Medtech Connect

In this episode, Medtech Insight senior reporter Hannah Daniel speaks to DJ Fang, chief operating officer and co-founder of Pure Global. Pure Global uses AI to help device manufacturers navigate global regulations, and we talk about clinical trials, how countries incentivize medtech innovation, and the Biden Administration’s tariffs on some Chinese-made medical devices.

In this episode, Medtech Insight senior reporter Hannah Daniel speaks to Mark Brown, Global Managing Director of Digital Trust Consulting at the British Standards Institute about digital trust. In a world of cybersecurity breaches and ransomware attacks on hospitals, digital trust between companies and consumers is key, but current siloed operations can hinder that. We talk about the EU’s AI act, the speed of digital transformation, cybersecurity incentives, and how principle-based regulations are better than prescriptive ones.

In this episode, Medtech Insight regulatory reporter Hannah Daniel speaks to industry professionals at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2024 conference about what they enjoy about the annual gathering and what excites them for the future.  

In this episode, US regulatory reporter Hannah Daniel speaks to Ocutrx CEO Michael Freeman about augmented reality in medical products and their not-so-unique regulatory requirements. 

Medtech Insight regulatory reporter Hannah Daniel speaks to Sanjay Voleti, AliveCor’s chief business officer, about his company’s patent infringement case against Apple and what it’s like to take on a tech giant over intellectual property.

In this episode, Medtech Insight regulatory reporter Hannah Daniel speaks to King & Spalding’s Eric Henry about the year’s most influential digital health regulations in the US and EU, and what we may have missed in all the excitement.

In this episode, Medtech Insight regulatory reporter Hannah Daniel speaks to Washington Analysis vice president and senior healthcare analyst John Leppard about the Center for Medicare and Medicaid’s Transitional Coverage Of Emerging Technologies pathway, or TCET. He breaks down the pathway and discusses its pros and cons, as well as potential next steps for the agency. We also explore the history of breakthrough device coverage as well as the challenges for coverage of digital health devices.

In this episode, Medtech Insight regulatory reporter Hannah Daniel and managing editor Amanda Maxwell speak to Marcel Gehrung, co-founder and CEO of Cyted. Marcel discussed global regulations for Cyted’s product Endosign, and how the company leveraged the product’s flexibility to gain approval and reach markets as efficiently as possible. We also talk about different market authorization requirements in the EU, UK, and US, and the use of AI in healthcare spaces in the UK.

In this episode of Medtech Connect, EU Senior Reporter Eliza Slawther and US Reporter Hannah Daniel explore the similarities and differences between EU and US regulations for digital health products in this mid-season recap episode. We talk about cybersecurity legislation, reimbursement of digital health products, and current AI regulations. If you are looking for a bird’s eye view of regulations in these two places, this is the episode for you.

In this episode of Medtech Connect, Medtech Insight spoke to three decentralized clinical trial experts at Hogan Lovells: partner Kristin Zielinski Duggan, partner Blake Wilson and associate Stephanie Agu. We discussed the ins and outs of the draft FDA guidance document, what pieces of the guidance still might need clarification and how they expect to see the industry change as DCTs become mainstream.