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On this episode, Danielle Sturm, is joined by her colleague, Maey Petrie, Program Manager at NEMIC to update us on all the programs and events available to support Southern New England's Med Tech ecosystem. Listen to learn about out upcoming programming and events. NEMIC Fellow, ResusciTech also joins us for an update on their startup and launch of their app.

Ximedica's Director of Technical Innovation and Advanced Analytics, Jennet Toyjanova joins us for an extremely enlightening and forward thinking discussion around how big data and analytics currently influences the development of medical technologies. Then shares how the utilization of these tools will influence moving towards a more connected healthcare system to better patient's lives and the steps she imagines we need to take to build the infrastructure to support it. This week's episode is the 3rd installment of our series featuring guests from medical product developer, Ximedica.

Dr. Megan Ranney joins us this week to announce her newest endeavor, the launch of the Brown University and Lifespan Health System partnered Center for Digital Health (CDH). As the newest addition to the medial innovation ecosystem in Rhode Island, the CDH is hub where creative minds from Brown and its affiliated hospital partners collaboratively design, test, and deploy digital solutions to society’s most pressing health challenges. Dr. Ranney covers the opportunities for digital health innovation, where the CDH fits into RI's entrepreneurial ecosystem, and the impact the center will have on digital innovation worldwide.

This week we have two very special guests, Paul LaViolette, Managing Partner of SV Health, and Lisa Carmel, VP of Strategy joining us to give you an inside "listen" about the current state of the Med Tech investment landscape and their thoughts on opportunities within the space. This is a can't miss episode for anyone in the industry, especially entrepreneurs planning to fundraise in this mid-COVID climate. Listen carefully for a Trends and Insights segment with Med Tech Analyst, Brian Wong for a quick industry update during this episode.

Peter Lucas, President and Founder of RI based Practice Marketing & Communications joins us to talk about how COIVD has impacted the marketing landscape of the US healthcare system. How are providers reaching new patients how are they maintaining current patients, what messages make patients feel safe? Listen, as we cover telehealth, best marketing practices for healthcare entrepreneurs, and tips for social media marketing.

Brian Wong, Phd, joins us for our first installment of episodes with our partner, Ximedica. As a Sr. MedTech Analyst, Brian's day to day job is to research and analyze the MedTech industry then translate it to actionable insight and plans to best develop regulated products. Listen for insight into the current industry trends, opportunities, and what the future of medical technologies looks like.

Meet Dave Josephs, IP lawyer and NEMIC SMARTeam Member joining us on this episode for mini master class for MedTech entrepreneurs. Dave covers all you NEED to know when you create an invention and what not to do if you want to protect it.

This week, hear from new-to-the-ecosystem marketing consultant and one of NEMIC's newest SMARTeam members, Brian Morley. Within the year, Brian left his previous employer, J&J. Looked for a way to get involved in the local community while utilizing his MedTech marketing skills. And started a local marketing consultancy to fill a RI ecosystem need, regulated product marketing and strategy for startups. Listen as he tells his timely story and how he is supporting the local startup and healthcare communities.

In this episode, we discuss digital health, paths to market, barriers, how to leverage hospitals, nailing your value proposition, and pilotitus with our guests Brian Clancy and Brian Mullen. Both guests, bring a deep understanding of the digital health world and have a robust discussion as Brian Clancy brings expertise in the digital therapeutics world and Brian Mullen brings knowledge from experience in a hospital digital innovation center.

Having a go to market strategy is one thing, having a go to market strategy with the RIGHT PRICE is quite another. In this episode David Mok a product pricing guru gives a short master class ( that]s why its our longest episode yet) in the strategy of product pricing in the Medtech space. Listen and take notes, it's worth it.

No Medtech Monday This Week

This week, meet CEO Brad Artery who is leading the RI based startup, MyMOC. MyMOC is combating physician burnout with their platform, MOCingbird making it easier for healthcare professionals to keep up with board certifications, state licensing, and continuous learning. We talk to Brad about administrative burdens on healthcare professionals, piloting and growing the company in Rhode Island, fundraising for the healthcare SaaS platform, and his entrepreneurial journey.

This episode we are joined by regulatory expert and NEMIC SMARTeam Member, Tom Hutchinson who details what EUAs are, how innovators should utilize them, what happens when EUAs end, and EVERYTHING in between. Get ready for an informative yet interesting episode delivered precisely by seasoned regulator, Tom Hutchinson. Thinking of submitting under the EUA? Listen here first.

Before the Wexford building and CIC the Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) was helping budding entrepreneurs. SEG  creates positive social and economic impact by providing social entrepreneurs and enterprises with the tools and networks they need to thrive. We also foster an ecosystem of diverse stakeholders who work to enable a more just, equitable and resilient economy. We should be both proud of this organization, it's 250 volunteers and grateful for their continued efforts here in Rhode Island. 

Through our work at NEMIC, we know that developing a new medical technology that meets a clinical need is only half of the feat of bringing a regulated product to market.     Once the technology is deemed useful and of value to patients and users, entrepreneurs must now develop their business strategies and development plans for a successful pre-seed fundraising round.  Every startups path to market is different.  But, there are certain milestones and ways to show investors that they are not only ready to utilize the funding in the most rational way possible but, make investors comfortable and confident in investing in your company.   On April 2nd, we hosted an online event called, Aligning Development and Funding Strategies for MedTech Startups: A Conversation with Digital & Device Commercialization Experts, in partnership with the Venture Cafe Cambridge.  NEMIC Co-Founder Aidan Petrie moderated the discussion bringing insight from a device expert, Joe Gordon, VP of Innovation at Ximedica and digital therapeutic expert Brian Clancy, Co-Lead & Associate Director, of AppScript by IQVIA.     Listen on to hear the audio from this event and tips for aligning development strategies for device and digital therapeutic startups as they develop their business in preparation for pre-seed funding.    

“Make food your business”  thats the motto of Hope and Main. Their  mission is to help local entrepreneurs jump-start early-stage food companies and food related businesses by providing low cost, low risk access to shared-use commercial kitchens and other industry-specific technical resources.  It is a great resource and a very interesting model.  I spoke with Luca Carnevale the Executive Director and I quickly understood what a great resource this is.

On this episode of #MedTechMonday, guest Daniel Weinstein, CEO and Co-Founder of Lura Health, shares the story of how his team of 3 student entrepreneurs are combating one of the world's leading diseases, tooth decay.  That's just the beginning, saliva is the new blood and can help detect and monitor a broad range of health issues. 

How can employers begin planning for the re-integration of employees after the quarantine? What can we be doing now? What challenges may occur? How can we best manage one of the most important assets of any business, our people? And what if this happens again? Explore conversations around all these questions with guest, HR, and workplace culture guru, Stephanie Chamberlin, in part 2 of this 2 part episode.

How can employers begin planning for the re-integration of employees after the quarantine? What can we be doing now? What challenges may occur? How can we best manage one of the most important assets of any business, our people? And what if this happens again? Explore conversations around all these questions with guest, HR, and workplace culture guru, Stephanie Chamberlin, in part 1 of this 2 part episode.

Apologies for being a day late.  Ambient computing and Amazons Alexa will redefine interactions in healthcare.  We are at the beginning but the future is bright, but not without hurdles.  Alexa wanted to co-host!  How could I resist?