MedTech Speed to Data

The Advantage of Rapid Prototyping in Wearable MedTech Development Modern cancer treatments are getting better at targeting specific forms of cancer. However, this improved effectiveness often introduces lethal side effects. Skribe Medical is developing wearable technologies to help oncologists monitor and manage these side effects and ultimately improve cancer survivability. In Episode 45 of the...

Design for Security from the Start: Making Medical Device Cybersecurity More Resilient MedTech innovation is revolutionizing healthcare but is also introducing new cyberattack vectors that can put manufacturers, hospitals, and patients at risk. In Episode 44 of the MedTech Speed to Data Podcast, Key Tech VP of Business Development Andy Rogers and Senior Computer Engineer Jamie Kendall discuss the...

HSBC Innovations is the global bank’s financing arm for American and European startups, especially in the healthcare and life sciences industries. The bank’s semi-annual Venture Healthcare Reports document trends in the investment market. Key Tech’s Andy Rogers welcomes the report’s author, HSBC Innovation Managing Director Jon Norris in Episode 43 of the MedTech Speed to Data podcast. Need to kno...

In-utero procedures can yield better long-term outcomes for the baby. However, fetal surgery relies on instruments developed for other disciplines. An early-stage startup in Maryland is developing in-utero instruments to improve outcomes for both fetus and mother. Fetal Therapy Technologies CEO Selena Shirkin joins Key Tech’s Andy Rogers for Episode 42 of the MedTech Speed to Data podcast to discu...

Epinephrine auto-injectors, first developed in the 1970s, are the most common emergency treatments for anaphylaxis, often deadly allergic reactions. The limitations of liquid epinephrine and the device’s decades-old technology have kept these life-saving devices out of patients’ hands. Austin-based startup Windgap Medical, Inc. plans to break these barriers with a more convenient, shelf-stable alt...

Hundreds of approved devices use artificial intelligence to help physicians diagnose patients faster and more accurately. Brooke & Associates is a legal and regulatory advisory firm that helps medical device makers get AI-powered devices through FDA pre-market approval. In Episode #40 of the MedTech Speed to Data podcast, Key Tech’s Andy Rogers and Lei Zong speak with the firm’s managing membe...

Successful organ transplants depend on quickly getting donor organs to their recipients. MediGO, now part of CareDx, pioneered logistics technologies that help make these life-saving procedures more successful than ever. In Episode #39 of the MedTech Speed to Data podcast, Key Tech’s Andy Rogers and Lauren Eskew speak with MediGO co-founder Dr. Joseph Scalea about how data led the startup to solve...

Ohio-based Avation Medical has developed a bioelectric wearable device for at-home treatment of overactive bladder, promising improved quality of life for patients suffering from the most common cause of incontinence and urinary urgency. In Episode #38 of the MedTech Speed to Data Podcast, Andy Rogers discusses the Vivally System, entrepreneurship, and more with Avation Medical co-founder Jill Sch...

Transforming Chronic Pain Treatment with a Lean, Data-focused Development Strategy Based in Washington, DC, AlgometRx has developed a technology platform that will let clinicians perform objective pain assessments to improve treatments for chronic pain. In Episode 37 of the MedTech Speed to Data Podcast, Key Tech’s Andy Rogers and AlgometRx Chief Operating Officer Kevin Jackson discuss how collect...

Data drives MedTech growth, from the leanest startup to the world’s most valuable pharmaceutical company. In Episode #36 of the MedTech Speed to Data Podcast, Key Tech’s Andy Rogers discusses data-driven trends in medical technology with Anand Subramony, Eli Lilly’s Vice President of Drug Delivery, Device, Connected Solutions & Innovation. Need to know ·       Quarter-century perspective — Aft...

Cell therapy research and manufacturing are driving demand for automated high-throughput equipment to improve quality, reduce costs, and shorten the development cycles of innovative treatments that save lives. But what factors shape a startup’s journey from the lab to commercialization? In Episode #35 of the Speed to Data podcast, Key Tech Business Development Manager Kelly Parker leads a panel of...

Pictorlabs is a California-based startup developing a cloud-based platform that uses artificial intelligence to improve tissue sample analysis through virtual histological staining. In Episode #34 of the Speed to Data Podcast, Key Tech’s Andy Rogers speaks with Pictorlabs Chief Product Officer Raymond Kozikowski about his company’s all-digital approach to tissue sample testing. Need to know ·     ...

