Project Medtech Podcast: Recent Episodes
Project Medtech
Join us as we sit down with leading experts in the Medtech Industry as they share success stories, advice, pitfalls, trends and innovations.
In this episode, Duane Mancini sits downs with Leo Eisner, a seasoned expert in medical device safety and compliance, as he shares his extensive experience and knowledge on the IEC 60601 standards. With a career spanning over 40 years, Leo talks about his beginnings at NASA, his role in the development of medical safety standards, and the intricacies of compliance testing. Discover the complexities of the IEC 60601 updates, the importance of staying informed, and practical advice for medical device manufacturers.
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- Eisner Safety Consultants Website
- Impacts on IEC 60601-1 Webinar
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini chats with Logan McKnight, a seasoned professional with a vast background in medtech. Logan shares her journey from starting in medical services and neuromonitoring to leadership roles, culminating in the establishment of her consulting firm, GoodKnight Consulting. The conversation dives into the nuances of managing corporate and field leaders, the importance of transparency, communication, and trust in leadership, and the complexities of managing people. Logan also highlights the benefits of feedback mechanisms like 360 reviews and underscores the significance of self-awareness and mindset in effective leadership.
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- GoodKnight Consulting Website
- “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol Dweck
- “The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups” by Daniel Coyle
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- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini welcomes back Kevin Saem, Managing Director of Zapyrus, for an enlightening discussion on the future of the MedTech industry. The episode delves into the latest trends in medtech funding, highlighting a significant increase in investments outside the U.S., the pivotal role of diagnostic technologies, and the importance of clinical data over revenue for attracting investments. Kevin shares groundbreaking advancements in data analytics and predictive machine learning applications, helping medtech companies and service providers enhance their commercialization strategies and efficiency.
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- Zapyrus Website
- Zapyrus H1/Q2 2025 MedTech Financial Report
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- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini chats with Lisa Jacobs, US President of eCential Robotics and Founder of STRIPES. With over 20 years of experience in orthopedics, robotics, and spine, Lisa delves into her motivations, challenges, and significant career milestones, including her personal connection to orthopedics through her brother's medical condition. The conversation covers her leadership style, emphasizing hands-on mentorship and the importance of not rushing commercialization efforts in startups. Lisa also discusses her organization, STRIPES, a women-focused networking group in medtech offering mentorship and support to help break industry barriers.
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- STRIPES Network Website
- eCential Robotics Website
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- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini sits down with Walter Haydock, founder of StackAware and former Marine Corps intelligence officer, to explore the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and startup leadership in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. Walter shares how his military background informs his approach to risk, decision-making, and company building, and offers practical strategies for navigating regulatory challenges, implementing effective AI governance, and avoiding common pitfalls as a healthtech founder.
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- StackAware Website
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- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini welcomes to the show Eduardo Palma, a senior analyst at 415 Capital, a VC firm specializing in cardiovascular medtech investments. Eduardo shares insights on his background, the emergence of Portugal as a VC hub, and the strategic advantages of their Munich base. The conversation explores 415 Capital’s origin, investment thesis, and their unique focus on clinical-stage PMA-track devices. Highlights include the critical role of clinical data, strategies for effective fundraising, and the importance of teamwork between VCs and startups. Eduardo also discusses the challenges and learning experiences of raising a second fund, offering invaluable advice for startups aiming to stand out in their pitches.
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- 415 Capital LinkedIn
- 415 Capital Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini welcomes to the show Jessica Richter, a seasoned medtech executive and board member of MedtechWOMEN. With over 20 years in the industry, Jessica shares her extensive career journey from a medical device sales rep, through various leadership roles at companies like Medtronic, to her current independent consulting role. The discussion covers vital topics such as navigating the US healthcare market, effective sales strategies, the importance of stakeholder alignment, and tips for early-stage entrepreneurs transitioning into leadership roles. Jessica also highlights the critical role of diversity in medtech and shares insights on the mission and initiatives of MedtechWOMEN, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering female leaders in the field.
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- MedtechWOMEN LinkedIn
- MedtechWOMEN Website
- MedtechVISION Conference Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini welcomes to the show Dasha Tyshlek, Founder & Chief Strategic Officer of StratCraft. An innovator who's bridging the gap between groundbreaking research and market-ready technologies, Dasha shares her fascinating journey from a science-loving student to a leader in the medtech, biotech, and defense industries. Learn how her experiences at Bridgewater Associates and Micro-Ant have shaped her approach to strategic planning and commercialization, discover the mission behind her consulting firm, StratCraft, and the impact of her Biomedical Frontiers podcast. Plus, get an inside look at the upcoming Disrupt Health conference in Jacksonville, where real-world case studies and innovative discussions promise to elevate the industry.
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- StratCraft Website
- Disrupt Health Event Website
- Biomedical Frontiers Podcast
- “Principles: Life & Work” by Ray Dalio
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- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini welcomes to the show Aaron DeGagne, Healthcare Senior Analyst at PitchBook. From quarterly reports to market dynamics, Aaron sheds light on significant healthcare investments, including the rise in surgical tools, devices, and the blurring lines between healthtech and medtech. They delve into the impact of global market uncertainties, interest rates, and the noteworthy deals like Neuralink’s $600 million raise. The conversation also explores themes like consumer health advancements, cancer diagnostics, and the potential shifts in IPO activities.
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- PitchBook Website
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- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini welcomes Bob Roda, President and CEO of HemoSonics, to discuss the essential components of building a successful and purpose-driven career in the medical device industry. The conversation explores Bob's formative experiences at Johnson & Johnson and Becton Dickson, the critical need for purpose as a guiding principle, and the continuous process of learning and absorbing information. They delve into practical strategies for building brand equity, the intricacies of the selling process, and the thinking behind acquisition strategy and innovation, including his commercial due diligence on CareFusion. The episode also introduces the value of context and being humbled, highlighting how vulnerability creates connection and why adapting your communication style like a "chameleon" is crucial for impactful leadership.
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- HemoSonics Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini welcomes Brian Morley, CMO of Native Orthopaedics, and returning guest Tino Chow, CEO and Founder at Giant Shoulders, to discuss the critical aspects of building and growing a medtech brand. The conversation explores Brian's journey into Native Orthopaedics, the importance of a clear, operationalized vision for startups, and how to effectively balance creative ideation with execution. They delve into practical strategies for achieving brand alignment, identifying when a rebrand is necessary, and leveraging the digital age for reach. The episode also introduces the valuable concept of visionary and integrator roles, highlighting how a strong brand can serve as an integrator to connect a company's vision with its team and partners.
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- Native Orthopaedics Website
- Tino Chow LinkedIn
- Giant Shoulders Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini reconnects with Joseph Mocanu, Managing Partner at Verge HealthTec Fund, for a follow-up to their insightful conversation in episode 103. Joseph shares the significant milestones Verge HealthTec Fund has achieved since their last discussion and offers a glimpse into what we can anticipate in the coming years. The conversation takes a critical look at the venture capital landscape, exploring what needs to change and addressing the often-broken feedback loop between startups and investors. We delve into the importance of developing technologies with a global impact, the strategic advantages of a global approach to collecting clinical data, and navigating the complexities of various healthcare systems across the world. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion on the future of healthtech investment and innovation.
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- Verve HealthTech Fund
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- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Duane Mancini is joined by Harrison Lands, Director of Translational Sciences at UPMC Enterprises. Harrison brings a unique perspective, shaped by his background as a physician, MBA, consultant, and now investor. We delve into the workings of UPMC Enterprises, exploring their investment thesis – the who, what, how much, when, and how their fund operates. Harrison also sheds light on the powerful advantages of UPMC's payer/provider integrated medical system and its impact on fostering innovation. The conversation touches on the vibrant Pittsburgh life science community, Harrison's time at the University of Virginia, and insights from CvilleBioHub. Tune in to understand how a major integrated health system strategically invests and drives translational science forward.
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- UPMC Enterprises Website
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- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Duane Mancini sits down with Isaiah Kaiser, Co-Founder and CEO of Auxilium Health, and Elyse Ball, Vice President of Programming at Bounce Innovation Hub. Fresh off Auxilium Health's exciting $1.5M oversubscribed pre-seed round and new office at Cleveland Clinic, Isaiah returns to share their journey since his first appearance in episode 147. Elyse discusses the vital role of Bounce Innovation Hub in supporting startups and how her journalism background aids in her work. Together, they delve into navigating the regional iCorp program and the JumpStart accelerator, offering invaluable advice for raising capital and maneuvering the startup landscape. Tune in to hear their insights and get a glimpse into Auxilium Health's next major milestones.
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- Elyse Ball LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Auxilium Health Website
- Bounce Innovation Hub Website
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- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Duane Mancini interviews Devon Campbell, Christie Johnson, and Dan Tipaldo to continue the theme from episodes 207, 208, and 209 about how startups can effectively 'do it yourself' when budgets are tight, this episode tackles the next frontier: Artificial Intelligence. We acknowledge that resource-strapped startups need to be resourceful, but how can AI help avoid costly mistakes and actually accelerate progress? Join us as we explore practical ways startups can leverage various types of AI – often at low or no cost – to improve internal processes, support essential tasks, and ultimately keep moving the needle forward without breaking the bank. Tune in to learn how AI can become a powerful tool in your startup's DIY toolkit.
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- Christie Johnson LinkedIn
- Dan Tipaldo LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Prodct Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Duane Mancini interviews Joao Rezende-Neto on his remarkable journey through the global landscape of medicine and innovation. From medical training in Brazil to a trauma fellowship in the US, exposure to Boston's cutting-edge medical advancements, and experiences in Canada, this episode explores the unique insights gained from navigating diverse healthcare systems. Discover how these international experiences spurred the drive to bring innovative solutions across borders, adapting ideas from Boston for Brazil and vice versa. We delve into the critical considerations of clinically relevant research, fostering effective collaborations between clinicians and business leaders, and the balance of scientific rigor with economic impact. Hear firsthand about the challenges and rewards of being a physician entrepreneur dedicated to advancing healthcare on a global scale. Tune in for a unique perspective on the intersection of global medicine, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit.
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- InventoRR Md LinkedIn
- AbClo Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
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- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Duane Mancini interviews Kelly Collier at LifeX on the dynamic life science startup ecosystem thriving in Pittsburgh. We explore the unique synergy between major academic institutions like the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, and healthcare giants such as UPMC and Allegheny Health Network. Discover Kelly's entrepreneurial journey and learn how LifeX provides crucial support and programming for emerging life science companies. We also discuss the common pitfalls startups face and the specific advantages Pittsburgh offers to innovators. Tune in to understand the key ingredients fueling Pittsburgh's rise as a life science hub.
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- LifeX Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
In this episode, Duane Mancini explores the critical aspects of medtech regulation and product development with Niki Caporali Spaniel and Chad Gibson of CMD Medtech. Niki shares her expertise in post-market clinical follow-up and navigating the complexities of the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Chad emphasizes the importance of integrating cybersecurity throughout the product lifecycle, rather than treating it as an afterthought. They both discuss the significance of robust design controls, the pitfalls of inadequate planning, and the power of leveraging professional networks. The conversation highlights how regulatory considerations should inform decisions across all business functions, and the crucial role of thorough market research in achieving success. Tune in for valuable insights on building compliant, secure, and market-ready medical devices.
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In this episode, Duane Mancini delves into the life science ecosystem in Kentucky with Christin Godale, Executive Director at LifeSciKY, and Nicholas Lyktey, Chief of Laboratory Operations at Gravity Diagnostics. Christin discusses the collaborative, bipartisan efforts driving innovation in the Commonwealth, including the launch of strategic initiatives and the benefits available to participating companies. Nicholas shares the remarkable growth story of Gravity Diagnostics, from a startup with 30 employees to a powerhouse of 330, highlighting the challenges and successes of rapid scaling. We also explore the partnership between Project Medtech and LifeSciKY and how it is shaping the future of the industry in Kentucky. Tune in to discover how strategic investments and collaborative partnerships are fueling a life science revolution in the heart of the Bluegrass State.
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In this episode, Matt Sokany joins Duane Mancini at Project Medtech to share his extensive experience in the medtech industry, from his time at Ethicon Endosurgery (Johnson & Johnson) to his impactful journey in the startup world. Matt details his strategic approach to building successful companies, including his remarkable exit with New Wave Surgical, which raised less than $3M and sold for $115M. Matt also discusses his leadership at Standard Bariatrics, emphasizing the importance of setting quarterly and two-year goals, fractionalizing key departments like CFO and regulatory/quality, and securing strong legal and board support. He highlights the crucial role of company culture, clear communication, and the necessity of over-funding to navigate the unpredictable startup landscape. Tune in for invaluable insights on building a thriving medtech startup from a seasoned industry leader.
