Let's Recap our #MedTechMonday Podcast Series One Month After Launch!
At the beginning of February, we launched our new podcast series, in collaboration with The Rhode Pod, #MedTechMonday. Through this weekly series, we aim to cover Med Tech trends, innovation, entrepreneurship, technology advances, and opportunities for Med Tech entrepreneurs through NEMIC and the evolving Med Tech ecosystem here in Rhode Island.
The heart and soul of the 21st century economy is innovation. Rhode Island is now home to over a half dozen innovation centers. The Rhode Pod acts as the nexus for getting the word out locally and globally. This communication will help our innovation centers to find partners, investors, clients and customers, enabling the elevation of these innovators to sustainable businesses here in the Ocean State.
Since February 3rd, we have published 7 episodes with 11 guests and explored topics ranging from Med Tech startup stories, CPR, wearables, women in tech, digital therapeutics, and opportunities/support for Med Tech entrepreneurs.
Did you happen to miss an episode? You can explore the topics we covered in each episode in the month of February below.
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Introduction to The Rhode Pod, Med Tech Monday, + Innovate | Communicate | Elevate
Tom Chiginsky & Danielle Sturm introduce you to The Rhode Pod, Innovate | Communicate | Elevate, and MedTech Monday. This episode will give you an overview of our content, goals and show format.
Why NEMIC with Aidan Petrie + Lydia Shin Schroter
The New England Medical Innovation Center (NEMIC) is New England’s premier med tech venture studio. NEMIC’s mission is to support innovators and entrepreneurs, bridge the “valley of death", and expedite the developmental process in order for ideas to realize commercial success and provide value to the patients they serve. Hear from Founder’s Aidan Petrie and Lydia Shin Schroter as they explain why they set up NEMIC and how they support innovators and entrepreneurs streamline the commercialization process for regulated technologies.
Topics Discussed
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What have we been up to at NEMIC
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NEMIC’s connections to investors, softball pitch night/events
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Future of the medical tech/healthcare industry, Why are we doing this?
Digital Therapeutics with Brian Clancy
Guest Brian Clancy, Co-Lead & Associate Director at AppScript (IQVIA) joins us for a discussion focusing on digital health and therapeutics. The digital therapeutic world is fairly juvenile, making it hard for early adopters and entrepreneurs to find their payers and markets. Listen as Brian shares his knowledge and experience and explores topics such as how digital therapeutics are being prescribed, who is adopting them, and who is paying for them.
Topics Discussed
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What are digital therapeutics?
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The importance of patient feedback
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Measuring the impact of digital therapeutics
Startup Story - Student Entrepreneurs and CPR Assistance with Abigail Kohler + Greg Fine
Abigail Kohler and Greg Fine are two undergraduate students at Brown University. They have spent the latter of their studies also working on building a startup around their assistive CPR technology. Listen and learn about how their technology will help us perform CPR correctly and what it's like being a student entrepreneur entering the medical industry.
Topics Discussed
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How their technology evolved from a student project to a full time venture
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Future of their technology and growing their knowledge
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The liability of giving CPR
Wearable Tech + Designing for Women:
How do we design wearables for women when there is a shortage of women designing them? We sat down with Jeanette Numbers, Co-Founder of Providence based design firm Loft llc, to talk about wearable trends from CES2020, the need for women in tech, and the industry's opportunities for adequately designing technology for women.
Topics Discussed
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What are wearables?
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The need for women in technology
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CES 2020
How Startups are Leveraging Independent Consultants:
This week we invited Jenna Marchal, an independent consultant, and Dom Messerli, a startup Founder and CEO, for a dynamic conversation. We chat about the advantages and disadvantages of hiring independent consultants, contractors, and employees to work for a Med Tech startup. This episode is a great listen for anyone thinking of breaking into consulting or the next hire for your startup's team.
Topics Discussed
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Hiring consultants vs. hourly employees as a startup
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A consultant's advice for anyone thinking of becoming a consult
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A startup CEO's advice for hiring consultants to work for your startup
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Financial insights and how to control cost when hiring consultants
Current Programs + Opportunities at NEMIC:
This week's episode format is a bit different. We thought we'd talk about all the current opportunities there are to support Med Tech entrepreneurs. Danielle talks with NEMIC's Program Manager, Maey Petrie and the RIBC's (Rhode Island Business Competition) Executive Director, Beth Carter about what support their organizations currently offer for startups.
Topics Discussed
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Programs and Opportunities for Med Tech Entrepreneurs
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Access RI Med Tech, a showcase of RI's entrepreneurial ecosystem: call for RI based Med Tech companies to participate in this event for free
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RI Business Competition: Meet Beth Carter, learn about the competition and about the Med Tech Track