The Crux of Medtech

Delve into the topic of evidence and value-based medicine with your host, Henry Norton, and Mark Slack, the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of CMR Surgical. Mark joined us to share his experience of working with surgical robotics and the impact they have on patient outcomes. He also shared his perspective on using untested technologies and the serious impact this can have on the health and we...

Explore the applications of ultrasound in surgical robotics with your host, Henry Norton, and Nico Fenu, the Co-Founder and CEO of Nami Surgical. Nico explained the variety of ultrasound applications within the surgical robotics industry, from ultrasonic imaging to biopsies and precision surgery. He also explained the technical side of developing an ultrasound application, as well as Nami Surgical...

Explore the realms of sports medicine and arthroscopy with your host, Henry Norton, and Chris Jeffery, the CEO of Convergence Medical. Chris explained his journey into arthroscopy, touching on his history as a three-time founder and his passion for improving healthcare. They also discussed the importance of adapting technology to changing market demands, from financial constraints to surgeon’s lim...

Discover telesurgery’s fascinating origin and future in this double-feature episode with Cynthia Perazzo and Yulun Wang, the Co-Founders of Sovato. Your host, Henry Norton, guided the conversation through topics such as patient-driven adoption to the potential for healthcare revolution. Cynthia and Yulun also discussed surgeon shortages and the accessibility challenges facing more rural and remote...

Explore the complexity of clinical data with Bjoern von Siemens, the Founder of Caresyntax and this week’s guest speaker. In this episode, hosted by Henry Norton, Bjoern discussed the future of MedTech, including the role that data and AI will play in developing the technology that is currently set to transform surgery for future generations. They also touched on the importance of reducing the cos...

Discover the potential of technology in the healthcare industry with Henry Norton and Rajit Kamal, the VP and General Manager of Medtronic. Rajit shared his impressive background as a MedTech leader, touching on the importance of cultural alignment in choosing his next role. The conversation also touched on the commercial benefits of competition, acquisitions and innovation. Tune in to find out mo...

Join your host, Henry Norton, and this week’s guest Sabeen Shaikh, a Partner in Global MedTech at Life Science Consultants, as they discuss the future of orthopaedic robots.  During the episode, Sabeen shared her journey into surgical robotics, as well as her insights into the business decisions driving them forwards.   The conversation also touched on topics such as workflow efficiency and patien...

Welcome to Season 3 of The Surgibots Podcast! To kick off the new series, your host, Henry Norton, spoke with Nnamdi Njoku, the President of Sports Medicine, Surgical, Upper Extremities & Restorative Therapies at Zimmer Biomet, about the complexity of developing new soft tissue applications for surgical robotics.   Nnamdi also shared his impressive professional history, including a long tenure...

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, sat down with Nick Damiano, the CEO & Co-Founder at Andromeda Surgical, to talk about building an autonomous surgical robot.  Nick shared some insights into his career history and entrepreneurial journey, making for a fascinating conversation.  They also discussed the importance of taking on unique t...

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, sat down with Lucien Goffart, the CEO of Robocath, to talk about his experiences in a first-to-market surgical robotics company.  Lucien shared his background in medical devices, having worked for industry giants like Johnson & Johnson and small start-ups.  They also discussed the need to build and r...

Welcome back to The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, spoke with Sudhir Srivastava, the Founder, Chairman & CEO of SS Innovations, to talk about the Indian surgical robotics market.  Sudhir shared how he got into the medical industry, how his son Vishwa came to be part of SSI’s journey, and where he sees the company going next.  The pair also discussed Sudhir’s passi...

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Jeff LaConte, the Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development at Medical Microinstruments, to talk about careers in surgical robotics.  Jeff shared some insider information about how Medical Microinstruments has been developing, as well as his story of moving up in the surgi...

Welcome back to the Surgibots Podcast!  In this episode your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Eli Shapiro, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of W Endoluminal Robotics in Israel.  The pair discussed the dynamics of the surgical robotics industry in Israel, as well as touching on the challenges of hiring for an early stage company in the space.  They also delved into the details of W Endol...

