[June 12, 2024] Be Clear On Who Your Customer Is. Dr. Ittai Dayan is an amazing Guru. Dr. Dayan is Co-founder and CEOI of Rhino Health. Rhino Health is a company that specializes in Data Analysis and AI. What is key here is their technology focuses on preserving data privacy.

We all know that data privacy is one of the biggest concerns in our industry today. Dr. Dayan gets into the specifics of their technology and how it works. However, he also brings insights into raising investor dollars and the best practices of commercialization.

 You will enjoy Dr. Dayan and the information he brings in this episode!

[June 5, 2024] Go All In. Daniel Lawson, Co-Founder of Viking Pure is our Guru in this episode.

 Dan brings an extensive background in the neuro spine industry. Daniel has taken best practices he developed with sterile products and applied them to a groundbreaking technology in cleaning agents.

You will enjoy Daniel’s discussion on how to build a team to launch an innovative a disruptive product. We also get into how with innovative disruptive products how one builds that “All In” attitude.

You will enjoy the insights Daniel brings in this episode.

[May 29, 2024] Getting Market Buzz. This is a terrific and informative episode with Amanda Proscia as our Guru.

Amanda helps us through many aspects of a med tech launch especially with the use of story telling as a best practice. Amanda provides guidance on how to use story telling techniques with investors, KOLs and customers!

You will love the ideas and techniques Amanda Brings in this episode!

[May 22, 2024] Setting A Standard In Innovation. Get ready for a fascinating episode on Innovation. Elisabeth McGee, PH.D. Senior Director of Clinical Learning & Innovation at University of St. Augustine For Health Sciences is our Guru in this episode.

Dr. McGee is an interesting innovator in med tech. Starting her career as a practitioner in Physical & Occupational Therapy. Today she continues to strive for improvements and innovation in patient care.

This curiosity and drive lead her to her PH.D. and to the University of St. Augustine For Health Sciences where she is now Senior Director of Clinical Learning and Innovation.

Dr. McGee is insightful and engaging and you will love the thoughts and best practices she brings in this episode. 

[May 15, 2024] Agility Is Key. Dan Asch , Vice President of Oncology at Boehringer Ingelheim is our Guru today. This is a wide-ranging episode. Dan & I get into everything from the differences in international markets vs the US.

Dan and I get into a fascinating conversation about how a team can be extremely effective at intrapreneurship in a large organization and what ingredients are required to create a culture of intrapreneurship.

Dan also brings amazing insights into the world of oncology and the mission he and his team have to try to serve patients with rare diseases.

You will love the insights and thoughts that Dan brings in this episode!

[May 8, 2024] A Fusion Of Two Disciplines. Paul Watt PH.D Executive Chair Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer at Avicena Systems is our Guru today. Paul and I have a wide-ranging fun conversation. We cover everything from surfing in Australia to what happens when an expert in telecommunications meets and expert in molecular biology!

You guessed it, a disruptive company was born! Paul and I discuss the challenges he has solved and best practices his team has developed along the way.

Gurus you will love the insights that Paul brings us in this episode!

[May 1, 2024] Innovation - That Is Where The Fun Is. Arnie Podgorsky CEO of USGI Medical is our Guru in this episode.

Arnie brings an insightful discussion about legal, compliance and regulatory and how embracing these aspects of your product development can help smooth the pathway.

Arnie doesn’t stop there. He gets into the best practices of accelerating product development & commercialization and how meeting with regulators in advance is so useful.

You will enjoy this episode and the insights Arnie brings!

[April 24, 2024] What Are We Missing? You are going to love this episode. We have Anna Barnacka, PH.D CEO of MindMics as our guest.

 Anna discusses how she made the transition from Astrophysics to Med Tech. She tells us one of the keys to innovation is simply asking “What are we missing?”.

Anna brings so many terrific ideas and best practices. You will love this information packed episode!

[April 17, 2024] Upfront Planning Saves $ Down The Road. We have an outstanding Guru in this episode. Mr. Ron Richard, author, innovator consultant & musician is with us. Ron is the founder of BLD Medical Consulting.

We get into a wide-ranging conversation discussing how music and math is so closely related and how music can spark innovation. We get into how he and his teams developed 40+ new devices that have generated over $1 Billion is revenue and helped countless clinicians and patients.

We touch on why you the Med Tech innovator need to think differently about how you reach KOLs, communicate, educate and sell!

Ron offers such a wealth of knowledge based on experience and terrific outcomes he has seen. You will love this episode!

[April 10, 2024] Addressing The Global Obesity Challenge. In this episode we have Mr. Paul Hickey.  No relation to me best we know!

Paul is President & CEO of Reshape Lifesciences.

Paul brings interesting insights regarding developing and commercializing Class III Medical Devices. We also get into how important innovating in this space is. Obesity is continuing to be an issue in the global healthcare delivery system.

Paul gets into the solutions offered by Reshape Life Sciences and how their innovations are making a difference.

