Renee Ryan CEO, CALA HEALTH Renee Ryan, CEO of Cala Health, is a dynamic, active leader in our medtech community. Mike Neidert and I originally met Renee when she led health technology investments for J&J Innovation (JJDC) on the West Coast and served as a judge...
MedTech Pioneers – Promaxo: The Future of MRI Guided Diagnosis and Treatment
Amit Vohra, PhD, MBA FOUNDER, CEO & PRESIDENT OF PROMAXO Dr. Amit Vohra is a visionary leader, serial entrepreneur, and technologist with a mission to improve lives through state-of-the-art medical imaging, robotics, and AI. Founder, President, and CEO of Promaxo,...
MedTech Pioneers – The Future of Digital Surgery at the Mayo Clinic
Janani S. Reisenauer, MD GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY/INTERVENTIONAL PULMONARY MEDICINE, VICE CHAIR, INNOVATION, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY Mark Wehde CHAIR, MAYO CLINIC DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE...
MedTech Pioneers – Digital Surgery 4.0 & The Power of Go, Go, Go
Scott Huennekens CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, VIDA FLASH ACQUISITIONS, MEDTECH SPAC Scott Huennekens is one of the inspirations for this Medtech Pioneers blog. When I heard he and Vince Burgess were planning an IPO of Acutus Medical in the midst of the pandemic, I knew I...
MedTech Pioneers – Intuitive Ventures: Convergent Technologies, Beyond the Robot, in Minimally Invasive Care
Oliver Keown MD DIRECTOR, INTUITIVE VENTURES I met Oliver Keown MD, Director of Intuitive Ventures through Paul Grand’s Medtech Innovator ecosystem; we both served as judges in the Medtech Innovator pitch events. Intuitive launched its inaugural fund of $100M to fuel...
MHRA Issues Guidance on New Medical Device Regulation in UK
As a result of Brexit, the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulations (IVDR) will not apply to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Unlike Great Britain, the IVDR will apply in Northern Ireland from 26 May 2022. Guidance issued by the Medicines and...
A Year in Review and Looking to the Future: Four Key Healthcare Megatrends
2020 has been a bit of a year, to say the least. It has also, though, been a year of invention, opportunity, and possibility for life science innovators. As the new year begins, we are looking ahead to four key megatrends that we expect to shape the landscape in the...
Is China a 300 Million or 1.4 Billion Healthcare Population Market?
A reflection on the 2019 capability development progress report of the county hospitals in China The Veranex (formerly Boston Healthcare Associates) China team has been developing a series of newsletters highlighting the Chinese government’s efforts to cut prices of...
NCCN 2021 Conference Highlights: Elevating Racial Equity in Cancer Care
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 2021 Annual Conference convened virtually March 18-20, drawing attendees from more than 40 countries to discuss updates to NCCN’s Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines, new and emerging therapies, best practices in...
How Policy is Driving Digital Health in Germany
Several recent national-level policy changes highlight an accelerating digital transformation of healthcare in Germany, building on the Digital Healthcare Act (DVG) of 2020. In January 2021, the German Federal Government passed the draft of a law that aims to now...