtech Founders and CEOs

This interview brings us to the end of a throwback mini-series that I’ve been releasing over the past few months with some of my favorite Medsider guests of all time. On this particular episode, I chatted with Rich Ferrari, Managing Director of De Novo...

This interview brings us to the end of a throwback mini-series that I’ve been releasing over the past few months with some of my favorite Medsider guests of all time. On this particular episode, I chatted with Rich Ferrari, Managing Director of De Novo Ventures, and one of the most well-known VCs in the Medtech space. Here are some of the points we covered: Novel ways to fund early-stage medical d...

We're coming to the end of the throwback mini-series that I’ve been releasing over the past few months with some of my favorite guests of all time. In this discussion with Sheila Heyer, President of Heyer Regulatory Solutions and former VP of Global Re...

We're coming to the end of the throwback mini-series that I’ve been releasing over the past few months with some of my favorite Medsider guests of all time. In this discussion with Sheila Heyer, President of Heyer Regulatory Solutions and former VP of Global Regulatory Affairs at Boston Scientific, we learn where medical device companies are missing the mark when it comes to the FDA approval proce...

This interview is a continuation of a throwback mini-series that I’ve been releasing over the past few weeks with some of my favorite guests of all time. One of which is Lisa Suennen, who was then a Managing Member of Psilos Group, a healthcare-focused...

This interview is a continuation of a throwback mini-series that I’ve been releasing over the past few weeks with some of my favorite Medsider guests of all time. One of which is Lisa Suennen, who was then a Managing Member of Psilos Group, a healthcare-focused venture capital firm with approximately $600 million under management. Although this discussion is several years old and the audio quality...

This interview is a continuation of a throwback mini-series I’ve been releasing over the past few weeks with some of my favorite guests. On this particular episode, I chatted with Randel Richner, a true expert in healthcare economics and reimbursement....

This interview is a continuation of a throwback mini-series I’ve been releasing over the past few weeks with some of my favorite Medsider guests. On this particular episode, I chatted with Randel Richner, a true expert in healthcare economics and reimbursement.  At the time of this interview, she was with Neocure Group, a company she founded and later sold to Intralign. Although this discussion is...

This interview is part of a throwback mini-series to several years ago when I chatted with Kevin Bitterman, who at the time, was with Polaris Venture Partners. He’s now a partner with Atlas Venture, but the lessons you can glean from this discussion st...

This interview is part of a throwback mini-series to several years ago when I chatted with Kevin Bitterman, who at the time, was with Polaris Venture Partners. He’s now a partner with Atlas Venture, but the lessons you can glean from this discussion still hold true. Namely: What medtech venture capitalists like to see in a startup and how these early-stage medical device companies can best positio...

This interview is part of a throwback mini-series from several years ago when I chatted with my good friend, Joe Hage. He’s the CEO of Medical Marcom and Chairman of the Medical Devices Group, a community of over 350,000 medical device members. In this...

This interview is part of a throwback mini-series from several years ago when I chatted with my good friend, Joe Hage. He’s the CEO of Medical Marcom and Chairman of the Medical Devices Group, a community of over 350,000 medical device members. In this entertaining interview, here are some of the things we talked about: How Joe, with a limited medical device industry background, helped Cardiac Sci...

This interview is a throwback to several years ago when I chatted with Dr. David Albert about his incredible journey in bringing the AliveCor ECG app to market. Here are a few things we covered: The amazing story of how AliveCor’s iPhone app helped sav...

This interview is a throwback to several years ago when I chatted with Dr. David Albert about his incredible journey in bringing the AliveCor ECG app to market. Here are a few things we covered: The amazing story of how AliveCor’s iPhone app helped save a man’s life while on an airplane! The roller coaster ride Dr. Albert experienced in his pursuits to develop the ECG app. Five key lessons you can...

On this episode, our guest is Travis Sessions, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Biomerics ( https://biomerics.com/ ), a leading mid-market interventional device contract manufacturer. He's also a Managing Partner of Med Venture Holdings ( htt...

On this episode of Medsider Radio, our guest is Travis Sessions, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Biomerics , a leading mid-market interventional device contract manufacturer. He's also a Managing Partner of Med Venture Holdings , a unique medtech growth equity investor. With over 20 years of business management experience, Travis has successfully built and grown multiple medical device...

In this episode, our guest is Matthew Amsden, the Founder, and CEO of ProofPilot ( https://proofpilot.com/ ), a platform designed to help people design, launch and participate in clinical trials. ProofPilot’s mission statement revolves around making it...

In this episode of Medsider Radio, our guest is Matthew Amsden, the Founder, and CEO of ProofPilot , a platform designed to help people design, launch and participate in clinical trials. ProofPilot’s mission statement revolves around making it incredibly easy to run scientifically-valid research studies. They’re dedicated to making research study participation accessible, interesting, and fun.   ...

Over the last 20 years, Dr. Tej Singh has served as the Founder and Chief of Vascular Surgery for three large, multidisciplinary vascular programs in Silicon Valley. He has vast experience with renal failure and vascular access procedures and is acutel...

Over the last 20 years, Dr. Tej Singh has served as the Founder and Chief of Vascular Surgery for three large, multidisciplinary vascular programs in Silicon Valley. He has vast experience with renal failure and vascular access procedures and is acutely focused on his first company, Fist Assist Devices . Dr. Singh’s company is developing the first renal care wearable device for venous enlargement...

I recently sat down with Katherine Ward ( https://medsider.com/interviews/katherine-ward-healthy-io ), Chief Commercial Officer and managing director for Healthy.io. She has worked in healthcare for 28 years — including 15 years with the UK National He...

I recently sat down with Katherine Ward , Chief Commercial Officer and managing director for Healthy.io. She has worked in healthcare for 28 years — including 15 years with the UK National Health Service and 11 years with United Health Group where she was the Chief Executive with United Health UK and Chief Growth Officer with Optimum International.  In this conversation, we cover what Healthy.io d...

In this episode, we downloaded with Jennifer Fried, the CEO and Co-Founder of ExplORer Surgical ( https://explorersurgical.com/ ). Jennifer founded the company with Dr. Alex Langerman as an MBA student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Busin...

In this episode of Medsider Radio , we downloaded with Jennifer Fried, the CEO and Co-Founder of ExplORer Surgical . Jennifer founded the company with Dr. Alex Langerman as an MBA student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where she received her degree with honors in finance and entrepreneurship. Previously, Jennifer was a Vice President at Park Lane Ventures, a healthcare-focu...

In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Michael Tozzi, President and CEO of TAS Medical. Mike and his team are aiming to eliminate surgical mesh by converting hernia procedures to minimally invasive repairs. Mike has over 20 years of commerc...