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In this episode, Tim Grace, Managing Partner at Techstars Columbus, joins Duane Mancini to unpack the dynamic world of startup acceleration and venture funding. Tim shares his journey from a tech background to leading a pivotal Techstars program, and discusses the creation of the LongJump venture fund. We delve into the origins and growth of Techstars Columbus, exploring the successes of its various cohorts and the unique ecosystem it fosters. Tim provides invaluable insights into common startup pitfalls, particularly the critical mistake of neglecting customer validation. We also cover essential strategies for preparing for fundraising, and the key factors investors look for. Tune in to gain a behind-the-scenes look at how Techstars Columbus is shaping the future of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Midwest.
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In this episode, Antony Watson, COO of Xenocor, joins Duane Mancini to share his journey from Medtronic sales rep to startup founder. Antony discusses his experience in the operating room, observing surgical cases firsthand, and how this unique perspective shaped his leadership approach and ultimately prepared him to launch and lead Xenocor. Discover how valuable lessons learned in the field can translate to success in the startup world. Tune in for insights on transitioning from a corporate environment to the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship in the medtech industry.
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In this episode, Yaky Yanay, CEO at Pluri, joins Duane Mancini to explore the captivating world of regenerative medicine and the unwavering resilience required to lead in the life sciences. We delve into the profound power of cells and how Yaky's deep scientific understanding fuels Pluri's entrepreneurial success. Yaky shares invaluable insights on work-life integration, the gradual discovery of one's authentic CEO voice, and the undeniable truth that a strong management team is a company's greatest asset. We also discuss the crucial role of cultivating long-term relationships and the enduring passion that drives innovation in this vital field. Tune in to learn how Yaky navigates the complexities of entrepreneurship while harnessing the incredible potential of cellular therapies at Pluri.
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In this episode, Tino Chow, CEO and Founder of Giant Shoulders, joins Duane Mancini for a deep dive into the power of branding in the medtech industry. 1 Tino, a "three-headed monster" with experience in the military, industrial design, and business, shares his expertise on building a brand strategy that empowers "on-brand" decisions, even in the absence of leadership. 2 Discover how to leverage your brand as a tool, navigate the different phases of brand development, and connect with your audience on a personal and emotional level. Tune in for valuable insights on scaling your brand internally and externally and creating a company culture where everyone embodies the brand's values.
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In this episode, Susan Xu, Principal at WyDus, joins Duane Mancini to unravel the complexities of reimbursement in the digital health landscape. Susan explains how Medtech startups can navigate the system to get paid for their innovations, covering everything from Health IT and wearables to telehealth and AI. Learn about the crucial role of diagnosis and treatment, key codes like RPM, and the importance of clinical data in securing reimbursement. Tune in for expert insights and ensure your digital health venture gets the financial support it deserves.
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In this episode, Devon Campbell, Founder and Managing Director at Prodct, and Tino Chow, Founder, and CEO at Giant Shoulders, join Duane Mancini to discuss building a strong Medtech brand without big budgets. Learn how to develop a compelling brand strategy, create a professional website on a shoestring budget, design impactful pitch decks, and maximize your brand's reach with limited resources. Tune in for actionable insights and create a powerful brand identity that sets your Medtech startup apart.
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In this episode, Devon Campbell, Founder and Managing Director at Prodct, and Eric O'Dell, Consultant at Project Medtech, join Duane Mancini in a must-listen for bootstrapped Medtech founders! This episode provides a DIY guide to managing your startup's finances without hiring expensive professionals. Learn how to set up bank accounts, choose the right corporate structure, master basic accounting with QuickBooks and spreadsheets, manage your cap table, and navigate taxes. Tune in for actionable advice and build a strong financial foundation for your Medtech venture, even on a limited budget.
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In this episode, Devon Campbell, Founder and Managing Director at Prodct, and Tom Morgan, Chief Scientific Officer at myBiometry, join Duane Mancini for a practical discussion on optimizing early development for Medtech startups.
Devon and Tom highlight the crucial role of organization, process, and software in driving efficiency and success, even before a startup officially launches. They delve into the importance of defining direction, utilizing tools like Lucid, Coggle, Monday, and Notion, and implementing robust ELNs.
Learn how to foster a culture of quality and compliance from the outset, while remaining scrappy and resourceful. Gain valuable insights into maximizing productivity and laying a strong foundation for Medtech innovation. Tune in for actionable strategies to streamline your lab practices and accelerate your development journey.
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In this episode, Simon Malpas, CEO of Kitea Health, joins Duane Mancini to share his incredible journey from blood pressure researcher to Medtech CEO. Simon details Kitea Health's innovative brain pressure implant, revealing the challenges and triumphs of navigating clinical trials and the FDA's PMA process as a startup.
Hear firsthand accounts of Kitea's dedication – from attending every surgery during their pilot study to building a strong company culture. Simon discusses the critical role of fundraising, strategic planning, and execution in achieving success in the Medtech industry. Tune in for invaluable insights into leadership, perseverance, and the future of medical technology.
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In this episode, Kirk Petyo at Talent Factory Recruiting and Duane Mancini discusses his background in recruiting, how startups attract talent, the biggest mistakes companies make in hiring, managing company culture, implementing a successful onboarding process, and so much more.
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In this episode, Shalabh Gupta at Unicycive Therapeutics and Duane Mancini discuss going from a practicing physician to a biotech entrepreneur, why he made the switch, lessons learned in his career, how to think about your career long term and not short term, how he took his company public, measuring success, his best advice and so much more.
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In this episode, Eric Eskey at Dark Horse Works and Duane Mancini discuss his background as an engineer, understanding what your customer wants, recommended books about innovation, behavioral economics, early adopters vs. laggers, common mistakes, his best advice to entrepreneurs, and so much more.
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Beginski Wegner & CO
Rook Quality Systems
In this episode, Staci Miller at Gen UX Consulting and Duane Mancini discusses her background as a fashion designer, cognitive psychology, how she got into human factors testing, what she learned from her time with Medtronic and Abbott, and so much more.
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In this episode, Emma Scharfenberger Off at CincyTech and Duane Mancini discuss her background as an M&A lawyer, who is CincyTech and what they are focused on, how to leverage your board, decision-making within startup companies, bridge rounds, how to create value and so much more.
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In this episode, Aaron TenHuisen, Jamie Easterling, and Rich Mazzola at Project Medtech and Duane Mancini discuss the growth at Project Medtech, the growth of the commercial consulting group, our expansion into talent and quality support, and so much
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In this episode, Rebecca McManus at Amethyst Care and Duane Mancini discusses the technology she is working on out of Trinity College of Dublin, their next 18 months, the innovation scene in Dublin, Ireland, her interest in Northeast Ohio, Adapt Research Center, lessons learned so far, how she overcame the anxiety of how long everything takes in Medtech, and so much more.
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In this episode, Crystal Weber at Group 31 and Duane Mancini discuss her second career as a marketing expert, how her first career as a nurse prepared her for this role, the importance of tailoring messaging to investors, how to position your product in the healthcare system, and so much more.
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In this episode, Todd Ponsky at Cincinnati Children's and Duane Mancini discuss his background as a pediatric surgeon, his startup company that he launched around education, the changes to the innovation and venture arm of Cincinnati Children's, the importance of having a supportive hospital leadership team for the innovation department, and so much more.
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In this episode, Dylan Horvath at Cortex Design and Duane Mancini discusses how he founded his company, features vs. innovations, lessons learned, common mistakes, and so much more.
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Beginski Wegner & CO
In this episode, Don Pohl and Sheri Krajewski at NAMSA and Duane Mancini discuss ISO 10993 and biocompatibility testing for medical devices, the history of the standard and how it has evolved, why following the risk-based approach is becoming more important, tips to avoid having your submission delayed with various regulatory bodies across the globe, common mistakes and so much more.
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In this episode, Omar Khateeb at Khateeb & Co. and Duane Mancini discuss carrying the bag, growth marketing, talking to investors, meeting with early adopters, his podcast The State of Medtech, speed learning, building loyal customers and so much more.
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In this episode, Kristen Mittal and Mridul Mittal at Mittal Consulting and Duane Mancini discuss their unique backgrounds in medtech, why they started Mittal Consulting, what medtech companies should expect from a regulatory strategy report, breakthrough designation, 513(g) vs. pre-submission meetings, common pitfalls, their advice for entrepreneurs, and so much more.
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In this episode, Monica Vajani at mHUB and Duane Mancini discuss her background at Abbott and Medtronic, carrying the bag, early adopters vs. laggers, mHUB, the next cohort of companies for their medtech accelerator, and so much more.
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In this episode, Craig Misrach at UpLyft and Duane Mancini discuss what has changed since his last appearance on the podcast, choosing and changing your contract manufacturer based on the commercialization stage, the importance of quality, creative ways to finance your startup, and so much more.
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In this episode, Hilary Swan at Rebel Scout Consulting and Duane Mancini discuss her background in the medtech space, inside sales vs. outside sales, tips for selling into a hospital, the user journey, the importance of implementation and so much more.
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In this episode, Megan Doberstein at Ignite Medtech and Duane Mancini discuss her background in the medical device space, marketing for a direct to consumer medical device, understanding all your customer profiles, strategically marketing to all of those customers and so much more.
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In this episode, Tim Lucas at The NeuroTech Institute and Duane Mancini discuss why Universities have historically struggled to commercialize innovation, the Broad Institute, how he modeled the NeuroTech Institute after it, achieving clinical adoption, and so much more.
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In this episode, Kathryn Dougherty at KCD and Duane Mancini discuss her background in the medtech space, the intersection of finance and marketing, upstream and downstream marketing, the difficulties of being an entrepreneur, her best advice for medtech startup companies and so much more.
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In this episode, Matthew Schonauer and Anthony Tomusko at UB Greensfelder and Duane Mancini discuss what led them into being life science-focused IP attornies, the process of engaging an IP attorney, the intangibles an IP attorney can bring to the team, freedom to operate and so much more.
In this episode, Simon Mason at NEST and Duane Mancini discuss the NEST program with the FDA, real-world evidence and so much more.
In this episode, Matt Iorio at Neuros Medical and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the Medtech space, the collection of clinical data, the importance of clinical data for regulatory and commercial purposes, and so much more.
In this episode, Rick Geoffrion at Cyrano Therapeutics and Chip Hance at Regatta Medical and Duane Mancini discuss history of the Early Feasibility Studies (EFS) Program at the @FDA, the importance of it, how @MDIC supported mission and so much more.
In this episode, Andrew Fish and Joseph Sapiente at Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) and Duane Mancini discuss the mission of MDIC, the various initiatives and programs, how to engage MDIC and so much more.
In this episode, Brittani Ritchie at Project Medtech and Duane Mancini discuss her background in the Medtech industry, making quality a part of your culture, what to expect in an FDA audit and so much more.
In this episode, Charles Allan at MY01 and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the Medtech industry, what MY01 is working on, the Medtech Innovator program, focus on collecting clinical data for commercialization support, fundraising strategies as you advance rounds, the Canadian Medtech ecosystem and so much more.
In this episode, Michelle Lott at LeanRAQA and Duane Mancini discuss the QMSR, FDA e-start program, 513g vs. presubmission meeting, MDR update and so much more.
In this episode, Kevin Saem at Zapyrus and Duane Mancini discuss what Zapyrus does, their 2023 Medtech report on the industry and so much more.
In this episode, Katrina Holland at MedTech Color and Duane Mancini discuss her new role at MedTech Color, closing the diversity gap in Medtech, her short, medium and long term vision of Medtech Color, and so much more.
In this episode, Ken Callahan at The Hargan Group and Duane Mancini discuss his background with HHS, what startups need to know about the department, what are the biggest policy decisions being discussed right now, how the upcoming election could affect those policies, big issues coming up in 2025 and beyond, and so much more.
In this episode, Tim Boire and Geoff Lucks at VenoStent and Duane Mancini discuss their background in the Medtech space, how they founded VenoStent, their clinical trial, fundraising strategy, and its correlation to achieving milestones and so much more.
In this episode, Ronan O'Hagan at Bectas Therapeutics and Duane Mancini discuss the overlap between pharma and medtech, what can a medtech company learn from a pharma startup, the importance of communicating science in a digestable manner, building your team, fundraising strategy and so much more.