If you have any interest in surgical products or solutions to the obesity challenges in healthcare Paul will provide interesting insights for you in this episode!

[April 3, 2024] Design Is The Beginning Of A Solution. In this episode we have Mr. Shaun Kemp, Head of Strategic Partnerships at PolarSeal with us.

Shaun brings amazing thoughts and insights into how a team like his can really assist in speed to market. It isn’t just speed however, it is all of the subtleties in design, materials and engineering that help to scale more efficiently and help with better product performance. This enhanced performance leads to better outcomes and product reliability.

If you are a seasoned entrepreneur or getting ready to start the journey into MedTech, Shaun will provide interesting insights for you in this episode!

[March 27, 2024] Challenge Existing Beliefs. Matthew MacEwan PH.D., Chief Science Officer at Acera Surgical is our Guru in this episode .

Matthew brings unique insights as he discusses his journey working with microfibers starting as a freshman in college. This interest continued as he worked on electro spun fiber technologies in his PH.D endeavors at Washington University in St. Louis.

Matthew discusses how he never thought he would be an entrepreneur. However, his curiosity and desire to help patients , clinicians and to challenge existing belief, led him to his current role as Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer.

You will appreciate the insights and best practices that Matthew has developed with his team along the way.

Get ready for a terrific episode.

[March 20, 2024] Have A Patient Bias. Get ready for a terrific episode. We have Mr. Bob Roda, CEO & President of Hemosonics as our Guru.

Bob brings amazing value as he discusses how a team starting with a couple of smart people, sat down to solve a problem. This problem solving evolved into what is now Hemosonics. It is a very interesting journey.

 Bob doesn’t stop there he discusses the privilege that working in the medtech industry brings. We also get into the need for always having a patient bias and how that always brings useful innovation.

This episode is both informative and enjoyable!

[March 13, 2024] Don’t Rely On Group Think. Gurus, what an honor it is to have the Honorable Mark Dybul, MD CEO of Renovaro Biosciences, on this episode. Dr. Dybul has had such an amazing career working at some of the highest levels of government agencies. He has led teams solving arguably the biggest health challenges ranging from HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

We have such a wide-ranging and informative discussion covering how as a CEO you can be more efficient managing deliverables in parallel and why Africa will become the largest global medical market.

Get out your notepads as Dr. Dybul brings amazing information in this episode!

[March 6, 2024] Outcomes Are Key. In today’s episode of Med Tech Gurus, we have Mr. Wensheng Fan CEO of SpectralAI. We get into a wide-ranging conversation including how the SpectralAI team achieve a BARDA grant.

We also get into how SpectralAI managed a SPAC strategy to go public.

Wensheng did not stop there. We got into how SpectralAI has managed a series of pivotal studies to demonstrate their effectiveness and outcomes. Then why data integrity and quality is such an important factor for these studies and for product performance.

 This is a fun and informative episode!

[February 28, 2024] A Binary Decision. In today’s episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Dr. Doron Behar Founder and CEO of Igentify is our Guru. We had an amazing conversation around innovation and launching new products. Dr. Behar’s discussion about streamlining development and commercialization is a 3 minute master class on how to launch a product.

Dr. Behar is a terrific Guru and you will both enjoy and learn a great deal from this episode!

[February 21, 2024] A Technology That Can Assist With Health Equity. In today’s episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Dr. Keith Thompson, Chief Medical Officer at Nuralogix.

Keith and I get into some terrific discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of AI and what the future holds. We also get into how AI & Machine learning has the potential of addressing many of the health equity challenges we face.

You will enjoy the insights that Dr. Thompson brings in this episode!

[February 14, 2024] The Search For Truth. GMr. Seth Bogner Chairman & CEO at Heartpoint Global brings terrific insights into what it takes to launch a product in the healthcare space. Seth gets into keeping top notch individuals engaged in the mission.

He doesn’t stop there we also draw on his long time experience as an investor and deal maker and how you as an entreprenuer can find the best investors to partner with your mission.

You will enjoy this episode and learning from this seasoned business leader and innovator.

[February 7, 2024] Your Phone Will Be Replaced. Gurus, Mr. Paul Travers CEO of Vuzix is our Guru in this episode.

In this episode Paul brings some amazing insights into the future of AR and its applications in Medical Device Technologies. Paul brings some terrific insights on what it takes to build effective partnerships and OEM relationships.

We get into the future and why your phone will soon be replaced. You will enjoy the insights into the future that Paul brings in this episode!

[January 31, 2024] Communication & Clarity. Mr. Sandeep Makkar, Global President of MedTech Endomechanical & Energy at Johnson & Johnson

Is our Guru in this episode.  Sandeep delivers a master class in innovation and go to market preparation. This episode is a MUST listen no matter what your current role is in Medtech. Sandeep delivers amazing insights, get out your notepad before you listen to this, you will need it for this episode!