Tech Talks with Holly Scott

Guest: JR Finkelmeier

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -0400

Guest: Amir Danino

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -0400

Guest: John Konsin

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0400

Guest: Amy Siegel

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Guest: Sujit Dike

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Guest: Karen P. Cronholm

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0500

Guest: Leo Petrossian

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Guest: David St Denis

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:00:00 -0500

Guest: Bryan Nolan

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0500

In a recent discussion with Bryan Nolan, Founder and CEO of myBiometry, Bryan shared what early lessons he had that led him to founding the company. MyBiometry is a remote monitoring company with initial focus on better asthma and COPD management. Bryan, thanks for joining me on TechTalks.

Guest: Ryan DeBoer

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0400

In this Tech Talks episode, Ryan DeBoer, CEO of The Shape Sensing Company, discusses their innovative platform that integrates a thin, flexible optical fiber into medical devices. This technology offers surgeons a 3D perspective during complex procedures like endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), addressing the limitations of current standard care. By enhancing visualization, this technology can reduce procedure times, minimize radiation exposure, and improve patient outcomes. Join us as Ryan shares how this innovation is set to transform the field of minimally invasive surgery.

Guest: David Constantine

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0400

Neuromodulation is a rapidly growing market, with significant investments in pelvic health, including Boston Scientific's $3.4 billion acquisition of Axonics and funding for Amber Therapeutics, Neuspera Medical, and Avation Medical. David Constantine, Co-Founder and CEO of Juniper Biomedical, has leveraged his career experiences to drive their mission of revolutionizing pelvic health through precision neuromodulation. His passion for impactful work highlights the importance of finding meaningful career paths that motivate and sustain us through challenges. This conversation with David underscored the timely relevance of their innovative approach in transforming patient outcomes.

Guests: Vending Kothari & Mike Cogswell

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0400

As cancer treatments become better at fighting the disease itself, there is much to do regarding side effects like oral mucositis. This condition is common, up to 80% of those receiving high dose chemotherapy can suffer from this painful and potentially deadly side effect. There is hope with technology stemming from MuReva Phototherapy.

In this chat with Vedang Kothari, the founder of MuReva, he explained the effectiveness of photomodulation for this condition, and the treatment modality the team has created.

Guest: David Kuraguntla

Thu, 23 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400

I sat down with David Kuraguntla, CEO of Alio, to discuss their groundbreaking multi-metric wearable, the first to monitor potassium levels, a key health indicator. With FDA clearance and impressive data, Alio aims to revolutionize healthcare with valuable, actionable information. David shared insights into the development journey and challenges faced. Tune in to explore the future of healthcare technology and innovation.

Guest: Ananth Ravi

Thu, 23 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400

In this episode of Tech Talks, I had a great conversation with Ananth Ravi, President and CEO of MOLLI Surgical, about their patient-focused approach to technology. Ananth shared how they aim to improve the patient experience and clinical processes.

Guest: Conor Walsh

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0500

I had an exciting and informative discussion with Conor Walsh, Co-Founder of Imago Rehab and founder of Harvard Biodesign Lab. Conor, who holds a PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a professor in Engineering and Applied Science at Harvard University, discussed his research on developing innovative robotic technologies to improve human performance. He explained how the Imago technology was conceived and his work with soft flexible robotic systems that could revolutionize health and rehabilitation.

Guest: Frank Bonnet

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Frank Bonnet, the founder and CEO of Bionomous - a robotics startup - shares his insights on Tech Talks. They are currently working on an innovative project that automates the sorting and categorization of zebrafish, a widely-used process in clinical research due to its similar genetic structure to humans. The conversation is engaging, and Frank and his team are definitely a company worth watching.

Guest: Rob Eno

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Rob Eno, President of HeartBeam Inc., discussed the rapid evolution of technology and clinical care in a recent chat. He highlighted the excitement of this platform technology and will discuss further in the #TechTalks Podcast next week.

Guest: Mark Turco

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400

The medical device industry is supposed to be hard. We have patients relying on the trust of our clinicians, governing bodies, and manufacturers to put them first. This conversation with Mark A. Turco, M.D., F.A.C.C. , CEO of JC Medical, Inc. and President, Genesis Intervention, highlights so much of why we are focused in innovation in this industry.

Guest: Marissa Fayer

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0400

In a recent chat with Marissa Fayer, CEO of DeepLook Medical and non-profit HERhealthEQ, Marissa shared how the importance of awareness and attention on the issues with women in focus, and how her companies are pioneering new trails for better healthcare.

Guest: Paul Grand

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0400

A successful startup requires customized support. That is exactly what Paul Grand, CEO MedTech Innovator, shared in our chat on TechTalks. The power of MedTech Innovator lies in the resources.

Guest: Shaye Mandle

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

AdvaMed is the world's largest medical technology association representing device, diagnostics and digital technology companies. In the last 10 years, the FDA has been navigating new roads for innovative technologies with a digital component. The need for a focused effort within this organization was loud and clear, and this charter is exactly what attracted Shaye Mandle, Executive Director, to lead Advamed's Center for Digital Health.

Guest: Desmond Adler

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

In a recent chat with Desmond Adler, President of Cardiovascular for Gentuity, LLC, Desmond shared how he was drawn to the #OCT (optical coherence tomography) platform of Gentuity because he came from a substantial background of its use in #opthalmology. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is noninvasive imaging method that uses reflected light to diagnose and manage diseases that can produce fast and accurate images of the coronary vessels.

Guest: Rene van der Merwe

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Holly and Rene van der Merwe, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Clinical Development at Galvani Bioelectronics, discuss the approach of Galvani Bioelectronics. Rather than targeting the vagus nerve, Galvani targets nerve bundles of the spleen. Rene shares an analogy of a "telephone exchange", where targeting the vagus nerve is like tapping into telephone poles, and through these wires your call must be directed throughout many of the downstream pathways. With so many challenging diseases stemming from inflammatory response, it is clear why Rene and the Galvani team are passionate about their continued momentum.

Guest: Manisha Shah-Bugaj

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Manisha Shah-Bugaj, CEO of Activ Surgical, and Holly Scott discuss the surgical navigation platform of Activ and its tremendous potential to reduce surgical error.

Guest: Clay Nolan

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Holly and Clay Nolan, CEO of CoLabs, discuss Clay’s early career as an EMT and his inception of the emergency airway and ventilation system.

Guest: Danaë Delbeke

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Danaë Delbeke, CEO and Founder of Indigo Diabetes, shared the history of Indigo with Holly Scott and why their technology is a game changer for those suffering from diabetes.

Guest: Matt Conlon

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Holly chats with Matt Conlon, Executive VP Sales and Marketing at SomnoMed, regarding the prevalence and concern with obstructive sleep apnea, and why SomnoMed continues to drive global adoption of these customizable solutions.

Guest: Esra Roan

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Esra Roan, PhD, CEO and Founder of SOMAVAC Medical Solutions shares with Holly Scott the story of the advanced surgical drain pump they have created that is life changing advancement in recovery.

Guest: Jonathan Woodward

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Jonathan Woodward, CTO of Corvista, and Holly Scott discuss the unique capabilities of the Corvista Health platform. The CorVista® System is a next-generation,
non-invasive cardiac diagnostic platform combining advanced disciplines of mathematics and physics with machine learning to reshape existing care pathways.

Guests: Bob Colloton & John Wainwright

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Holly chats with Bob Colloton, CEO, and John Wainwright, VP R&D of MIVI Neuroscience regarding their technology for stroke treatment, the next generation of neurointervention.