In this episode, Matt Eisendrath at Full Spectrum Software and Duane Mancini discusses his background in the medtech space, software as a medical device vs. digital therapeutics, what excites him about the future of Medtech and so much more.
In this episode, Angelica Maestas at Healthtech Rx and Duane Mancini discuss her time in the Medtech space, health economics and reimbursement, her obsession with data analytics, taking a company through an exit, her passion for ending health inequities and so much more.
In this episode, Eric Horesnyi at Matrix Requirements and Duane Mancini discuss his background as an entrepreneur, quality management systems and the importance of quality as a key pillar for culture, and so much more.
In this episode, Ryan Confer at Genprex and Duane Mancini discuss his background in startup companies, the importance of understanding finances in an early-stage company, why they took Genprex public, and so much more.
In this episode, Mark Dybul at Renovaro Biosciences and Duane Mancini discusses his background in the US government, what they are working on at Renovaro Biosciences, the importance of being able to communicate complex problems in an easy-to-understand way, and so much more.
In this episode, Anish Kaushal at Amplitude Ventures and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the medtech space, his transition from being a medical doctor to venture capitalist, his new book and so much more.
In this episode, Jeffrey Sirek at PRIA Healthcare and Duane Mancini discuss the importance of health economics and reimbursement, scaling a medtech service company, the culture of a growing company, and so much more.
- In this episode, Scott Filer at ProMedix and Duane Mancini discuss his background as a green beret, the problem with diagnosing sepsis, what he has learned in his entrepreneurial journey, and so much more.
- Scott Filer LinkedIn
- ProMedix Website
- Project Medtech Website
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- In this episode, Tosan Ugbeye at ScopeMed and Duane Mancini discuss his background as a clinician, the evolution of Scope Med, what he has learned so far, and so much more.
- Tosan Ugbeye LinkedIn
- Scope Med Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Karen Zaderej at Axogen and Duane Mancini discuss her background in the medtech space, the story of Axogen, how they are revolutionizing nerve repair and so much more.
- Karen Zaderej LinkedIn
- AxoGen Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Shawnnah Monterrey at BeanStock Ventures and Duane Mancini discuss Grassroots Dx, 3rd party review accreditation for FDA, software in Medtech, digital health and so much more.
- Shawnnah Monterrey LinkedIn
- BeanStock Ventures Website
- Project Medtech Website
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- In this episode, Howie Chan at Healthy Brand Consulting and Duane Mancini discuss brand development throughout the various stages of a Medtech startup company and so much more.
- Howie Chan LinkedIn
- Health Brand Consulting Website
- Project Medtech Website
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- In this episode, Randy Armstrong at Velentium and Duane Mancini discuss innovations, breakthroughs, and challenges in IPG development and so much more.
- Randy Armstrong LinkedIn
- Velentium Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Dan Purvis at Velentium and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the Medtech industry, how and why he founded Velentium, the importance of why and who, culture and so much more.
- Dan Purvis LinkedIn
- Velentium Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Susan Xu at WyDus and Duane Mancini discuss healthcare in the United States and its reimbursement maze, reimbursement of digital health products, what payers look for, and so much more.
- Susan Xu LinkedIn
- Link to Book by Susan Xu
- Project Medtech Website
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- In this episode, Christopher Gates at Velentium and Duane Mancini discuss embedded cybersecurity for medical devices, the importance of addressing cybersecurity early, hackers, and so much more.
- Christopher Gates LinkedIn
- Velentium Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Chris Hanna at Pacific Therapy Access, Kathleen O'Neill at Pacific Therapy Access and Duane Mancini discuss the reimbursement process of medical technologies in the United States, the coding system, why reimbursement pathway is so important and so much more.
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- Kathleen O'Neill LinkedIn
- Pacific Therapy Access Website
- Project Medtech Website
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- In this episode, Brendan Boland at Loci Orthopaedics, Fionn Lahart at LUMA Vision, Gerard Insley at PBCbiomed and Duane Mancini discuss what each one of them are working on, the Medtech ecosystem in Ireland, what makes the ecosystem so strong, their favorite Irish Whiskey and so much more.
- Brendan Boland LinkedIn
- Loci Orthopaedics Website
- Fionn Lahart LinkedIn
- LUMA Vision Website
- Gerard Insley LinkedIn
- PBCbiomed Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Rich Mazzola and Duane Mancini discuss Rich's background in the Medtech space, what we can expect from him as host of the Medtech Money podcast series and so much more.
- Rich Mazzola LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Giovanni Lauricella and Duane Mancini discuss Giovanni's time as the @medtech money podcast host, what he learned, the connections he made along the way and so much more.
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Lifeblood Capital Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Devon Campbell and Duane Mancini discuss the due diligence process, what you need to be prepared to answer as a startup company, common errors, recommendations, and so much more.
- Devon Campbell LinkedIn
- Prodct Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Edward Steakley, Devon Campbell and Duane Mancini discuss intellectual property, patents, trade secrets, overall strategy around these topics, why they are important, and so much more.
- Edward Steakley LinkedIn
- Devon Campbell LinkedIn
- Cognition IP Website
- Prodct Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Nikki Batista, Devon Campbell and Duane Mancini discuss the merger of regulatory and business strategy, allowing business to lead decisions not regulatory, global regulatory strategy, how to communicate with the FDA, and so much more.
- Nikki Batista LinkedIn
- Devon Campbell LinkedIn
- MCRA Website
- Prodct Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Sean McKibben, Stefan Agamanolis, Rich Mazzola, Aaron TenHuisen and Duane Mancini discuss the problem they saw in the industry, the mission of Project Medtech, the growth and expansion of Project Medtech's consulting and advisory services and so much more.
- Sean McKibben LinkedIn
- Stefan Agamanolis LinkedIn
- Rich Mazzola LinkedIn
- Aaron TenHuisen LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Lissa Tallman and Duane Mancini discuss market research, when you should think about doing market research, the different kinds of market research, AI and Machine Learning in Market Research and so much more.
- Lissa Tallman LinkedIn
- Flashfield Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Salvatore Buscemi and Duane Mancini discuss his new book called “Investing Legacy: How the .001% invests”, family offices and how they evaluate opportunities and so much more.
- Salvatore Buscemi LinkedIn
- HRN Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Isaiah Kaiser and Duane Mancini discuss the technology they spun out of University of Akron, how his PhD helped him with his entrepreneurial skills, finding non-dilutive capital, their experience with the iCorp program, working with the University so that both parties win, what he has learned so far during his early journey of entrepreneurship, and so much more.
- Isaiah Kiser LinkedIn
- Auxilium Health Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Neal Piper and Duane Mancini discuss his personal tie to the problem they are solving, the importance of culture, the focus on team and problem, advice for raising capital, not delaying hard conversations, and so much more.
- Neal Piper LinkedIn
- Luminoah Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Katrina Rogers and Duane Mancini discuss the ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the new innovation cluster she is leading, her experience in quality and so much more.
- Katrina Rogers LinkedIn
- Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Meg Powell, Travis Manasco and Duane Mancini discuss 501 Ventures, Bio54, why don't we see more physicians take the lead at startup companies, the importance of talent for early stage Medtech companies, the growth in research triangle park (RTP) and what makes the ecosystem great, their best pieces of advice for startups, and so much more.
- Meg Powell LinkedIn
- Travis Manasco LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, James Hamet at Vistim Labs and Duane Mancini discuss licensing technology from a university, voice of customer, neurodegenerative diseases, the importance of your economic story, why they are focusing on clinical data, and so much more.
- James Hamet LinkedIn
- Vistim Labs Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Shannon Hoste at Agilis Consulting Group and Duane Mancini discuss her background in Medtech, human factors testing for software as medical device, cognitive systems engineering, IEC 62366 and the FDA guidance document on human factors, and so much more.
- Shannon Hoste LinkedIn
- Agilis Consulting Group Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Dennis McWilliams at Sante Ventures and Duane Mancini discuss starting in biotech, what he learned from his first company, being humble and building your team, the story of Apollo Endosurgery, the complicated process of licensing the Apollo IP portfolio, raising money during the great financial crisis, being replaced as CEO and transitioning to CCO, lessons learned during his time at Apollo, the mistake of trying to design the perfect product before commercial launch, Sante Ventures, making the switch from entrepreneur to investor, and so much more.
- Dennis McWilliams LinkedIn
- Sante Ventures Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Ben Holmes at Nanochon and Duane Mancini discuss the University of Virginia biomedical engineering program, the importance of understanding the economics of the problem you are trying to solve, the iCorp program, taking on the PMA pathway as a startup, finding capital as a PMA product, what’s next for Nanochon and so much more.
- Ben Holmes LinkedIn
- Nanochon Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Daniel Hawkins at Avail Medsystems and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the medical device industry, his time at Advanced Cardiovascular Systems (Abbot Vascular), Intuitive Surgical, his startup with the founder of Amgen, how he founded Shockwave Medical, his relationship with Antoine Papiernik at Sofinnova Partners, the proper way to challenge voice of customer, the support from Casey McGlynn at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the investment @Shockwave received from Fred Moll at Intuitive Surgical, what he is doing at Avail Medical Systems, asking the right questions, Restore medical, staying the course, being very intentional about who you bring on your team, being mindful of your investors and board members, and so much more.
- Daniel Hawkins LinkedIn
- Avail Medsystems Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Arpit Rao at Ankr Health and Duane Mancini discuss chatGPT, how it is going to change healthcare and business, generative AI and general AI, and so much more.
- Arpit Rao LinkedIn
- Ankr Health Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Lindsay Watson at Augment Therapy and Duane Mancini discuss gamifying therapy, remote patient monitoring and remote therapeutic monitoring, their partnership with CareSource, her relationship with Sesame Street, go-to-market strategy, culture, the relationship between co-founders and so much more.
- Lindsay Watson LinkedIn
- Augment Therapy Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, David DeRam at Greenlight Guru and Duane Mancini discuss what makes teams click, company culture, the Greenlight Guru story, the importance of mission, vision, and value, and so much more.
- David DeRam LinkedIn
- Greenlight Guru Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Arlen Meyers and Duane Mancini discuss Sick Care vs. Healthcare, digital therapeutics, value based care vs. fee for service care, clinical advisor boards, and so much more.
- Arlen Meyers LinkedIn
- SOPE Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, David Narrow and Duane Mancini discuss the stagnant innovation in dialysis, reimbursement strategy, the strategy behind a limited market release, identifying various stakeholders and how they are incentivized, the importance of building your team, licensing from an University, and so much more.
- David Narrow LinkedIn
- Sonavex Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Bryan Stewart and Duane Mancini discuss how he found non-dilutive capital, HMO Labs, what pieces of information he took from his diverse background to use in his startups, how do you take advantage of accelerators and incubators, his military background and how it prepared him to be an entrepreneur, the importance of your founding team, the importance of community, and so much more.
- Bryan Stewart LinkedIn
- HDO Health Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Ty Hagler and Duane Mancini discuss industrial design, Trig, their current program called med+design by Trig, how to approach innovation for healthcare, and so much more.
- Ty Hagler LinkedIn
- Trig Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Martin Muller and Duane Mancini discuss what makes Philips Ventures unique, his background and the differences between private equity and venture capital, evaluating a company, what spaces he is most excited about, and so much more.
- Martin Muller LinkedIn
- Philips Ventures Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Leah Brownlee and Duane Mancini discuss their strategy to getting through the FDA in 90 days from submission, who they have raised money so far and how they are different, her background in legal and how it prepared her for a leadership role, the biggest mistakes a startup can make, why they are a LLC over a Delaware C-Corp, how to set-up an equity pool for employees, and so much more.
- Leah Brownlee LinkedIn
- Lazurite Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Rob Kibler, Asim Roy, Brandon Canfield and Duane Mancini discuss their work in the sleep monitoring space, how they chose their beachhead market in dental, what they have learned so far, and so much more.
- Rob Kibler LinkedIn
- Asim Roy LinkedIn
- Brandon Canfield LinkedIn
- Dianyx LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Daniel Sheppard and Duane Mancini discuss how we met, the importance of getting a team when working with a service provider, when do you have a call with a merger and acquisition advisor, strategics spend more money on acquisitions than their own research and development, what kind of M&A activity to expect in 2023, and so much more.