Astek Diagnostics is a Baltimore-based MedTech startup developing a platform for diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) with unprecedented speed and accuracy. In Episode #33, Key Tech’s Andy Rogers and Lauren Eskew discuss this exciting development with Astek Diagnostics co-founder and CEO Dr. Mustafa Al-Adhami. Need to know UTIs are proliferating — Within thirty years, global cases rose 90% t...

Blackbird Labs is a life sciences accelerator with a mission to develop Baltimore’s biotech startup ecosystem. Funded by the owners of the Baltimore Ravens, Blackbird’s focus is on bridging the gap between research labs and clinical trials. In Episode #32, Andy Rogers of Key Tech talks with Blackbird Labs CEO Matt Tremblay about Blackbird’s integrated initiative to foster life science and biotech...

MicrofluidX is an early-stage developer of cell and gene therapy manufacturing platforms that aims to streamline the transition from laboratory research to large-scale GMP manufacturing. In Episode #31 of the Speed to Data podcast, Key Tech hosts Andy Rogers and Director of Strategy Lei Zong speak with Dr. Lindsey Clarke, MicrofluidX Vice President of Commercial, about the company’s solution to ad...

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) are essential to sustainable business cultures, nowhere more so than in the MedTech industry, where a product’s success can depend on its acceptance within a variety of communities. In Episode #30, KeyTech’s Andy Rogers and Senior Mechanical Engineer Danica Mackesey sat down with Sarah Hassaine, ResMed’s Head of Global Inclusion and Diversity, about fostering envi...

Rivanna Medical is a Virginia-based developer of ultrasound imaging technologies. Accuro, the company’s first product, is a “stud finder for the spine” for more accurate needle placement during spinal and epidural procedures. In Episode #29, Andy Rogers of Key Tech talks with Rivanna’s Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder, Will Mauldin, Ph. D., about the role of data in his company’s AI-powered product....

Uterine cancer rates in the United States are rising. Yet uterine exams rely on expensive, difficult, and painful procedures developed decades ago. North Carolina-based Luminelle has developed an office-based alternative that could revolutionize women’s health. In Episode 28 of the MedTech Speed to Data podcast, Andy Rogers of Key Tech talks with Allison London Brown, Luminelle’s Chief Executive O...

Sometimes, it takes direct experience to understand the value of innovation. Born out of personal crisis, Luminoah is developing a solution to enteral nutrition, or tube feeding, that will dramatically improve patient quality of life. In Episode #27 of the MedTech Speed to Data podcast, Key Tech’s Andy Rogers talks with Luminoah CEO Neal Piper about bringing much-needed innovation to in-home care....

Many conditions can elevate or depress the intracranial pressure (ICP) of fluid pushing on the brain, potentially seriously impacting patient health. However, the only ways to measure ICP require specialized invasive techniques that are too risky for most patients. In Episode #26 of the MedTech Speed to Data podcast, Key Tech’s Andy Rogers talks with Ryan Myers, CEO and Co-founder of CranioSense,...

The National Institutes of Health spends about $42 billion on medical research each year, but less than one-eighth of that money is spent specifically on women’s health. That may come as a bit of a shock, given that women make up a majority – about 51% – of the population. This underserved market is a huge economic opportunity for med tech companies. That’s what Holly Rockweiler discovered as a Fe...

Surgery is not usually considered a spectator sport, but an OR is often filled with the surgical team, colleagues, residents, and medical device clinical representatives, in addition to a patient and equipment. Now Avail Medsystems, based in Silicon Valley, has created a way to increase learning, collaboration, and idea-sharing in the OR – while reducing the headcount – by connecting physicians an...

For most MedTech devices, the path to development starts with defining a market need, then creating a technology to fill that need. But sometimes innovation lies in finding a new application for an existing technology. And sometimes the inspiration can come from a totally unexpected place. Such was the case for Venk Varadan, indie film producer-turned MedTech CEO of Nanowear, a wearable diagnostic...

Before any med-tech entrepreneur can bring a product to market, he or she must prove the technology will work reliably. Transforming a nascent technology like digital microfluidics into an intuitive product is not easy. But it doesn’t take a seasoned engineer to understand that you’ll need to evaluate multiple iterations of the device in order to develop a system that will work as intended. In Epi...