The Medical Alley Podcast (Presented by MentorMate)
Gain insights from leaders as they discuss their experiences guiding the organizations that make Medical Alley the epicenter of health innovation and care. Join us for conversations with top healthcare CEOs, startup entrepreneurs, and other experts in healthcare community who are doing innovative work right here in Medical Alley.
Episodes
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we talk with Lifecore Biomedical President and CEO Paul Josephs.
With more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Paul has seen the landscape transform in almost every way possible. In this conversation, he discusses how Lifecore Biomedical is responding to the ever-changing tariff situation, how the company is innovating in the CDMO space, what the future may hold, ...
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we have a conversation with Courtney Jones, Director of Commercial Development at Nu-Tek BioSciences.
As the only completely animal-free peptone manufacturing site in the United States, Nu-Tek BioSciences is paving the way for sustainable and effective drug development. Courtney dives into the work Nu-Tek BioSciences is doing, its new manufacturing facility in Austin, MN, and the future ...
It's not always easy to focus on the "why" of work when it's an early morning, dreary Minnesota day, or end of a particularly long week.
But for Elizabeth Allen, CEO of Children's Cancer Research Fund, finding that why is always a bit easier.
In her words, "These kids deserve the best of me, and I can really make a difference here. They deserve me to work hard."
In this episode of The Medical Alley...
Recorded live at the Medical Alley 2025 Summit!
Ash Shehata is a highly experienced healthcare professional at the cutting edge of information technology (IT) advances in the sector. In a career spanning over 25 years, Ash has worked for some of the world’s leading IT and consulting firms, using technology to drive improvements such as telemedicine, e-commerce, membership systems, customer service and healthcare management.
In 2023, ...
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we chat with Will Geist, the President of the Protein Sciences Segment at Bio-Techne.
Will talks about finding causes that have driven him throughout his career, the future of funding in the bio-tech space, how Bio-Techne is developing new and exciting innovations, and much more.
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Mitch Chepokas was a nine-year-old boy with Osteosarcoma, a gargantuan heart, and a dream to selflessly give to other families fighting their own childhood cancer battles. But Mitch knew he wouldn't be able to give for long, so he made a pinky swear promise with his dad to carry on that spirit of support long after he was gone.
And that's exactly what Pinky Swear Foundation has done ever since.
Recorded live at the Medical Alley 2025 Summit, this panel discussion explores the landscape of women's health from many angles and how it goes far beyond so-called bikini medicine.
Featuring:
Roberta Antoine Dressen (President & CEO, Medical Alley), Stephanie Sassman (Portfolio Leader, Women's Health, Genentech), Kathy Tune (Co-Founder & Board Chair of Marani Health, Managing Partner at Capita3), and Joe Connolly ...
On today's episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we welcome Francis Medical's President and CEO Mike Kujak.
Named after the founder of the company's father who went through his own cancer journey, Francis Medical is on a mission to develop urological cancer treatments that are, "tough on cancer yet gentle on patients." In this conversation, Mike talks about that mission, his own background in the medical dev...
Recorded live at the Medical Alley 2025 Summit, this panel discussion explores how innovation is driving efficiency, enabling transformative solutions, and redefining care delivery models to meet the evolving needs of patients and healthcare systems.
Featuring:
Jodi Hubler (Board Director, Gratum Ventures), Will Geist (President, Protein Sciences Segment, Bio-Techne), Jaclyn Wainwright (Co-Founder & CEO, Aircare Health), John Ro...
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we speak with Medrio CEO Nicole Latimer.
Nicole dives into her professional journey, how Medrio specializes in cloud-based electronic data capture solutions designed to accelerate clinical trials, and how modern technology and data solutions are reshaping the clinical trial process.
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On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we have a conversation with Wayne Paterson, CEO and Managing Director of Anteris Technologies.
In late December of 2024, Anteris Technologies launched an IPO to support the development of DurAVR, a Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) designed to treat aortic stenosis. Wayne discusses the IPO and DurAVR’s development, the future of Anteris Technologies, and why the company has chosen Minnesot...
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we have a conversation with Jon Solberg, Business Development Manager of Pepin Manufacturing.
Family-owned for more than three decades, Pepin Manufacturing has a long Minnesota history of fulfilling its promise of providing solutions for OEMs. Whether that's taking a CAD file and finding the sweet spots for improvement or collaborating with an OEM to make small changes (a different...
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we have a discussion with Dr. Ray Baker, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Neuromodulation, for Boston Scientific.
Dr. Baker entered the medical field for a single reason—the opportunity to help people—and that’s exactly what he’s done throughout his storied professional journey. Now, through the work Boston Scientific and Dr. Baker is doing with its first-of-its-kind Intracept P...
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we sit down with Scott Drikakis, VP Global Sales and Marketing of Intricon.
Intricon specializes in the manufacture of miniature, wearable medical devices. While a lot of what the company does may be small, the impact of its products is huge. We talk with Scott about his journey to Intricon, the company's dedication to improving patient outcomes through smart design and c...
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, we chat with Stephanie Kent, the President & CEO of Carbon Medical Technologies (CMT).
Stephanie details how her professional experience allows her to ask the right questions, CMT's work with pyrolytic carbon in the medical device sector (including its Durosphere product), how CMT navigates regulatory challenges when bringing products to market, and much more.
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, industry experts share insights on improving patient outcomes, enhancing operational efficiency, and driving market success. Panelists from S3 Connected Health, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, and Vocxi Health discuss the promise of smart implantable and wearable medical devices, specific challenges and how to tackle them, and developing a winning data strategy.
On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, host Ben Wagner sits down with two experts in the sustainability field from long-time industry leader CMTA.
Brent Wavra (Principal & Director of Business Development) and Stephen Westerback (Mechanical Engineer) shed light on sustainability and decarbonization in healthcare facilities, the main drivers pushing the industry toward sustainability, and how these changes are impacting o...
For some patients, clinical trials represent a chance to battle their ailment with cutting edge—and potentially lifesaving—treatments and technologies. But access to innovation can be rife with delays, red tape, and other challenges. That’s why Heidi Dieter, Chief Research Administrator at Mayo Clinic, is on a mission to develop new strategies to help streamline the path to participating in clinical trials.
In this episode of The ...
“As a society, we can no longer afford the human and economic cost of not putting more emphasis on the health of women.” -- Stephanie Sassman
“Bikini medicine,” the assumption that a woman's health and wellbeing is the same as a man’s except for the parts that are covered by a bikini, is woefully misguided. On this episode of The Medical Alley Podcast, Melinda Morimoto (Sr. Benefits Director) and Stephanie Sassman (Portfolio L...
Curt Bludworth knows firsthand the importance of hospice care—his own father was the recipient of the special blend of kindness and compassion only hospice nurses can provide.
Now in his role as Chief Human Resources Officer for St. Croix Hospice, Curt reflects on that experience often as he helps guide the company in its simple-yet-crucial mission to, “go into communities where we’re needed.”
In this conversation with host Ben Wa...
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