- Daniel Sheppard LinkedIn
- MedWorld Advisors Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Rachel Robinson, CL Tian, Phiex Technologies, Oriana Papin-Zoghbi and Duane Mancini discuss the companies they are running, the MassMEDIC IGNITE program, how to take advantage of programs like these as an early stage Medtech company, surrounding yourself with good people, the timing of when you do an accelerator program, lessons learned along their entrepreneurial journal, common pitfalls, best piece of advice, and so much more.
- Rachel Robinson LinkedIn
- CL Tian LinkedIn
- Oriana Papin-Zoghbi LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Bryan Dunn, Larry Snyder and Duane Mancini discuss the similarities between the aviation and medical device industry, FAA vs. FDA, the 1, 10, 100 rule, verification and validation of software and so much more.
- Bryan Dunn LinkedIn
- Larry Snyder LinkedIn
- General Digital Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Livia Ng and Duane Mancini discuss clinical trial recruitment, how to improve it, empowering first time founders to have the network they need to succeed, and so much more.
- Livia Ng LinkedIn
- Neuroute Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Arpit Rao and Duane Mancini discuss what he is currently working on at Ankr Health, his background in the healthcare system, how he went from a handful of clinics to a market leader in one year, the importance of the sales team, sales culture, shortening the sales process, and so much more.
- Arpit Rao LinkedIn
- Ankr Health Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, David Canes and Duane Mancini discuss why he considers himself a reluctant entrepreneur, how he founded WellPrept, determining if your problem is just an isolated issue or a systemic problem, the problem with clinician retention at a hospital, being a physician entrepreneur, and so much more.
- David Canes LinkedIn
- WellPrept Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Peeyush Shrivastava and Duane Mancini discuss the company he founded with his two other middle school friends, dropping out of college together, the rise of magnetocardiography, how they raised money from Mark Cuban, the support from CincyTech, a problem centric approach, and so much more.
- Peeyush Shrivastava LinkedIn
- Genetesis Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Shannon Clark and Duane Mancini discuss human factors testing, IEC 62366-1 standard, why she founded UserWise, why one should consider human factors testing even if the FDA doesn’t require it, what are the cost drivers for the Human Factors testing, and so much more.
- Shannon Clark LinkedIn
- UserWise Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Marissa Fayer and Duane Mancini discuss what she is working on at HerHealthEQ, her role as CEO at DeepLook Medical, UltraSound AI and what she is working on there, her venture fund and there focus on women’s health, the importance of understanding the vision when you are a CEO taking over for the founding CEO, the importance of diversity on boards, her lessons learned so far, and so much more.
- Marissa Fayer LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Milton Yarberry and Duane Mancini discuss bridging the gap between development and regulatory teams, the most common differences between the two groups, how to overcome these different thought processes, strategic shifts in thought process and so much more.
- Milton Yarberry LinkedIn
- ICS Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Kelly Stanton LinkedIn
- Qualio Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Alison Burklund, Kate Rumrill and Duane Mancini discuss their Medtech companies, comparing and contrasting raising money at a series D vs. series A, culture at a series A vs series D, coming into the CEO role vs. being a co-founder, and so much more.
- Alison Burklund LinkedIn
- Nanopath Website
- Kate Rumrill LinkedIn
- Ablative Solutions Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Erika Cheung and Duane Mancini discuss her journey of being a Theranos whistle blower, the importance of culture at a startup company, ethics within a startup company, why you should care about who you raise money from, and so much more.
- Erika Cheung LinkedIn
- Ethics in Entrepreneurship Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Brock Leonti and Duane Mancini discuss his journey to leading Prescribe fit, his serial entrepreneur mentality, what they are currently working on at Prescribe fit, what they learned during their early commercialization phase, remote patient monitoring codes, the importance of culture within a startup company, and so much more.
- Brock Leonti LinkedIn
- Prescribe Fit Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Vidya Murthy and Duane Mancini discuss cybersecurity in Medtech, the evolution of how the FDA deals with cybersecurity, hack-a-thons and what those actually are, how companies should look at cybersecurity, why hospital systems are sensitive to devices that are connected to the cloud, famous cases in cyber breaches in healthcare, the hacker community, how is the rest of the world handling cybersecurity, and so much more.
- Vidya Murthy LinkedIn
- MedCrypt Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Nikki Hastings and Duane Mancini discuss her background in the medical device space, her experience around Medtech startup companies, CVilleBioHub, the ecosystem in Charlottesville, Virginia, the importance of attracting outside talent so the perspectives doesn't become insular, product market fit, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and so much more.
- Nikki Hastings LinkedIn
- CVilleBioHub Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Andrea Davis and Duane Mancini discuss patent searches, patent and IP attorneys, global IP strategy, patent infringement, when a startup would use a patent researcher and so much more.
- Andrea Davis LinkedIn
- Bodkin IP Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Sanjeev Saxena and Duane Mancini discuss Harae DX, Lawerence Livermore National Labs, women cancer diagnostics, what he has learned as a 6x entrepreneur, his best advice to the first time entrepreneur and so much more.
- Sanjeev Saxena LinkedIn
- Harae DX Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Ti Benson and Duane Mancini discuss global regulatory strategy, the current landscape in the EU, MDSAP, hidden expenses, terminology, and so much more.
- Ti Benson LinkedIn
- LeanRAQA Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Patrick Pfeffer and Duane Mancini discuss the investment group he founded in Frankfurt, Germany, how they named their company, the podcast that he hosts, from sick care to healthcare, the German Medtech scene, and so much more.
- Patrick Pfeffer LinkedIn
- Aescuvest Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Rob Packard and Duane Mancini discuss the current landscape of regulatory requirements in the EU, evolution of regulatory in the EU, the MDR, what is a notified body, post market surveillance in the US, global regulatory strategy, and so much more.
- Rob Packard LinkedIn
- Medical Device Academy Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Jimmy Jin, Ronnie Wang and Duane Mancini discuss CIIE, Mednovation, why one would want to take their product to market in China, the process for entering the Chinese market, common mistakes companies make, the importance of commercial and IP, and so much more.
- Jimmy Jin LinkedIn
- Ronnie Wang LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Greg Tuers and Duane Mancini discuss IEC 60601, power supply for medical devices, normal use vs. intended use, shelf life of various components, manufacturing tips, other standards and so much more.
- Greg Tuers LinkedIn
- Ram Technologies Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Chris Lah and Duane Mancini discuss middlemen in the US healthcare system, a look into the revenue cycle at a hospital, how various players in the healthcare system evaluate technology, payment reimbursement strategies, his participation in TedX, and so much more.
- Chris Lah LinkedIn
- Mayfield Brain & Spine Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Dave Albert and Duane Mancini discuss his history in the Medtech space, his various patents, his current company AliveCOR, his video that went viral, what it was like selling a company on 9/11, what it is like fighting the behemoth companies, the power of data, prediction becomes prevention, finding that complimentary team, there is no such thing as a solo entrepreneur, and so much more.
- Dave Albert LinkedIn
- AliveCor Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Joseph Mocanu and Duane Mancini discuss his current fund called Verge HealthTech Fund, what sucks in healthcare right now that could be fixed with technology, sick care vs. healthcare, global healthcare access, what it truly means to be an impact investor, how an impact fund looks at opportunities vs. a typical venture group, entrepreneurship and how it is viewed around the world, picking the right partners for a startup, and so much more.
- Joseph Mocanu LinkedIn
- Verge HealthTech Fund Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Keith Matheny and Duane Mancini discuss the complexities of spending time as an entrepreneur but also still a practicing a clinician, the benefit to continuing to practice, the multiple companies he is running, building your clinical advisor board and key opinion leaders, the US healthcare system, the need for healthcare reform and who should own that, and so much more.
- Keith Matheny LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Richard Hanbury and Duane Mancini discuss what he is working on at Sana Health, how he started this journey of solving pain, how he looked at the De Novo process as a startup company, why breakthrough status was powerful for them, how he built his team, what to fractionalize and what to bring in-house, building a team to balance your gaps, his best advice for fundraising, paying attention to what motivates the type of investor you are pitching, what it is like taking on the big Pharma companies, and so much more.
- Richard Hanbury LinkedIn
- Sana Health Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, David Sylvan, Brian Rothstein and Duane Mancini discuss why Brian wanted to get into innovation, how UH Ventures got it start, the SPICE filter they apply, who uses, who benefits, who buys, who measures, and why selling into healthcare is so hard, what are the non-starters before they will work with a company, why journey mapping for a device is so important, and so much more.
- David Sylvan LinkedIn
- Brian Rothstein LinkedIn
- University Hospitals Ventures Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Etienne Nichols and Duane Mancini discuss how he supports Medtech companies in implementing electronic quality management systems, the 2022 benchmark study they did this year on 519 Medtech professionals, what headwinds Medtech companies are facing, what the survey said about time to market, common errors on supplier management, opportunities that a lot of the professionals saw, the risk of cybersecurity, the importance of companies spending time and resources on employee growth, quality over compliance, and so much more.
- Etienne Nichols LinkedIn
- Greenlight Guru Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Jeremy Stackawitz and Duane Mancini discuss his current pre-commercial diagnostic company he is leading, how to choose your first indication for use when you are a platform technology, what about the second and third indication, what led him to Senzo, his experience with raising capital, the importance of naming of the rounds, what it is like being brought in to lead a company when you are not a co-founder, and so much more.
- Jeremy Stackawitz LinkedIn
- Senzo Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Jasmin Hounsell and Duane Mancini discuss her company Evolene, how they support Medtech startups, how commercialization strategy differs between UK vs. US and why the differences are underestimated, commercialization strategy, reimbursement, having a commercialization plan and which countries you go to go first, dos and don’ts in Medtech companies trying to commercialize, and so much more.
- Jasmin Hounsell LinkedIn
- Evolene Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Shai Policker and Duane Mancini discuss the incubator he is running in Israel, his past experience as an entrepreneur, the partners they work with, helping companies get to a fundable milestone, what kind of companies this is open to from a geographical perspective, what type of Medtech companies they look for, your window of opportunity, the importance of communication, what makes the Israel ecosystem so great, and so much more.
- Shai Policker LinkedIn
- MEDX Xelerator Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Yin He and Duane Mancini discuss her background as scientist and what lead her to Amazon Web Services, how her team at AWS works with early-stage innovation, the 16 leadership principles at Amazon and how startups can use these elements at their own company, the healthy tension between scientists, engineers, and the commercial team, diversity, equity, and inclusion, women in Medtech, how do you get an investors attention, and so much more.
- Yin He LinkedIn
- AWS Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Mary Yost and Duane Mancini discuss why she founded the Sage Group, her background and why she got into this role, Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), the financial cost to the healthcare system, why it is undiagnosed and under-treated, who is most affected by this disease, current treatments and diagnostic tools, new devices and diagnostics on the horizon, what is next to spread awareness about this issue, and so much more.
- Mary Yost LinkedIn
- The Sage Group Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Danielle Bodicoat and Duane Mancini discuss being a biostatistician (medical statistics), why she started her own consulting practice, the importance of clinical evidence beyond regulatory requirements, the cost drivers of a clinical trial, factors that go into clinical trial design, the basics of sample size calculation, clinical evaluation plans and clinical evaluation reports, the MDR and how it is affecting clinical in the EU and UK, and so much more.
- Danielle Bodicoat LinkedIn
- Danielle Bodicoat Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Nick Accordino and Will Braeutigam from Deloitte and Duane Mancini discuss discuss SPACs, what are SPACs, why would a company want to go public, the differences in going public through an IPO vs. SPAC, strategic acquisition vs. going public, the myths of going public via a SPAC, preparing your company to go public, and so much more.
- Nick Accordino LinkedIn
- Will Braeutigam LinkedIn
- Deloitte Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Ashley Mooneyham from Superior Medical Experts and Duane Mancini discuss the world of grants in the United States, the SBIR and STTR grant mechanisms, America’s seed fund, the mechanics of where the money can go if you get grant funding, the NIH vs. NSF grant opportunities, phase I vs. Phase II, the application process for both, what you can do with the money in each stage, tips and pitfalls when putting together your application, success rates, budget exceptions, and so much more.
- Ashley Mooneyham LinkedIn
- Superior Medical Experts Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Kyle Rose from Rook Quality Systems and Duane Mancini discussthe FDA’s ISO-13485 transition plan, when it was announced, what it looks like, the differences 21 CFR Part 820 vs. ISO 13485, the importance of a risk based approach in quality, updates on the MDR and current trends, could the FDA move towards requiring more clinical data from medical device manufacturers, if regulatory and quality were the only factors in determining your global get-to-market strategy…where would you go, and so much more.
