Vanguards of Healthcare by Bloomberg Intelligence

Think Surgical’s handheld robotic device miniaturizes the level of precision and accuracy orthopedic doctors expect from conventional, bigger surgical platforms, CEO Stuart Simpson explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode, Simpson sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriksson to talk about how the company developed the TMINI robot that provides a pin driver...

Asensus Surgical plans to develop augmented intelligence capabilities that digitize surgery to lower variabilities during procedures, drive better results and ultimately expand the adoption of robotics, CEO Anthony Fernando says. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Vanguards of Health Care podcast, Fernando sits down with BI health care analyst Matt Henriksson to discuss Asensus, the curre...

Artificial intelligence is touching all aspects of drug development with a lot of focus, and potential noise, on the early stages of drug discovery. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Vanguards of Health podcast BI’s Head of Global Industries Sam Fazeli discusses the contributions of machine learning, AI and AlphaFold 3 in drug discovery with Harren Jhoti, cofounder of Astex in 1999. Jhot...

Eko Health realized that the one tool that every doctor has on their neck, the stethoscope, has not been updated for 200 years, and designed a way for AI to be incorporated for early detection of heart failure, co-founder and CEO Connor Landgraf says. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Vanguards of Health Care podcast, Landgraf talks with BI analyst Matt Henriksson about how the company w...

Onward Medical is driving the path to help paraplegics with spinal cord injuries (SCI) regain their lives, including one patient who is now able to play his guitar again, CEO Dave Marver tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of the Vanguards of Health Care podcast, Marver sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriksson for an in-depth interview about the company, key takeaways from the recent pu...

 "We analyze vocal biomarkers in near real time and correlate that to a clinical diagnosis and create an algorithm that then can independently identify a range of different diseases in the human voice during conversation," Henry O'Connell, CEO and Co-founder of Canary Speech, tells Bloomberg Intelligence in this episode of the Vanguards of Health Care podcast. O'Connell joins BI analyst Jonathan P...

EDAP can treat prostate cancer by focusing ultrasound waves at just the target region, similar to how a magnify glass can focus light from the sun so intensely that it can burn a piece of paper, allowing it to eliminate the cancer while limiting side effects, CEO Ryan Rhodes explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Vanguards of Health Care episode, Rhodes sits down with BI analyst Matt Henrikss...

Haemonetics, a medical-device maker that focuses on markets including blood and plasma collection, is evolving to expand broadly with more diversification and greater sustainability over time, all with the view that good products win, CEO Chris Simon explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode, Simon sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriksson to talk about H...

OrthoPediatrics’ aspiration is to develop anatomically appropriate implants, instruments and specialized braces for children, so surgeons don’t need to “MacGyver” their way with treating a child with adult sized devices, CEO David Bailey explains to Bloomberg Intelligence, referring to the multi-skilled character from the 1980s TV series. In this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode, Bailey si...

“We’re staking the company on personalization: If you can make the health-care experience more personal to the individual, they’ll be more likely to engage around their health care and take the proper actions to get better outcomes,” Chris Michalak, CEO of Personify Health, tells Bloomberg Intelligence in this episode of the Vanguards of Health Care podcast. Michalak joins BI analyst Jonathan Palm...

Bolt Navigation has shrunk the use of a navigation system for spine surgery into an Apple iOS device, using the gyroscope-on-chip technology to make spinal fusion cases more accurate in any surgery setting, CEO Patrick West says. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Vanguards of Health Care podcast, West sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriksson to talk about how the Bolt Navigation Unit le...

Modern medicine hasn’t made big strides in managing psychiatric disorders, a growing challenge with global implications. “The treatment of psychiatric disorders hasn’t changed from what it was like 30 years ago, medications are given by trial and error and we don’t really know what’s going to work,” Amit Etkin, CEO of Alto Neuroscience, tells Bloomberg Intelligence in this episode of the Vanguards...

