HAPPY NEW YEAR! Host Tom Salemi squeezes in that salutation one final time in our first episode of DeviceTalks Weekly.
In this episode, Managing Editor Kayleen Brown shines the FOMO spotlight on a possible new approach to treating stroke victims. Liane Teplitsky, now executive chair of Executive Chair of the Board of Directors of Carvolix, explains how an early-stage robot could give more interventionalists the power to help stroke victims.
Tom Salemi and MassDevice’s Chris Newmarker Vensana Capital Co-founder Justin Klein, MD, as a temporary member of the Newsmaker team where the review the highs and lows of the first full week of the year. Tom and Justin then talk about the state of MedTech venture capital starting with the HSBC annual report.
Finally, Chris Newmarker hosts our keynote interview featuring Lisa Anderson, president of Paragonix Technologies, which is upending how donated organs are stored for transportation before transplantation.
Newsmakers include the late Tom Fogarty, Teleflex, Staar Surgical, Alcon, W.L. Gore, Conformal, and Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
You can access the HSBC report here - https://www.hsbcinnovationbanking.com/us/en/resources/2025-annual-venture-healthcare-report?cid=B:OSOC:10937621680:10893300135
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Chapters
- (00:06:40) - Meet Justin Klein, MD, co-founder managing partner, Vensana Capital
- (00:08:42) - MedTech pioneer Dr. Tom Fogarty passes away at 91
- (00:14:28) - Teleflex announces leadership transition as CEO Liam Kelly departs, cuts 2025 revenue guidance
- (00:17:20) - Staar Surgical to terminate Alcon deal after stockholder vote W.L. Gore to acquire left atrial appendage device maker Conformal Medical
- (00:20:10) - W.L. Gore to acquire left atrial appendage device maker Conformal Medical
- (00:24:45) - Johnson & Johnson MedTech submits Ottava surgical robot to FDA
- (00:27:19) - Tom and Justin review HSCB report
- (00:46:54) - FOMO Interview with Kayleen Brown and Liane Teplitsky
- (00:57:38) - Keynote interview with Lisa Anderson, President, Paragonix Technologies
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