- Kyle Rose LinkedIn
- Rook Quality System Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Moshe Safran and Duane Mancini discuss his journey from physicist to c-suite, the importance of communication, the history of algorithms and software in Medtech imaging, tips on getting your technology adopted by the industry, common errors he sees with startups in this space, what makes Israel’s Startup landscape for innovation so great, and so much more.
- Moshe Safran LinkedIn
- RSIP Vision USA Website
- Project Medtech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- In this episode, Josh Rabinowitz and Duane Mancini discuss how they founded the company, what problem they are trying to solve, remote patient monitoring reimbursement codes, how to get the most out of an accelerator, learning to think as a startup company and not as an individual, thinking of the CEO at the bottom of the organization chart rather than the top, product development tips, and so much more.
- Josh Rabinowitz LinkedIn
- Articulate Labs Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Sean Bittner and Duane Mancini discuss the new M1 accelerator in Houston, Texas, their focus in Medtech, importance of partnerships, how fatal choosing the wrong team can be for an early-stage startup, importance of warm introductions, the Houston ecosystem in Medtech, the importance of great leadership, raising too much money, and so much more.
- Sean Bittner LinkedIn
- M1 Medtech Accelerator Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Niall Casey LinkedIn
- Carlsmed Website
- Neil Thompson LinkedIn
- Kevin Buckley LinkedIn
- Torrey Pines Law Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Kevin Kallmes, Keith Kallmes and Duane Mancini discuss how they took the problems they encountered from their first company and spun it into another company, how they are tackling systematic literature review and meta analysis as a process, the issue with clinical data storage, lessons they learned along the way in their first startup company, how to realize when you are not the best person for the job anymore, various failure modes that they have seen through interacting with other startups, and so much more.
- Kevin Kallmes LinkedIn
- Keith Kallmes LinkedIn
- Nested Knowledge Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Tamir Meiri and Duane Mancini discuss his background and how he became a “geek” of healthcare, the sense of pride in Israel about their healthcare innovation, we do a deep dive into Johnson & Johnson and the different branches, how they evaluate investments, the importance of partnerships to bring innovation to patients, do venture arms of strategics work together, what trends he sees in the industry, the importance of diversity on your board, and so much more.
- Tamir Meiri LinkedIn
- Johnson & Johnson Innovation Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Matt McBride and Duane Mancini discuss his background at Cleveland Clinic Innovation and Bioenterprise, the main buckets of clients that Wave Strategy supports, the importance of determining not just your clinical unmet need but determining if you are truly different enough than the current solution, what is their process to identifying their clinical problem, pinning down what success looks like at an innovation group, what it is like to help set-up a family office thesis, does the regulatory pathway deter investors and innovation groups, and so much more.
- Matt McBride LinkedIn
- Wave Strategy Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Joe Runge and Duane Mancini discuss what it going on at UNeTech, his background on what lead him to UNeTech, the importance of intellectual property and the reason companies struggle with this topic, the difficulty of when a company might have to expand out of a local ecosystem in order to continue the success of their company, the challenge with capital for midwestern companies, technology that is coming out of UNeTech, non-dilutive funding in the Medtech space and its importance, where UNeTech is going next, and so much more.
- Joe Runge LinkedIn
- UNeTech Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Adam Steadman and Duane Mancini discuss when to engage a CRO, defining what a CRO really is, understanding how CROs and clinical trials work from a cost perspective, why the switch out of the CRO space, what Smart-Trial is working on and how it differs, hybrid and decentralized clinical trials, the types of data you want to generate and collect during a clinical trial, and so much more.
- Adam Steadman LinkedIn
- Smart-Trial Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Karandeep Singh Badwal and Duane Mancini discuss comparing regulatory at a startup vs. large organization, the growth of strategics regulatory department, software and AI as a medical device, how companies straddle the line of being a medical device vs. not, how various regulatory bodies are dealing with the rise in software as a medical device, why the FDA is doing such a great job in this space, a common error he sees with companies with software as a medical device, his background on how he launched his own regulatory practice, his favorite thing about being a consultant and so much more.
- Karandeep Singh Badwal LinkedIn
- QRA Medical LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Ladan Jiracek and Duane Mancini discuss his podcast the Neural Implant podcast, where the neurospace is headed, peripheral nerve stimulation, bioelectronic medicine, the vagus nerve, the power of networking, his mastermind group, and so much more.
- Ladan Jiracek LinkedIn
- Neural Implant Podcast
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Andrew Elder, Christoph Ruedig and Duane Mancini discuss the background of Albion VC, their focus on late-seed and series A stage investments, their focus on health tech, geographical focus, why they made the switch from practicing physicians to investors, what sparked their interest in digital health, what areas of digital health they focus on, where they see the digital health industry going, the importance of messaging to achieve technology adoption, some of the various companies they have invested in, how do we continue the digital health revolution and so much more.
- Andrew Elder LinkedIn
- Christoph Ruedig LinkedIn
- Albion VC Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, our guest Isabella Schmitt and Duane Mancini discuss the rapid growth Proxima has seen in the last 5 years, the new accelerator she founded called M1 Accelerator, the importance of regulatory strategy, why one might choose a de novo vs. 510k, why startups shouldn’t be afraid of a PMA, implementing regulatory strategy into your business strategy, the common mistakes Isabella sees with startups, her best advice for startups and so much more.
- Isabella Schmitt LinkedIn
- Proxima CRO Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, our guest Mitch Robbins and Duane Mancini discuss his background in recruiting, the current demand for Medtech talent, the future of remote work, progression of going from fractionalized to full time team members, passive vs. active recruitment, how do you attract top talent as a Medtech startup, how many applicants can companies expect for certain positions, how to de-risk your hiring process, and so much more.
- Mitch Robbins LinkedIn
- The Michael Anthony Group Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Bradley and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the Medtech space, the timeline of exiting to a Medtech strategic, his new Project at Covellus and the unique path to market he has taken, his thoughts on who is his core team members, the importance of augmenting your weaknesses when building your core team, intellectual property strategy, the importance of storytelling as a Medtech entrepreneur, and so much more.
- Bradley Beach LinkedIn
- Covellus Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Craig and Duane Mancini discuss what his team is currently working on at UpLyft, his first company that he started, his experience with non-dilutive capital in Ohio, his advice on raising capital, how he raised money in his first company, why his company focused on digital marketing and the benefit, and so much more.
- Craig Misrach LinkedIn
- UpLyft Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Alejandro and Duane Mancini discuss why it is so difficult to get to a specialist in the US healthcare system, his new book “healthcare from the trenches” and why he wrote it, the barriers to use for your product and why a startup needs to be concerned with this issue, the adoption of technology and why “too many hands in the cookie jar” will stunt good products from getting to market, the importance of procedures being done outside the hospital, why he thinks the insurance companies should be not-for-profits, and more.
- Alejandro Badia LinkedIn
- Orthonow Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Jon and Duane discuss the issue of clinical data collection in medical device development, the lack of clinical data for products on the market, the need for balance between innovation and safety, why you need to think about clinical data early, why sales and marketing need to have a heavy influence in your clinical data collection, how the MDR is affecting innovation in Europe and more.
- Jon Bergsteinsson LinkedIn
- Smart-Trial Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Websiste
- In this episode, Michelle and Duane discuss discuss her focus on startups, when to get a regulatory strategy done, why regulatory strategy is crucial and should be a part of your business plan, why you need to be careful when building your website, when it makes sense to use a stepwise regulatory approach, benefits to a De Novo pathway, could the US move towards MDRish regulations, and more.
- Michelle Lott LinkedIn
- LeanRAQA Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Neil and Duane discuss his new company and what they are working on, his background as a practicing physician, why they are a class III medical device, the lack of innovation and funding in women’s healthcare, why they weren’t afraid of a PMA process with the FDA, first time fundraising as a CEO, and more.
- Neil Ray LinkedIn
- Raydiant Oximetry Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Andy and Duane discuss how his journey has prepared him for being a CEO in the Medtech space, what they are working on at Koya Medical, where are they going next, what he has learned in each phase of his career so far, the importance of trust of team, the importance of who you raise capital from and why you should value that over how much you raise, and more.
- Andy Doraiswamy LinkedIn
- Koya Medical Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, David and I discuss what he is currently working on, how he builds his teams and the pillars of his companies, his book Innovation In Translation, good money vs. bad money, the strategies he has deployed to raise capital in different companies, evolution of the importance of reimbursement, the importance of IP and why you need to have a strategy, and more.
- David Ferrera LinkedIn
- Innovation in Translation Book
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Krista and Duane discuss the return on your investment if you focus on building your digital footprint and when to do it.
- Krista Moon LinkedIn
- Ascend Business Growth Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Patty and Duane discuss her new company, why she chose North Dakota as the headquarters of her company, how she captured non-dilutive capital, clinical usability studies, developing your pitch, how your pitch should evolve, and more.
- Patty Post LinkedIn
- Checkable Medical Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Krista and I discuss SEO basics, website basics, content marketing, social media presence, CRM basics and more.
- Krista Moon LinkedIn
- Ascend Business Growth Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Krista and I discuss marketing challenges that will hinder growth, why it is important to do an audit of your marketing strategy, 5 common challenges and more.
- Krista Moon LinkedIn
- Ascend Business Growth Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Jeff and I discuss what Advanced Scanners is working on, comparing his experience as an entrepreneur in other industries vs. Medtech, who else to talk to besides just the end-users, how to deal with investors when you have a platform technology, how to choose which indication of use to go after based on market feedback, investors, etc., lessons learned in raising capital as a first time Medtech entrepreneur, other advice and speed bumps to be aware of and more.
- Jeff Levine LinkedIn
- Advanced Scanners Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Abbas and I discuss cybersecurity in the Medtech space, tips of protecting patient data, if the positives outweigh the risks, standards to follow and more.
- Abbas Dhilawala LinkedIn
- Galen Data Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Talya and I discuss her book, her research with Daniel Kahneman, interoperability, multi-disciplinary teams, relationships with clients/patients, the psychology of how patients make decisions and how physicians/other primary care providers make decisions and more.
- Talya Miron-Shatz LinkedIn
- "Your Life Depends on It" Book Link
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Abass and I discuss connecting medical devices to the cloud, the debate of building your own vs. using an already established one, maintenance of each, safety and security concerns, and more.
- Abbas Dhilawala LinkedIn
- Galen Data Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Kyle and I discuss what is Rook Quality System and how they can help, quality system basics, where to start when building one, importance of a quality system as a start-up, how to build a system that can scale with you, and more.
- Kyle Rose LinkedIn
- Rook Quality System Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Karen and I discuss their wearable Parkinson product, how they took advantage of the new RPM codes, partnering with Pharma and Medtech companies as a remote monitor for their clinical trials and more.
- Karen Krygier LinkedIn
- Global Kinetics Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Andrew and I discuss software as a medical device, qualifications and classifications, the global regulatory environment, quality planning and assurance for a SaMD and more.
- Andrew Wu LinkedIn
- Rook Quality System Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Lucien and I discuss what he is working on at quantum surgical, his experience of his first company, Medtech SAS being acquired by Zimmer, the robotics industry and where it is going, the evolution of raising money in France and more.
- Lucien Blondel LinkedIn
- Quantum Surgical Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Brian and I discuss his history at strategics and start-ups, validating your idea before moving forward, preparing for commercialization throughout the development life cycle, tips for start-ups and more.
- Brian Doughty LinkedIn
- Delta Force Group Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Jennifer and I discuss how she founded ExplORer Surgical, what they are doing, tips for start-up companies, pitch advice, and more.
- Jennifer Fried LinkedIn
- ExplORer Surgical Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Uri and I discuss his background in the medical device space, Accelmed, where capital is going, what they want to see in companies, Israel's medical device scene and more.
- Accelmed Website
- Uri Geiger LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- In this episode, Mina and I discuss what MediView is doing, where they are, lessons learned along the way, and advice for start-up companies.
- Mina Fahim LinkedIn
- MediView Website
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Ames and I discuss how he founded Pacific Bridge Medical, the regulatory environment in Asia, reimbursement in China and Japan, clinical trials, and more.
- Ames Gross LinkedIn
- Pacific Bridge Medical Website
- Ames Gross Email: adgross@pacificbridgemedical.com
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and I discuss Medtech Money and Project Medtech's new project, how it came about, and the need we saw in the industry.
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Devon and I discuss post-approval, avoiding the valley of death, preparing for commercialization and product launch.
- Prodct Website
- Devon Campbell LinkedIn
- In this episode, Devon and I discuss building a successful team, fractionalizing vs. full time, cultural red flags, and more.
