Project Medtech

Episode 276 | Ashkon Rasooli, Founder & CEO of EnGenius Solutions LLC | Beyond Compliance: Building Quality Systems That Give Medtech Companies an Edge

What if quality management could be the key to driving medtech innovation, not holding it back? In this episode, Ashkon Rasooli, Founder and Principal of EnGenius Solutio

Episode 275 | Shannon Clark, Founder & President of HavenSafe | From Human Factors to Ending Homelessness

What happens when a medical device innovator applies human factors thinking to one of society’s biggest challenges? Shannon Clark, founder and president of HavenSafe, sha

Episode 274 | Joe Tumolo, Founder & President at JTSC | Why Relationships Win in MedTech Commercialization

In this episode, Joe Tumolo shares why the best medtech companies don't just build innovative products; they build relationships that drive commercialization. Drawing on

Episode 273 | Caron Trumbo, Vice President of Operations at VirginiaBio | Building a Biotech Ecosystem That Actually Works

How do you build a thriving biotech ecosystem? In this episode, Caron Trumbo, VP of Operations at VirginiaBio, shares how collaboration, workforce development, commercial

Episode 272 | Mike Monovoukas, CEO & Co-founder at AcuityMD | The Future of Medtech Commercialization: AI, Data, and Smarter Growth

What does it take to successfully commercialize medical technology in today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape? In this episode, Mike Monovoukas, CEO and Co-Founder

Episode 271 | Christopher Gates, Founder & CEO of arsMedSecurity | The First Five Things You Need to Know About Medical Device Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity has become one of the biggest challenges facing medical device innovators, and it's about much more than protecting data. In this episode of Project Medtech

Episode 270 | Franco Kraiselburd, Founder & CEO, Asclepii | Reimagining Wound Care Through Accessible Innovation

What if the biggest breakthrough in wound care is making advanced treatments simpler? In this episode, Franco Kraiselburd, founder of Asclepii, shares how mentorship from

Episode 269 | Edwin Lindsay, Principal Consultant at CS Life Sciences | Unlocking Innovation with Strategic Roadmaps

What does it take to move a medical device from an idea to a solution that reaches patients? In this episode, Edwin Lindsay (Medtech's Guinness Guy) shares how 20+ years

Episode 268 | Ethan Drower, Co-Founder & CEO of CiteMed | Breaking Down Barriers with Clinical Evidence

In this episode, Ethan Drower, co-founder and CEO of CiteMed, shares the story behind Evidence Cloud, an AI-enabled platform transforming how medtech teams approach clini

Episode 267 | Michelle Ottey, President of CIC Campuses & Labs | Strategic Growth & Community Building in Innovation Spaces

In this episode, Michelle Ottey, President of CIC Campuses and Labs, unpacks what it really takes to build thriving innovation ecosystems and why flexible lab space is on

Episode 266 | Laura Corcoran, CEO & Founder of Dignity Care | Innovating Compassionate Solutions for Pregnancy Loss

In this powerful episode, Laura Corcoran, CEO and Founder of Dignity Care, shares the deeply personal experience that drove her to invent the Miscarriage Collection Cradl

Episode 265 | Dr. Malcolm Townes, Innovation Fund Manager at Washington University | Strategic Medtech Commercialization: Lessons from the Gap Fund

In this episode, Dr. Malcolm Townes breaks down how WashU is building a more execution-focused commercialization engine through its Gap Fund, designed to advance non-drug

Episode 264 | Will Kaigler & Megan Shaw | From Innovation to Impact: Crafting Medtech Culture and Success in Pittsburgh

In this episode, Megan Shaw, CEO of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Alliance, and Will Kaigler, co-founder and CEO of SovaSage, join the Project Medtech podcast to unpack wh

Episode 263 | Mark Domyahn, Partner at JD Lymon Group | Strategic Reimbursement Planning for Medtech Innovators

In this episode, Mark Domayhn, Partner at JD Lymon Group, joins Duane Mancini to unpack what medtech innovators often miss most: reimbursement isn’t a box to check after

Episode 262 | Huzaifah Salat, MD, Physician Executive | Pioneering Lung Cancer Diagnosis & Driving Clinical Insight in Healthcare Innovation

In this episode, pulmonologist, intensivist, and advanced bronchoscopist Huzaifah Salat joins Duane Manicini to unpack what’s changing in lung cancer care, and why the bi

Episode 261 | Sean Thompson, Senior Sales Engineer at Packaging Compliance Labs | The First Five Things You Need to Know About Medical Device Packaging

In this kickoff episode of Project Medtech’s “Five Things You Need To Know” miniseries, Duane Mancini is joined by Sean Thompson to break down the essentials of sterile m

Episode 260 | Alicia Wagner, Founder & CEO of Sunra Health | Personalized Pediatric Care through Genetic Insights

In this episode, Alicia Wagner shares the deeply personal journey that led her to build Sunra Health after her daughter’s long and traumatic health challenges exposed maj

Episode 259 | Grant Kruger, CEO/Founder at Veracron Wellness Systems | Bridging Engineering and Medical Needs to Revolutionize Chronic Pain Care

In this episode, Grant Kruger joins Duane Mancini to share his journey from growing up in South Africa to becoming a University of Michigan researcher and medtech entrepr

Episode 258 | Tony Mango & Evan Gomez, Orlando Health | Inside-Out and Outside-In: Navigating Healthcare Innovation

In this episode, Tony Mango and Evan Gomez from Orlando Health’s Strategic Innovations team break down how a major nonprofit health system accelerates ideas from its 40,0

Episode 257 | Ankit Shah & Brent Pekarski of UGen | Transforming Rehabilitation Through Cutting-Edge Sensor Technology

In this episode, Ankit (founder of UGen) and Brent (a physical therapist at University Hospitals) about why rehab is primed for innovation, and how UGen is tackling the b