Q&A
Patient-Focused Innovation
Dec 29, 2011
Thomas Fogarty, MD, founded the Fogarty Institute for Innovation more than five years ago to shift the focus around device development to improving patient...
Competitive Business Practices: Employee Poaching in the Medical Device Industry
Dec 29, 2011
It’s a competitive world out there. Medical device companies seek out talented engineers who have demonstrated skills Jeffrey Boxer in...
Design Professor Mary Beth Privitera on Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation in Medtech
Dec 13, 2011
MD+DI: In our last interview, you mentioned the idea of using monitoring technology to measure the stress load of physicians during clinical observation. The...
PwC Analyst Considers Medtech Funding Climate
Nov 09, 2011
MD+DI recently had the opportunity to interview Tracy Lefteroff, global managing partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC; San Jose) life sciences industry...
An MD+DI Exclusive Interview with Medtech Pioneer Thomas Fogarty, MD
Nov 06, 2011
Recently, MD+DI managing editor Brian Buntz had the chance to talk with Thomas Fogarty, MD, who has been involved in medical device technology for half a...
The MX Q&A: Greg Baldwin, Baxa
Mar 22, 2011
Comparing a hospital pharmacy to a kitchen is Greg Baldwin’s rather homespun way of describing his company’s business model. The domestic...
The MX Q&A: John McDonough, T2 Biosystems
Dec 27, 2010
Having just sold Cytyc Development Corp. to Hologic in 2007 for $6.2 billion, John McDonough says he fully intended to stay in an executive position within his...
The MX Q&A: Ted Driscoll, Claremont Creek Ventures
Oct 27, 2010
Ted Driscoll The cofounders of Tibion Bionic Technologies may want to send a thank-you note to Will Smith for helping their start-up get off on the...
The MX Q&A: David Rose, Vitality
Sep 30, 2010
David Rose, Vitality Inc. It’s a safe bet that few chief executives mention Frodo Baggins and his sword, Sting, in their business presentations...
The MX Q&A: Steve Arless Takes IP Matters to Heart
Jul 01, 2010
Steve Arless In this arthritic business environment how many company executives, let alone start-up execs, can say they’re enjoying themselves?...