- Prodct Website
- Devon Campbell LinkedIn
- In this episode, Devon and I discuss his background in medical device & diagnostics, how he founded Prodct, the voice of the customer, and who really is VOC throughout product development.
- Prodct Website
- Devon Campbell LinkedIn
- In this episode, Maxwell and I discuss the Da Vinci Academy, starting a business as a resident, networking in the field of medicine, using entrepreneurship to share and develop ideas, and more.
- Maxwell Cooper Bio: Dr. Cooper earned B.A. and M.S. degrees from Case Western Reserve University and his M.D. from the University of Toledo College of Medicine, and currently is a Radiology resident at Emory University. He also co-founded and runs a medical education company called DaVinci Academy that he started during medical school DaVinci Academy provides online video courses and outline format textbooks for medical students. In addition, Dr. Cooper recently started and hosts a podcast called The DaVinci Hour, presented by DaVinci Academy.
Maxwell Cooper, M.D.
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DaVinci Academy
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The DaVinci Hour Podcast
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- In this episode, Bob, Greg and I discuss AiM Medical Robotics, advice for start-up companies, where the robotic industry is going, and more.
- Bob Cathcart: Bob is an experienced Medical Device executive, with over 30 years in the industry. He has extensive General Management experience, having led both large and small companies. Most recently, Bob was CEO of Clear Guide Medical, a start-up company focused on novel approaches to Image Guided Surgery. Of note, Bob was Senior Vice President of World Wide Sales for Hansen Medical, the leader in Surgical Robotics for the Cardiovascular space. He was part of the senior executive team that led the sale of Hansen Medical to Auris Robotics, which was eventually purchased by JNJ in 2019.
- Greg Fischer: Greg is the William Smith Dean's Professor and a faculty member in Robotics Engineering with appointments in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at WPI. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 from Johns Hopkins University, where he was part of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Computer Integrated Surgery. At WPI he has been an integral part of developing the Robotics Engineering program and teaches primarily junior-level and graduate courses in Robotics. He is the founding director of the Automation and Interventional Medicine (AIM) Robotics Research Laboratory. He is also the Director of the MassTech-supported PracticePoint R&D Center for translational research in healthcare cyber-physical systems.
- AiM Medical Robotics
- PracticePoint R&D Center
In this episode, Neil and I discuss seed to series A financing, advice for start-up companies, the medtech scene in Cleveland, the importance of cap tables, and more.
In this episode, Zeke and I discuss SMMG MedTech, his history in selling medical devices, advice and pitfalls of selling a medical device product and more.
Bio: Zeke Zielinski is the Founder and President of SMMG MedTech. Zeke is a MedTech Sales Executive with over 25 years of experience in start-up, mid-size, and large-cap medical device companies including CR Bard, ACS (Eli Lily), Heart Technology, and Boston Scientific. He has also led sales organizations in early-stage startups such as CoAxia, Interrad Medical, Angiotech, LifeWatch AngioScore, and Spectranetics. He is currently the Sales Director with Abbott Vascular. He resides in Mound, Minnesota and is a graduate of Purdue University.
In this episode, Tim and I discuss fractionalizing your team as a start-up, how to do it, a companies first full time hire and more.
In this episode, Zed, Clark and I discuss TrackableMed, selling medical technology, advice to building your commercial team, pitfals and more.
In this episode, Dvir, Jan and I discuss Memic, robotic surgery, how to evaluate an unmet clinical need, how they chose their first market, fundraising tips and more. Bio: Dvir Cohen has served as Chief Executive Officer at Memic since October 2013.
Mr. Cohen has been a leader in the Company from its inception and also serves as a president of our U.S. subsidiary, Memic Innovative Surgery Inc. Mr. Cohen brings more than 15 years of experience in innovative robotic systems. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cohen served in various positions in the Israeli Ministry of Defense as an awarded officer specializing in robotic systems for various applications. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Cohen held the positions of research and development manager and robotic project specialist in an elite technology unit of the Israel Intelligence Force. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Cohen led several opto-mechanical disruptive solutions in the Ministry of Defense, one of which won the Israel Defense Award. Mr. Cohen has experience at all stages of product development, from the early conceptual stage through prototyping to production line implementation and final market. Mr. Cohen earned an M.B.A in 2013 from the Recanati Business School at Tel Aviv University with a major in Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He also earned B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion as part of the “Brakim” excellence program in 2007.
Prof. Dr. Jan Baekelandt is currently a consultant for the Department of Gynaecological Oncology and Endoscopy at Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden, Belgium. He is guest professor at the University of Leuven, department of development and regeneration in urogenital abdominal and plastic surgery. He specializes in gynecological oncology, and robotic and endoscopic surgery. Dr. Baekelandt qualified as a Medical Doctor (1999) and specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics (2004) at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He subspecialized as a gynecological oncologist (2004-2006) in Pretoria, South Africa and Köln, Germany. He is a pioneer in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery and has written his PhD on transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES), of which he has performed over 1500 cases. He introduced vNOTES in Europe, developed the technique of total vaginal NOTES hysterectomy and of vaginal retroperitoneal sentinel node dissection. He also introduced transvaginal robotic surgery as part of his PhD research.
In this episode, Mike and I discuss his new blog post about the 10 risks life science companies will face in 2021.
Mike Cremeans Bio: He leads the Life Sciences Practice for Hylant, whose mission is to strengthen the businesses, employees and communities of our client family by embracing them as our own. He is a client facing risk strategist and recognized subject matter expert for Life Sciences related products and services and partner with his customers to identify, simplify and translate complicated risks/situations into understandable concepts and practical solutions.
In this episode, Craig and I discuss the importance of designing a product that can be manufactured, how to choose a contract manufacturer, advice for start-up companies and more.
Craig's Bio: As the Head of Project Lifecycle Management at NAGLREITER™, Craig manages the resourcing , performance, and overall customer satisfaction for all client programs including client company management and fundraising, client product specification development, client contract manufacturing, and general client consulting services With over 28 years in the medical device field, Craig’s experience ranges from engineering, manufacturing, and clinical surgical expertise to acquisition analysis, financial management, and proven success with startups. Prior to joining NAGLREITER™, Craig was the COO at InNeuroCo where his responsibility for the overall operations included strategic planning, realigning departments to enhance efficiency, and implementing principles to meet customer expectations. Leading up to his role with InNeuroCo, Craig was a founder and General Manager of Interplex Medical responsible for all strategic initiatives including acquisitions, additionally serving as the Vice President of Research & Development heading all engineering services (product design, early stage conceptual activities, process validation testing, leading product development teams, and more). Prior to Interplex, Craig held managing partner and senior engineering roles for IDx Medical and General Dynamics where he was responsible for early stage product assessments, market trend analysis, and improving production efficiencies.
In this episode, Amy and I discuss Pain Care Labs, her apperance on shark tank, why the adoption of new medical technology takes so long, hurdles when taking a product to market, and more.
Dr. Amy Baxter Bio: As Founder and CEO of Pain Care Labs Pain Relief, Dr. Amy Baxter’s mission is to eliminate unnecessary pain.
She invented and patented VibraCool® Vibrating Cryotherapy to treat tendinitis and decrease opioid use, and her Buzzy® device has been used to control needle pain for over 32 million needle procedures. She has been named a Healthcare GameChanger, Healthcare Transformer, Wall Street Journal “Idea Person”, Most Innovative CEO of the Year by GA Bio, a Top 10 Disruptors in Medical Tech, and “Top Women in Tech to Watch” by Inc. She is currently developing a wearable VibraCool Low Back pain reliever to accompany VibraCool Knee Pain and VibraCool Elbow Tendinitis Relief, and exploring regenerative implications of thermal and vibratory energy.
After graduating from Yale University and Emory School of Medicine, she completed pediatrics residency and child abuse and emergency pediatrics fellowships. Prior to becoming a full-time CEO, double-boarded pediatric emergency physician Dr. Baxter founded and directed PEMA Emergency Research, Scottish Rite, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Federally funded for her work in needle pain management, she has published multiple first author papers and textbook chapters and lectures nationally and internationally on sedation, procedural pain management, and the incidence, cause and consequences of needle phobia. To develop her neuromodulation pain reduction platform, Dr. Baxter was awarded a 1.1MM Fast-Track SBIR by the NIH. She wrote the patents for cooling and vibration utilization to decrease pain, and prepared and filed the FDA 510K submission for medical devices, securing the FDA expansion of the utilization to include muscle pain and cosmetic injection pain control.
A founding Board Member of the Society for Pediatric Sedation, additional experience includes the Standish board for hospital pain relief, Trustee of the Robert A. Heinlein Butler Library, Editorial Boards of Medscape and Elsevier Pediatrics, and Board Member of the International Women’s Forum Georgia Chapter. She has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Baxter reviews for multiple scholarly journals, conferences, and national and international grant boards.
Speaking venues include Exponential Medicine, Bloomberg, Converge, AARP Life at 50+, TEDx and TEDMED. Dr. Baxter is known for creating and validating the BARF nausea scale for children with cancer. She is also known for turning down Mark Cuban, Robert, and Mr. Wonderful on Shark Tank.
In this episode, Jon and I discuss Greenlight Guru, how he founded the company, thinking about quality early, advice for start-up companies, and why he loves the medical device industry.
Jon Speer Bio: Jon is the founder and VP of QA/RA at Greenlight Guru (quality management software exclusively for medical device companies) & a medical device guru with nearly 20 years industry experience. Jon knows the best medical device companies in the world use quality as an accelerator. That's why he created Greenlight Guru to help companies move beyond compliance to True Quality.
In this episode, Kevin, Neil and I discuss how to think about intellectual property as a medical device company, when to think about it, and how IP fits into the overall company strategy.
Neil Thompson Bio: Neil is a patent agent who worked for years in the medical device industry as a product development engineer. He became a patent agent while working as an engineer to lessen the load of outside counsel drafting patent applications. Working at both startups and larger companies, Neil has been involved with the patenting process in both environments.
In addition to drafting and prosecuting patent applications, Neil has led workshops in IP for SCORE and IP webinars for Orthopedic Research Society and the Society for Biomaterials. He currently hosts a meetup group for patent practitioners. Right before joining Torrey Pines Law Group, he worked as a freelance patent agent. He also uses his medical device background to advise small companies on packaging design and development.
Neil is also passionate about public speaking for those in STEM. He created a course, Teach the Geek to Speak, to help engineers and scientists with their public speaking, especially when presenting in front of decision makers and those outside of STEM. He is also the author of a children's book, “Ask Uncle Neil: why is my hair curly?” The story focuses on Neil’s nephew asking him why his hair is the way it is, and Neil uses science to answer the question.
Neil received a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Toronto, and graduate degrees in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from Clemson University and Columbia University, respectively. He is also a Professional Engineer.
Kevin Buckley Bio: I am first, and foremost, a patent attorney. There are currently about 30,000 of us worldwide, and I am proud to be a part of this group. As a biotech patent attorney, however, I focus on helping our clients protect and bring lifesaving technologies to the world.
This certainly involves international patent law, but also involves international commercial competition, government regulations, litigation, medical device/drug/biological regulatory approvals, product branding, R&D strategy, and business strategy.
I am a biochemist by training but spent the past 20+ years as a patent attorney helping our clients commercialize their innovations. I was previously:
· a partner in a large US law firm where I led the Life Sciences Practice,
· Chief Legal Officer to the Research Foundation of the largest US university, and
· in-house counsel to a variety of startup companies where I developed complex legal strategies for commercializing artificial intelligence (AI) implemented technologies.
Technical fields in which I specialize include medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, and AI technologies.
In this episode, Henry and I discuss the important collboration between engineering and marketing/sales during product development, the younger generation of medtech professionals entering the field, and much more.
Henry Peck is part of the Clinical Innovation Team at Johnson & Johnson Robotic & Digital Solutions
In this episode, Hitesh, Peter and I discuss Nutromics, the problem they see in healthcare, lessons learned so far, and advice for medtech start-up companies.
Peter Vranes bio:
Peter Vranes is a Chemical Engineer and serial entrepreneur. Peter is the co-founder of Nutromics, an Australian MedTech company revolutionising healthcare through continuous real time molecular monitoring. The company’s innovative Smart Patch biosensor platform will solve some of the biggest healthcare challenges we face today in the fields of chronic disease prevention, chronic disease management, acute diseases and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.
Prior to Nutromics, Peter founded Biocore Technologies and lead the team with the development and commercialisation of several natural cosmeceutical skincare brands that were distributed in 1,500 retailers throughout Australia. The company was successfully sold in 2013.