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Edvardas Satkauskas, the CEO and Co-Founder of Inovatyvi Medicina.  Edvardas gave us the inside scoop on his Lithuania-based company and the innovative endovascular robotic system that they’re creating.  The pair also discussed what the future of surgical robotics will look like, how AI wil...

Welcome back to the Surgibots Podcast!  Hosted by Henry Norton, this episode features a conversation with Dr. Caitlin Houghton, the Assistant Professor Of Surgery at the Keck Medicine of USC.   The pair discussed the importance of training surgeons to use surgical robotics effectively, talking about everything from the cultural acceptance that’s necessary to adopt new technology to the practicalit...

In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Jorge Presa, the CEO of Cyber Surgery.  Jorge and the team are developing a spinal surgery robotics platform from their base in Spain. He gave us an insight into their technology, as well as the founding story of Cyber Surgery.  The pair also discussed building a team and developing a driven, creative culture in such a dynamic industry.  List...

Welcome back to The Surgibots Podcast! Your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Christoph Spuhler, the CEO and Co-Founder of AcuSurgical, to talk about the company’s journey in the retinal surgical robotics space.  Christoph’s background is in medical imaging, and surgical robotics which prepared him to launch AcuSurgical, a high tech platform for retinal surgeons to level up. In this episode the pa...

Thank you for joining us for the 15th episode of the SurgiBots podcast. Today, we shift our focus to the challenges of hiring top talent in the surgical robotics industry. Hiring can be frustrating with varying results and long timelines. Some companies even struggle to fill critical roles for over a year. In a recent poll, 40% of respondents cited the quality of candidates as their main challenge...

Welcome back to The Surgibots Podcast.  In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Noam Hassidov, the CEO of Tamar Robotics LTD, to talk about his experience of leading a surgical robotics team in Israel.  Tamar Robotics are developing an endoscopic robotic system which aims to assist with minimally invasive small cavity procedures.  Noam shared some inside stories from Tamar Robotics...

Welcome back to Episode 13 of The Surgibots Podcast! On this week’s show, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Aleksandar Nacev, the Chief Technology Officer at Promaxo Inc. The pair talked about the innovative MRI technology that Promaxo are developing, as well as the engineering challenges that come with it.  Aleksandar also shared his perspectives on building elite teams in a startup environm...

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, sat down with Moon Surgical’s CEO Anne Osdoit.  The company focuses on soft tissue surgery, and has had a meteoric rise in the space with a huge amount of interest and investment since their launch.  Henry and Anne talked about how Moon Surgical’s system is set to transform procedures for patients, surge...

Welcome back to The Surgibots Podcast!  In this episode Henry Norton was joined by Mercedes Tuin, a Venture Capital Investor at BOM, a Sovereign Fund with investments and exits in surgical robotics to discuss all things Surgical Robotics.  Mercedes has a background in biomedical science with a passion for improving patients’ lives by translating academic research into products and services.  The p...

Welcome to the tenth episode of The Surgibots Podcast!  This week your host Henry Norton was joined by the CEO of Robeauté, Bertrand Duplat.  The pair discussed the minutia of micro robotics in the surgical space, including the story behind the creation of Robeauté and Bertrand’s personal connection with the topic.  Listen in for a wealth of insights on this new and emerging technology, including...

Welcome to another episode of The Surgibots Podcast! In this episode, your host, Henry Norton, was joined by Richard Vincent, the CEO & Co-Founder of FundamentalVR.  The pair talked about Richard’s experience of setting up a virtual reality medical education platform and the potential it has to transform the surgical robotics field.  They also covered topics like the challenges of getting surg...

Welcome back to The Surgibots Podcast! Your host, Henry Norton, was joined by someone who needs no introduction in the space, Lucien Blondel, CTO of Quantum Surgical and Host of The Minimally Invasive Podcast. On the episode the discussion centered around building a personal brand in the space, where to start, what to do as well as starting a company and the current challenges facing the market. ...