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February 3, 2025 70 mins

In this episode of BioTalk Unzipped, hosts Gregory Austin and Dr. Chad Briscoe welcome Dr. Alex Friedman, a seasoned expert in regulatory affairs for medical devices and AI as Software as a Medical Device.

Chapters

02:26 Introduction to BioTalk Unzipped

03:40 Charity Spotlight: Americares

05:01 Dr. Alex Friedman's Career Journey

11:52 The Regulatory Landscape of Medical Device Classifications

18:52 Regulatory Gameshow!: Classifying Medical Devices

22:28 AI Enabled Software as a Medical Device: An Overview 

25:25 New News!! - Innovative Cardiac Health App: The Case of Antshrike

30:31 The Evolution of Wearable Health Technology

41:17 Liability and Risk in Medical Device Development

43:57 Clinical Decision Support Software - Challenges in Regulating AI in Healthcare

47:13 Self Updating AI Doctors?? - The Future of AI in Public Health

49:00 Navigating FDA Regulations for AI Technologies and Doc in a Box

56:27 New News!! - The Intersection of AI, Regulation, and Innovation

01:07:28 Measuring Success in Life and Work

HOW TO REACH US:

Alex Friedman

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexfriedman/ 

Alex’s Charity: Americares

https://www.americares.org/ 

Dr. Chad Briscoe

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbriscoe/ 

Celerion - https://www.celerion.com/  

Gregory Austin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryaustin1/ 

Celerion - https://www.celerion.com/  

New News Story - Innovative app from Before Health Intelligence identifies early signs of cardiac issues using wearable device data


New News - 2025 forecast: How will AI, regulators and the government intersect? From Fierce MedTech


Mentioned in the podcast:

Concussion Mouthguard Sensors:

SISU Sense - https://www.sisuguard.com/sisusense/ 

HIT-IQ - https://www.hitiq.com/smart-mouthguard 

Prevent Biometrics - https://preventbiometrics.com/ 

IDX-DR - Diagnosing Software


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