Hitesh Mehta bio:
Hitesh is Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Nutromics (Nutromics.com.au) and passionate about bring innovative new wearable and AI driven health-tech products and solutions to the market for impact. Hitesh has more than 10+ years of experience consulting globally within Healthcare and previously worked at IBM Watson Health.
In this episode, Alex and I discuss Medstartr, crowdfunding in the medical device and digital health space, how to use crowdfunding to validate your product and raise money, and more.
Alex Fair is the Founder and CEO of MedStartr. He originally trained as a scientist, working in physics, then cancer and finally in heart disease research. In the 90s he had an idea for a company that took off so he finished off his last paper and came into the world of business. MedStartr is his 7th startup and his favorite so far. Other creations include Expert-Med, Scanbuy.com, FairCareMD.com, MPADS.com, Dr1st.org and the Pinnacle Consulting Group as well as dozens of corporate entities and products for clients and employers over the years. Alex Lives in Long Island, New York and is the proud dad of two wonderful kids.
In this episode, Bhavana, Mike and I discuss PCI Ventures, healthtech in the Philidelphia, advice for start-up companies and more.
Mike Dishowitz Bio: Dr. Dishowitz manages a portfolio of PCI Ventures startup companies, focusing on life science sector, including therapeutics, medical devices and diagnostics. His primary responsibility is to build businesses that commercialize Penn intellectual property by recruiting management, developing business strategies, fundraising, board management, supporting company operations, and executing deals.
Prior to joining PCI Ventures, Mike was a member of PriceSpective, a boutique consulting agency, where he specialized in determining asset valuation and pricing & market access potential of emerging life science technologies. Before entering industry, Mike spent several years in academic research, studying the impact of cell signaling pathways on orthopedic tissue and repair. He was also co-founder of a startup company based on his thesis research that uses a combination drug-device to promote bone formation and regeneration.
Mike graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mohanraj is a portfolio manager at PCIV, working alongside Penn founders and entrepreneurs to create and grow life sciences start-ups developing innovative medical device and diagnostic systems, digital health tools, and therapeutics.
Bhavana Mohanraj Bio: Bhavana developed an interest in entrepreneurship during graduate school, wanting to understand how to translate research discoveries into commercial products. Initially focused on orthopaedic technologies, she co-founded a start-up company based on her research on a mechanically-activated drug delivery platform. After graduate school, Bhavana joined a medical device company, Biorez, developing regenerative implants to improve tendon and ligament healing. Now having returned to Penn, Bhavana joined the PCIV team, where she sits at the interface between academic research and company formation to help commercialize innovative technologies.
Bhavana graduated with a B.S and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
In this episode, Jeremy and I discuss healthcare innovation, the rise of surgical robotics, and the role Freehand plans to play in it.
In this episode, Frank and I discuss the science of networking and the power of doing it effectively. Frank Agin Bio: Frank Agin is the founder and president of AmSpirit Business Connection, an organization that empowers entrepreneurs, sales representatives and professionals to become more successful through networking. In addition, he consults with companies and individuals in various industries to help them become more effective with their networking efforts, business relationship management and use of social media. He is also the host of the Networking Rx podcast, a weekly short-form podcast that share ideas, insights and interviews that help audiences become more successful through professional networking and have better business relationships. Finally, Frank is the author of several books, including Foundational Networking: Creating Know, Like & Trust For A Lifetime of Extraordinary Success, which is the culmination of his life experiences, observations and research as it relates to professional networking. He grew up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and has an undergraduate degree from Beloit College (in Wisconsin). He also has a law degree and an MBA from the Ohio State University and earned his CPA while working as a tax consultant with what is now Price Waterhouse Coopers. So, Frank literally has more letters after his name than in it.
In this episode, Angelina and I discuss her incredible journey, quality management systems, MDR, and more.
Angelina Hakim Bio: Angelina Hakim is the founder, Co-Owner and CEO of QUNIQUE GmbH. She developed her experience through the different stations of her career at global medical devices manufacturers as well as consulting organizations. At Olympus Winter & Ibe, Institut Straumann and Schiller AG she was exposed to medical devices from classes I to III and was responsible for documenting and establishing procedures, work instructions and compiling the technical documentation in compliance with applicable international standards and regulations. Thanks to her detailed knowledge of MDR 2017/745, IVDR 2017/746, Medical Devices Single Audit Program (MDSAP) and ISO 13485 requirements, Angelina is able to combine her past experience with the new requirements to train and support many customers around the world to adapt their quality systems and update their product technical documentation.
In this episode, Chris and I discuss Galen Data, the history, issues companies face that want to connect to the cloud, and more.
Chris DuPont Bio: Chris is the CEO and co-founder of Galen Data, Inc., a configurable, scalable, FDA- Compliant software platform that enables connecting medical devices to an FDA- compliant cloud.
In this episode, Alissa and I discuss humanizing the workplace, building an environment that will make a company successful from the ground up, inclusive communication in the workplace, and more.
Alissa Carpenter Bio: Featured in Forbes, NPR, ABC, FOX, CBS and TEDx as a workplace inclusion expert with a Masters in Social and Comparative Analysis, Alissa Carpenter M.Ed., empowers leaders with practical strategies to communicate effectively with their diverse workforce.
A former administrator at The Wharton School and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Alissa has trained thousands of leaders and consulted with multi-billion dollar enterprises to successfully bridge communication gaps across generations, job functions, and geographies.
She is also the author of one of Cosmopolitan's top non-fiction books of 2020, How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work, the founder of the Everything’s Not Ok and That’s OK consulting firm, and creator of the DE&I Intention to Action: How to Be a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Changemaker program.
In this episode, Jose and I discuss his company called Bold Type, entrepreneurship, engineering a medical device and much more.
- Jose Bohorquez LinkedIn Page
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn Page
- Bold Type Website
In this episode, Jeff and I discuss everything from regulatory to development of custom embedded software for medical devices.
- Jeff Gable LinkedIn Page
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn Page
- Jeff Gable Website
In this episode, Alon and I discuss CoVelocity, the healthtech market place, selling medical technology and customer success.
- Alon Metrikin Gold LinkedIn Page
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn Page
- CoVelocity Website
In this episode, Rich and I discuss forecasting, fractionalizing the CFO position, preparing your company for investors, and much more.
- Rich Mazzola LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
In this episode, Kim and I discuss the diagnostic market, where it is going, personalized medicine, and more.
- Kim Gilonske LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
In this episode, Nikhil and I discuss his background as a doctor, his new company called Nephrodite, our healthcare system and much more.
- Nikhil Shah LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
In this episode, Giovanni and I discuss his role as a recruiter, his time around start-up companies, trends in the industry and much more.
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
In this episode, Gunter and I discuss the science behind sales, understanding human tendencies to improve outcomes, and debunking the class phrase "sales people are born".
- Gunter Wessels LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- LiquidSMARTS Website
In this episode, Joe and I discuss the DNA of successful start-up companies, CEOs, and where the industry is headed.
- Joe Mullings LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
In this episode, Alberto and I discuss SanoInvest along with the self-funded insurance market and how medical device companies can take advantage of this parallel path reimbursement strategy.
- Alberto Chan LinkedIn
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
In this episode, Lisa and I discuss Endura Ventures, PandemicTech, and the Texas Global Health Security Innovation Consortium.
- www.texghs.org
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn
- Lisa McDonald LinkedIn
In this episode, Dr. Brandi and I discuss characteristics of a great leader, how to build a team of people around you, pitching to investors in the new COVID-19 world, and more.
- Dr. Brandi Baldwin LinkedIn Page
- Duane Mancini LinkedIn Page
- Dr. Brandi Baldwin Webpage
In this episode, Mu, Wayne and I discuss REV1 ventures, what it is, how they are unique, and their investment strategy. We talk about some success stories, common errors they see start-up companies make, advice for entrepreneurs in the MedTech space, and much more.
- Duane Mancini: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini/
- Muyang Hu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muyanghu/
- Wayne Embree: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-embree-a07125/
- Podcast Email: projectmedtechpodcast@gmail.com
In this episode, Joe covered a lot in terms of marketing in the medical device industry, his value add, and his network's value add.
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
- Joe Hage - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joehageonline/
In this episode, Chris gives a perspective of a designer in developing products to be used in the healthtech, digital health, and software as a medical device industries.
- Chris Sams - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophersams/
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini.
In this episode, Tami and I discuss the facility and network she is running in Temple, TX. We talk about the ecosystem, why a medtech company might want to join, and much more.
- Tami Annable – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tami-annable-1a3100a/
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
- Temple Health and Bioscience District - https://www.templebioscience.org/
In this episode, Mike and I discuss how to get a medical device covered in the UK healthcare system, what needs they have, how to use the UK as a part of a global reimbursement strategy and much more.
- Michael Branagan-Harris – https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-branagan-harris-7b4a938/?originalSubdomain=uk
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
In this episode, Tim and I discuss building a team, keeping your exit plan in mind throughout, the new emphasis on quality systems, and more.
- Tim Blair – https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyscottblair/
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
In this episode, Arlen and I discuss what the society of physician entrepreneurs is, how they can help, problem solvers vs. problem seekers, and much more.
- Arlen Meyers - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameyers/
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
In this episode, Anthony and I discuss fund raising as an entrepreneur, building a successful team and more.
- Anthony Caparso – https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-caparso-8222b23/
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
In this episode, Lance and I discuss the TMC ecosystem they have built, why a start-up would want to consider TMC innovations, trends in the industry and more.
- TMC Innovation – https://www.tmc.edu/innovation/
- Lance Black – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lance-black-md-mbid-511ba147/
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
In this episode, Josh and I discuss Catalyst Health Ventures investment strategy, common mistakes young companies make, success stories, things to think about before a pitch session and more.
- Catalyst Health Ventures – http://catalysthealthventures.com/
- Josh Phillips – https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-phillips-80792512/
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
In this episode, Frank and Conner talk about what is Medical Alley, what they do, how medical device innovators can use their services, and more.
- Medical Alley Website – https://medicalalley.org/
- Frank Jaskulke LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankjaskulke/
- Conner O’Brien – https://www.linkedin.com/in/conner-o-brien-8579b593/
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
The host, Duane Mancini sits down for an interview with Duncan Turner. Duncan discusses what he looks for before investing in a company, what kind of companies he is looking for, common mistakes investors make in pitch sessions, and more.
- Duane Mancini – https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini
- Duncan Turner - https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-turner-b08630/
- SOSV - https://sosv.com/
- In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Robert Hamilton from NovaSignal discuss the “glamour” of being a Medtech startup executive, why access to blood flow was such a problem and how he discovered the problem, the “mistake” he made in code that lead to NovaSignal, understanding how to fill your talent gaps as a founder, how he got the first money in the door, the skill set required to manage a board, understanding how to raise capital to hit that next milestone, not being greedy and raising too much money, and so much more.
- Robert Hamilton LinkedIn
- NovaSignal Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Todd Usen from Activ Surgical discuss his focus on people and teamwork at Activ Surgical, his background in the Medtech space at Boston Scientific, Smith & Nephew, and Olympus Medical, what Activ Surgical is solving, how they have raised $77 million to date, what were the most important parts in raising the capital, what makes a venture capital group the right partner, putting an investor deck together at a startup and so much more.
- Todd Usen LinkedIn
- Activ Surgical Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni Lauricella and James Eadie discuss why he loves Medtech investing, his background in becoming an investor, what is Sante, who they invest in, how they invest, what they look for, their new $260 million dollar fund, the mechanics of investing, the importance of strategy when raising capital early, evaluations in early rounds, his advice and pitfalls and so much more.
- James Eadie LinkedIn
- Sante Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni Lauricella and Peter Vranes discuss his background as an entrepreneur, how they founded Nutromics, what the company is doing, where does Australia fit in the global MedTech industry, the advantageous clinical trial environment in Australia, their experience raising capital and closing their most recent round, the lack of investors and how that affects startups in Australia, their experience with Medtech Innovator, why Peter always takes investor meetings, and so much more.
- Peter Vranes LinkedIn
- Nutromics Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni Lauricella and Cristiano Fontana discuss how they came up with the name Three Bridges M&C, his background in the medical device and how he works with early stage startups to fill their gaps, differences in raising money from different kinds of investors, pre-market evaluations, why evaluations are so high, discussing why company evaluations change country to country, and so much more.