Vericel acquired a hidden gem in cartilage repair that other companies had written off, and developed it into a high-growth product that could potentially address a $4 billion market. In this episode of the Vanguards of Health Care podcast, Vericel CEO Nick Colangelo sits down with Matt Henriksson, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, to talk about how MACI took over as the market leader for cartilage...

Dr. Stephen Hoge, Moderna’s head of R&D, joined the Vanguards of Health Care podcast to share his insights on the company’s groundbreaking work in messenger RNA. In this episode, Dr. Hoge and Bloomberg Intelligence’s Sam Fazeli take listeners into an in-depth conversation on how Covid was just the start of using mRNA as a way of treating disease. They also discuss Moderna’s cancer trials and i...

“We’re here to lower the cost of prescription drugs for every American,” Mark Thierer, CEO of Waltz Health explains to Bloomberg Intelligence in this episode of the Vanguards of Health Care podcast. Thierer joins BI senior health care analyst Jonathan Palmer to discuss Waltz’s Marketplace Search solutions for pharmacies and payers and why the upcoming launch of its Intelligent Specialty Engine is...

“We are driving the market to exome and genome testing with a goal of making multigene panels be a thing of the past” Katherine Stueland, CEO of GeneDx, tells Bloomberg Intelligence’s analyst Jonathan Palmer on this episode of the Vanguards of Health Care podcast. They discuss GeneDx’s 80% market share in exome sequencing, the evolution of the genetic testing market and why the company’s core miss...

Penumbra keeps a two-page list of key thrombectomy opportunities and technologies to innovate that allows it to keep transforming, presently with its computed-assisted vacuum technology (CAVT) for removing clots from the body, CEO Adam Elsesser explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode, Elsesser sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriksson for an in-depth in...

Dexcom is expanding its portfolio of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) with the launch of Stelo, balancing the needs of patients and payors to maximize the use of the technology, CEO Kevin Sayer explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode, Sayer sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriksson for an in-depth interview about how G7, Dexcom’s flagship CGM, is capt...

Enovis is well positioned in the orthopedic market, combining small-cap focus on product innovation with large-cap functionality, CEO Matt Trerotola tells Bloomberg Intelligence. That includes its commercial team, balance sheet and M&A, which let it penetrate some of the fastest-growing segments. In this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode, Trerotola sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriks...

When Wegovy was approved in 2021, patients began inquiring about whether Ro could build a product that would give them the “Ro experience” in weight loss: The company went to work at the end of 2021, spent all of 2022 building it, launched in 2023 and is now scaling up, CEO and co-founder Zachariah Reitano explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of the Vanguards of Health Care podcast,...

Butterfly Network looks to streamline the ultrasound workflow and disrupt the incumbent market with its portable ultrasound technology that uses semiconductors instead of traditional crystals, CEO Joe DeVivo explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode, DeVivo sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriksson to talk about Butterfly’s new iQ3 system that employs com...

“People who engage with an Included clinician experienced an average of two additional healthy days per month,” Owen Tripp, CEO of Included Health, explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. Tripp joins BI analyst Jonathan Palmer for this episode of the Vanguards of Health Care podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on why “healthy days” are Included’s North Star, the evolution of navigation and why over...

CathWorks has developed a mapping platform for coronary arteries that streamlines cases, with a subscription model that can potentially accelerate its adoption and transition doctors away from traditional catheters, CEO Ramin Mousavi explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode, Mousavi sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriksson to talk about CathWorks, how t...

“We started this company looking at the current genomics field and evaluating the gap we’re trying to fill,” Molly He, CEO and co-founder of Element Biosciences, explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. Dr. He joins BI analyst Jonathan Palmer on this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode to discuss the intricacies of building a new gene-sequencing instrument from scratch, the challenges of getting c...

IRhythm Technologies’ Zio ambulatory cardiac monitors have the potential to change how doctors screen for irregular heartbeats by combining miniaturized biosensors and AI data analytics into a patch, CEO Quentin Blackford explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Vanguards of Health Care podcast episode, Blackford sits down with BI analyst Matt Henriksson for an in-depth interview on iRhythm, ho...