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Hippocrates said "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." E-Motion Medical goes further: Thy food is thy medicine only if you can swallow it and keep it down. To ensure patients get the nutrition they need to heal, E-Motion Medical set ou...
We in America have a new president with a decidedly "America First" platform. Will it help American medtech? From the December 2016 LIMEDex Index: • Stricter oversight of public spending with an “America first” bias could significantly affect procure...
Visit the website for AdvaMed, the Advanced Medical Technology Association which looks out for American interests, and you'll read: "The innovation ecosystem that supports medical technology is severely stressed. The U.S. has historically been the wo...
I would be very interested in feedback on positive or negative experiences of group members with rapid prototyping/lean startup principles in medtech startups, and even in the introduction of new products by more established organizations. To what ex...
A group member told me a patient-led class action lawsuit against Theranos is making an already skittish medtech investment community even less likely to fund medtech innovation. "I've never heard of an investor getting sued for a portfolio company's...
How would you describe the medtech job market where you live? Is it easier to find and retain good employees? Harder to find a job? The MD+DI article at http://medgroup.biz/2016-hiring suggests it depends on your functional role and level of expertis...
Group member Tim Hopper wrote me yesterday with tragic news. His son, 19-year-old Ryley, dove head first into a pool and broke his neck at C6. They almost lost him. Ryley is now recuperating at The Shepherd Center in Atlanta, paralyzed from the chest...
It was a treat to feature IBM's Kimberly Cobb at this year's 10x Medical Device Conference. The full talk, slides, and video here: http://medgroup.biz/IBM-IoT Kim finds manufacturers who say, "We don't want to be a medical device company any longer, ...
Do you believe it's worthwhile to market a medical device used in surgery directly to patients? I don't. To be clear, I'm not talking about durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, diabetic supplies). I'm talking about devices that "improve patient ou...
I heard it again last week: Your medtech initiative is too small for venture capitalists if it's not at least a $500-million idea. A four-minute video at http://medgroup.biz/too-small Thomas Weldon, Chairman and Managing Director of Accuitive Medical...
