In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Rob Binney, CEO of ShiraTronics, explains how the neurostimulation device is working to provide some relief for people suffering from chronic migraines. Binney’s career started in pharma, but he’s built a MedTech career at significant companies including AccessClosure, Intersect ENT before taking his first CEO role at Alydia Health.

In our FOMO interview, Steven Mickelsen, MD, chief technology officer and founder of Field Medical, details the different challenges in taking on ventricular cardiac arrhythmias vs. atrial fibrillation where he built his monumental success.

Dr. Mickelsen will also share Field Medical’s story at our DeviceTalks Cardiac Innovations Series taking place Feb 3-5. Register at DeviceTalks.com to watch live or on demand.

MassDevice’s Chris Newmarker brings his Newmarker’s Newsmakers – Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Edwards Lifesciences, Distalmotion, Intuitive Surgical, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific.

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• (00:05:12) - Distalmotion secures funding from J&J to support Dexter rollout in ASCs
• (00:06:43) - Edwards gives up on $1.2B JenaValve acquisition
• (00:09:00) - Intuitive says daVinci systems ‘exceeded expectations,’ it wants more
• (00:11:12) - Medtronic has ‘significant firepower’ to boost M&A
• (00:13:08) - All the big news from Boston Scientific
• (00:20:10) - FOMO – Steven Mickelsen, MD, Founder, Field Medical
• (00:27:40) - Keynote Interview, Rob Binney, CEO, ShiraTronics

Innovation doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when leaders intentionally design the systems that allow curiosity, experimentation, and good ideas to survive.

In this episode of the Women in MedTech podcast, host Kayleen Brown sits down with Dr. Rebecca Gottlieb, VP of Advanced Sensor Technologies at Biolinq, to explore what it really takes to build innovation engines inside regulated MedTech environments. From early clinical work with artificial heart patients, to more than two decades of sensor innovation at Medtronic, to leading advanced biosensing platforms at Biolinq, Rebecca explains why curiosity isn’t just a mindset — it’s a leadership strategy.

Kayleen also welcomes Chris Dawson, Head of Biosensing at TTP PLC, to unpack what curiosity looks like in practice: how multidisciplinary teams explore what’s possible, retire risk early, and build systems that support innovation without compromising reliability or regulatory rigor. Thank you to TTP for your support, to learn more visit: https://www.ttp.com.

Before you go, make sure to download your complimentary e-books from TTP today!

1. Rethinking Regulatory Compliance - How to turn regulatory demands in MedTech into development strengths
2. Optimising Bluetooth Connectivity in Implantable Medical Devices
3. Automated Biosensor Testing for the Development of Continuous Health Monitors

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• (00:00:00) - Why innovation systems matter in MedTech
• (00:00:01) - Introducing in-studio guest, Chris Dawson, TTP
• (00:00:02) - What innovation looks like inside multidisciplinary teams
• (00:00:03) - Start of keynote interview with Rebecca Gottlieb, Biolinq
• (00:00:04) - From startup to Medtronic: scaling innovation across environments
• (00:00:05) - Internal venture programs: designing systems for ideas to surface
• (00:00:06) - Leadership as barrier removal, not control
• (00:00:07) - Why Rebecca chose Biolinq: platforms, microneedles, and possibility
• (00:00:08) - Rethinking glucose monitoring for Type 2 diabetes
• (00:00:09) - FDA De Novo clearance and sustaining teams through long timelines
• (00:00:10) - The future of biosensing: DNA-based receptors and new analytes
• (00:00:11) - Leadership reflections and closing: curiosity as an innovation engine

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

Thank you for listening to DeviceTalks Weekly!

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• (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