Med Tech Gurus

Guru's this is an amazing episode! Our guest Mr. Matthew Collier is CEO of Sutherland Healthcare. Matthew has an amazing background and delivers some amazing insights and lessons on innovation and where digital health is heading. Matthew discusses why it is so difficult for healthcare systems to engage with labor saving systems. Then he gets into a playbook on selling your innovations to the payer system in the US. Gurus this episode is so packed with useful information you are going to want to listen to it multiple times!

I am so excited to have such amazing Gurus on this episode : Zane Hammoud, MD Chief of General Thoracic Surgery Ascension Providence Hospital System and Tom O'Brien Worldwide President of J & J Ethicon Endomechanical Division. This is a follow up episode from episode #143 where Tom was with us to discuss innovation and the importance of data in product development. This episode builds on that as Tom & Dr. Hammoud get into why TRUST is so important in the innovation process. Why a trusting relationship between a clinician and innovator is so important. Dr. Hammoud takes us through the fact that it is much more than the relationship. It's the comfort that he and his colleagues can give an innovator a list of 8 or 10 recommended improvements or enhancements and they actually listen and come back with solid improvements in the recommended areas. Gurus the path to innovation is never linear you will love the insights that these two Gurus bring us on how to overcome the challenges and really deliver for your stakeholders and the patients they serve!

Gurus, Ms. Shefali Shah Global Vice President of Market Value and Commercial Effectiveness at Mindmaze is with us today. Let me tell you Shefali really delivers in this episode. She discuss why you need to develop a value story first and how it will help your team scale. However, it doesn't stop there, Shefali takes us through the importance of the patient journey and why that is at the center of everything. Gurus you will love what Shefali delivers in this episode!

Gurus, in this episode we have João Magalhães co-founder and CTO of knok healthcare. João takes us through an amazing journey of product development and best practices. He gets into the key aspects of observing the users and why that is important. Why it is so important to develop a culture of experimentation. Then why your team needs to be ready to adapt fast. Gurus, fasten your safety belts as João is going to launch us into an amazing episode!

Gurus, you will love Dr. Benjamin Wang. He is a MD Entrepreneur and the founder and CMO of NEVAP. He takes us through how he was observing patients developing ventilator acquired pneumonia and wanted to do something about it. The solution wasn't easy, he and his team had to be persistent. Eventually they were accepted into the UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and his product continued to improve and take shape. You will love the journey that Dr. Wang takes us on in this episode!

Gurus, Jeff Chu CTO at Simbex really delivers in this episode. Jeff gets into some of the keys of innovation. Such as, did you ask enough people? Did you really ask the right question? Jeff gets into why innovation is a great thing, however too much innovation can also cause issues. Listen in as Jeff really delivers in this episode!

Gurus, what does it take to earn the patients trust? In this episode we have Mr. Brian Maurer, Co-Founder at Bristle an oral health and microbiome company. Brian gets into why we as a society silo healthcare and what he and his team are trying to do to address that. Brian also gets into how an organization can remain innovative and continue to bring cutting edge research into the marketplace. Brian is an amazing Guru and really delivers in this episode!

Gurus, In this episode we have two terrific and accomplished Orthopedic Surgeons, Dr. Russell Nevins & Dr. David Backstein. Not only are they terrific and innovative surgeons but they are also innovative med tech innovators! Together the co-founded Arthrolense. So not only do we discuss that very innovative company, but we also get into the best practices on commercializing medical device innovations in todays challenging and competitive markets Gurus, this is a terrific episode that you will want to listen to many times over!

Gurus, Cody Simmons is the CEO of DermaSensor and he brings some terrific insights regarding the challenges and opportunities for a CEO in a scaling med tech company in todays environment. He discusses the key aspects of developing a culture of innovation and why a start up needs to hire the best business athletes. Cody also gets into some of the bigger challenges facing start-ups. Such as reimbursement and clinical adoption. Gurus, you will love the thoughts and best practices that Cody brings in this episode!

Gurus, In this episode we have Mr. Shahram Sharif with us. Shahram is the Chief Business officer at Huma Therapeutics. Shahram brings some very interesting insights as he discusses some of the challenges with the adoption of digital solutions in healthcare. He also gets into the art & science of investor relationships. Especially the importance of building these relationships when you don't need the funds. Gurus, Shahram brings some incredible insights in this episode!