- Cristiano Fontana LinkedIn
- Three Bridges M&C Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni Lauricella and Janelle Goulard discuss her background in the healthtech space, their focus around advanced materials, why they invest in hardtech, their average check size, what geographies they invest in, the evolution of their five funds, the exit times in Medtech and why that influenced them to move to later stage, their preference of how deal flow comes to them, and so much more.
- Janelle Goulard LinkedIn
- Pangaea Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Daniel Hawkins from Avail Medsystems discuss his $100 million raise, his experience at Intuitive Surgical and what it was like to be employee number 6, his exit to Johnson and Johnson, his experience in raising money at Sofinova, his promise he made to investors, he discusses his strategy around IP with his companies, how he raised $100 million over zoom, his relationship with Fred Moll, advice for startups and so much more.
- Daniel Hawkins LinkedIn
- Avail Medsystems Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Ahmed discuss how far $14,000 can go if you are capital efficient, the bioenter program at University of California - Irvine, how he founded his company, how he raised their initial sum of money, the importance of constant communication with investors, and so much more.
- Ahmed Zobi LinkedIn
- Syntr Health Technologies Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Eyal discuss the fascinating reason why they chose the name Peregrine Ventures, his history in the Medtech space, where their various funds invest in the lifecycle of a Medtech company, comparing Israel to the other health science startup hubs, the future of Israel and how it will center around manufacturing technology, and so much more.
- Eyal Lifschitz LinkedIn
- Peregrine Ventures Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Juan discuss how they came up with the name, Keiretsu Forum, how the group was founded, the size of their group, the number of deals they do a year, the various skills that you should develop as a Medtech Startup CEO, how much they typically invest and when they can expect the money to hit the bank account, why selling is so important as an entrepreneur and so much more.
- Juan Arango LinkedIn
- Keiretsu Forum Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni, Emily and David discuss grand funding from the NIH, the small business funding group she oversees, her background in the health tech space, why entrepreneurs might want to get non-dilutive NIH funding, the mechanics of how this non-dilutive funding works, the blueprint Medtech program, how they provide access to resources, and so much more.
- Emily Caporello LinkedIn
- David McMullen LinkedIn
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Gautam discuss “doing the right the thing” and the good karma it will bring, his role at The Capital Partnership, the typical check size of each of their funds, where he sees the Medtech space going in the future, their strategy when investing in companies, their connection to Schfimed companies, where there current investments have been, why they invest so heavily in the US and more.
- Gautam Kainth LinkedIn
- The Capital Partnership Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Anne discuss Sofinnova and where they focus their investments, MD Start and the relationship between MD Start and Sofinnova, her new start-up company called Moon Surgical, being with something from inception through exit and how that math works from an investment side, and more.
- Anne Osdoit LinkedIn
- Sofinnova Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Sascha discuss how he became the Managing Partner at SHS, where they focus from a stage of company and geographical area, the hardline of having revenue before they invest, the major differences of going public in the US and Europe for later stage companies, the affect of EU MDR on the region and innovation, their due diligence process, and more.
- Sascha Alilovic LinkedIn
- SHS Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Juan discuss how the name of Action Potential Venture Capital came about, what kind of technology they focus in and how they choose their investments, what round they prefer to invest, how does being a corporate venture capital firm acting as traditional venture capital group affect their investment, and more.
- Juan Cueva LinkedIn
- Action Potential Venture Capital Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Yoav discuss what Health IL is, how are they funded and what their focus is, how they work with Israel startup companies, what makes Israel so special, what is Israel’s limitations, and more.
- Yoav Fisher LinkedIn
- HealthIL Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and James discuss creating a culture at a start-up that people want to be a part of, how he founded Access Vascular, why doing sales was important for his success as a Medtech CEO, the ability to find and fill the gaps as a Medtech startup, how he raised money for Access Vascular, his tips for Medtech companies for overall success and success in raising capital, and more.
- James Biggins LinkedIn
- Access Vascular Website
- Giovannia Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Oliver discuss corporate venture, how Intuitive works with startups in the Medtech space, how they invest, the due diligence process from a strategic vs. venture capital group, how they evaluate potential investments, future funds, and more.
- Oliver Keown LinkedIn
- Intuitive Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Lucien discuss raising capital from China, China’s massive interventional cardiology market, how they used Mavie to help raise capital in China, the timeline of raising capital, their relationship with Microport, what value does an investment banker bring, and more.
- Lucien Goffart LinkedIn
- Robocath Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Thom discuss what it is like to be a venture capital group in Europe, how the MDR is affecting Medtech deal flow, where they focus their investments, the importance of the experience of selling something, the similarities between marketing and venture capital, and more.
- Thom Rasche LinkedIn
- Earlybird Venture Capital Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and John discuss his role and what they do at Accelmed, what is private equity, the difference between private equity vs. venture capital, what they look for in an investment, and more.
- John Gillings LinkedIn
- Accelmed Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Zied discuss raising capital as an early stage start-up in Europe, the various challenges of being a Medtech CEO, his personal connection to the technology, and more.
- Zied Tayeb LinkedIn
- Myelin-H Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Howard discuss how he got into the medical technology space, the technology his team is working on at Lumiheal, how his background as a lawyer has helped him run his company thus far, negotiating terms with initial investors, difference between late stage and early stage investing, success being more important than dilution, the importance of networking as a CEO, and more.
- Howard Walthall LinkedIn
- Lumiheal Therapeutics Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Kelly discuss what he is currently working on at Fisher Wallace Laboratories, why he chose crowd funding as a source of capital for his Medtech start-up, how to crowd fund, what you need to do with the SEC, which platform they used and why they chose it, and more.
- Kelly Roman LinkedIn
- Fisher Wallace Laboratories Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Howard discuss being a part of Life Science Angels, what his team is working on at Tesa Medical, the mechanics of how angels invest, the different strategies they employ, safes vs. notes, price rounds, and more.
- Howard Edelman LinkedIn
- Life Science Angels Website
- Business Wire for Tesa Medical
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Olivier discuss how Andera Partners was founded, when they invest in companies, how they build their portfolio of companies, how they have continued to invest in small companies with being such a large fund, what kind of companies they invest in, and more.
- Olivier Litzka LinkedIn
- Andera Partners Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Charlie discuss what they are doing at Modulim, the first money that came in the door, their different rounds of funding, how they made non-dilutive funding last so long, when it makes sense to pursue non-dilutive funding, why the name of your round matters, and more.
- Charlie Huiner LinkedIn
- Modulim Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Jen discuss how she got involved in the space, what her fund invests in, contrasting time to exit for Biotech vs. Medtech, failure rates of an investment in Medtech, the MDR and how it is affecting deal flow in Europe, the Medtech ecosystem in Ireland, women in Medtech and more.
- Jennifer McMahon LinkedIn
- Seroba Life Sciences Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Gaston discuss early stage investments in Medtech, how they invest on a deal by deal basis through network of investors, the Medtech scene in France and Europe as a whole, filling the gap in France between early stage investors and late stage investors, how the French government is supporting innovation, how the MDR is affecting Medtech deal flow, and more.
- Gaston Vasseur LinkedIn
- Anaxago Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Tracy discuss the Stanford design program, how Materna Medical was founded, discusses their two seed rounds and series A round, why she called it a series 2A, the ignite fire pitch event, the importance of naming your round properly, and more.
- Tracy MacNeal LinkedIn
- Materna Medical Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Thomas discuss what an investment banker can do for a Medtech start-up, how they can help work strategics, the life of an investment banker, the minimum raise an investment banker will get involved in, and more.
- Thomas Busby LinkedIn
- Outcome Capital Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Paul discuss Medtech Innovator, how they add value to a start-up company, common errors he used to see in start-up companies, the mechanics of how Medtech Innovator works, how they prepare their companies for external capital and more.
- Paul Grand LinkedIn
- Medtech Innovator Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Florian discuss how venture capital works in BENELUX, going from Medtech entrepreneur to a VC, new hubs that are forming in Medtech in Europe, and more.
- Florian Ludwig LinkedIn
- Thuja Capital Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Tom discuss founding and managing a midwestern fund, the relationships they must build to be successful, why they are so focused on investing in Medtech, raising money as a venture capital fund, and more.
- Tom Shehab LinkedIn
- Arboretum Ventures Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Michael discuss quitting medical school to launch a medical device start-up company, raising capital for the first time, East Coast vs. Midwest vs. West Coast investors, the importance of telling your story as an entrepreneur, lessons learned along the way, and more.
- Michael Moore LinkedIn
- Pathware Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Simon discuss raising capital as a European company in software as a medical device (SaaS), being on the phone with an investor during a heist, and more.
- Simon Sonngtag LinkedIn
- Virtonomy Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Reinhard discuss raising capital as a first time CEO in Europe, lessons learned along the way, raising capital from Nestle, various strategies he deployed, and more.
- Reinhard Krickl LinkedIn
- Phagenesis Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Jeroen discuss what does BOM stand for, their investment strategy, their geographic focus, Medtech in the Netherlands, and more.
- Jeroen Siemes LinkedIn
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Casey discuss the importance of having a good attorney when raising capital in the medtech space, case studies from his past, and more.
- Casey McGlynn LinkedIn
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Anish discuss his path to becoming a venture capitalist, the Medtech ecosystem in Canada, how Amplitude Ventures invests, what they are looking for in a Medtech company and more.
- Anish Kaushal LinkedIn
- Amplitude Venture Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Alessio discuss the start-up scene in Italy, investing in Europe, how he raised a 150 million euro second fund, how they invest in Medtech and more.
- Alessio Beverina LinkedIn
- Panakes Partners Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Gur discuss his background in becoming an investor, aMoon investment fund, how they invest, why they love Medtech, investing in both early and late-stage, the Israel Medtech scene and more.
- Gur Roshwalb LinkedIn
- aMoon Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Chris discuss raising Series A as a software as a service or Saas, convertible notes vs. SAFEs, raising seed rounds, bridge rounds in between, how to pitch and lessons learned along the way and more.
- Chris DuPont LinkedIn
- Galen Data Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Marc discuss the digital health capital raising landscape, raising money for two different companies at the same time and deploying two different strategies and more.
- Marc Zemel LinkedIn
- Digitouch Health Website
- Retia Medical Website
- Giovanna Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Ash discuss his journey in the medical device space, being an entrepreneur in Australia, the Medtech scene in Australia and more.
- Ash Attia LinkedIn
- Bionic Vision Technologies Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Orrin discuss his journey from being a doctor to an investor, what is a micro VC, the value of physician investors as an early stage start-up, and more
- Orrin Ailloni-Charas LinkedIn
- Global Health Impact Fund Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Yaniv discuss what angel investors look for, the mechanics of the invest group, how and where they invest, managing a cap table, the diagnostic sector and why they aren't investing as much there, and more
- Yaniv Sneor LinkedIn
- MABA Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Michael discuss raising money for family offices and more.
- Michael Nagel LinkedIn
- Vomaris Innovations Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Alexandra discuss Alix’s story of becoming a venture capital parter, what her group looks for in investments, how much they invest and when, and more.
- Alexandra MacLean LinkedIn
- TVM Capital Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Eric discuss how strategics evaluate Medtech start-ups, positives to engaging strategics early in raising money, understanding timelines and the decision process internally at corporates and more.
- Eric Heinz LinkedIn
- Smith & Nephew Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Geoff discuss late-stage venture capital investing, the difference and similarities between EU vs. US, insights and advice for companies raising money, and more.
- Geoff Pardo LinkedIn
- Gilde Healthcare Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Jeff discuss his background going from the army to medical sales to a first time CEO, lessons learned while raising money for the first time and more.
- Jeff Rynbrandt LinkedIn
- MediCool Technologies Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Olivier discuss raising capital in China, when someone might want to look at raising capital from China, how they do this, positives and negatives, downstream effects and more.
- Olivier d'Arros LinkedIn
- MAVIE Wesbite
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Bryce discuss raising capital from angel groups, the differences between angels and VCs, east vs. west coast investors and more.
- Bryce Klontz LinkedIn
- New View Surgical Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Carl discuss everything angel investing from how to engage, when to engage, what they look for, typical check sizes, managing a cap table and more.
- Carl Stamp LinkedIn
- Gopher Angel Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- Project Medtech LinkedIn
- Project Medtech Website
- In this episode, Giovanni and Carlo discuss investment banking and its role in a medtech start-up company.
- Carlo Stimamiglio LinkedIn
- Alira Health Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
- In this episode, Giovanni and Brian discuss raising seed funding from a first time entrepreneur point of view, the decision to leave corporate, taking on an entrepreneur mindset, and more.
- Brian Greene LinkedIn
- HMB Labs Website
- Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn