The MedTalk Podcast (The MedTalk Podcast)

Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland speaks to Amy Lovegrove, director of UK clinical operations, and Tash Brown, marketing manager at iRhythm Technologies, to discuss its offering the in the field of stroke and cardiac care through its Zio device. They also discuss how Zio has been used during the Covid-19 pandemic, technological adoption in the NHS, and whether the pandemic has accelerated technological advancement and adoption for patients and service providers.

At the end of 2020, the European Commission released its Pharmaceutical Strategy, examining the challenges of medicines manufacturing in Europe including things such as drug shortages, sustainability, and the lessons that can be learned following the Covid-19 pandemic. Here, European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Richard Daniell, head of commercial at Teva Europe about the strategy and some of the most important points for improving manufacturing for medicines across Europe.

Ian and Reece return with a new episode covering the latest Covid-19 news and what the UK government's 2021 Budget means for life sciences.

Ian and Reece are back, though they might be tripping over and getting their words muddled up, they talk about COVID-19 vaccines. Recorded on 19th March, the duo touch upon vaccine approvals, the stance of the European Union when it comes to vaccine protectionism, the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and why Donald Trump is encouraging people to get the vaccine. There is also brief discussion about when a public inquiry in the handling of the pandemic should come about. With new issues of Med-Tech Innovation News and European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer landing, they offer a sneak peek of what their readers can expect.

Recorded in February - Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland is joined by Heather Read-Harper, a senior marketing manager at Beckman Coulter, to discuss the company’s COVID-19 antibody testing technology, testing capacity during the pandemic, and the role of antibody testing during the vaccine roll-out.

European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Dr Henry Skinner, who has recently been appointed CEO of the AMR Action Fund - a collective venture set up in collaboration with the World Health Organisation to raise investment for pharma companies developing new antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). As one of the world's most pressing health issues, Dr Skinner discusses the dangers of AMR, why new incentives are needed for antibiotic development and what the AMR Action Fund is doing to bring about 2-4 new antibiotics by the end of the decade.

Med-Tech Innovation editor Ian Bolland is joined by Dag Larsson from digital health company Doccla to discuss virtual wards, remote patient monitoring and whether this technology will really stick following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ian and Reece are joined by Joe Barnes, Brussels correspondent from the Daily Express as the trio discuss the latest developments in the ongoing dispute between AstraZeneca and the European Commission over COVID-19 vaccines. As well as differing approaches to procurement to the UK, they touch upon the approvals process, promises from manufacturers supplying vaccines going forward and the merits of so-called “vaccine passports.”

Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland is joined by Liz Ashall-Payne, founding chief executive of ORCHA. They discuss how ORCHA came about, its role in bringing digital health innovations to market, the acceleration of digital use as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as its report highlighting solutions that can help treat symptoms of long COVID. You can read ORCHA’s report into apps that can help with COVID symptoms, here: https://orchahealth.com/health-apps-for-long-covid-self-management-report/

Ian and Reece discuss getting the COVID-19 jab, the status of vaccinations and emerging variants in the UK, a plan for social care, as well as a review of “The Digital Pill: What everyone should know about the future of our healthcare system.”

Ian Bolland is joined by Dr Anne Blackwood from Health Enterprise East to discuss equality and diversity in medtech. This includes research showing how wider representation at board level can lead to better-informed decisions, how representation can improve and why the pandemic could be a catalyst for a culture change

Ian Bolland is joined by Giles Sanders and Steve Gowers, life sciences consultants from TTP. They discuss the company’s relationship with multiple stakeholders, the prominence of certain technologies in life sciences as well as what the future will hold for medtech as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic.

For UK diabetes week, Ian Bolland is joined by James Richardson, medical lead for BGM mature markets, and Athar Siddiqui, global head, digital connected solutions, AscensiaDiabetes Care to talk about how patients can manage their condition, Ascensia’s work in the area and the digital tools that are available.

Ian Bolland sits down with Nick Lansman and Neeraj Shah from the Health Tech Alliance where they discuss the organisation’s vision, the challenges of technological adoption in the NHS and the effects that COVID-19 has had on attitudes to technology.

Reece Armstrong speaks to Cathal Friel, chairman and co-founder of Open Orphan, about the company's involvement in setting up the first human challenge study model for Covid-19 and the importance of studying the virus during the pandemic.

Ian Bolland is joined by Carolyn Crandall from Attivo Networks to discuss where companies operating in the healthcare and medical device space are most vulnerable, and what they need to do to guard against cyber threats.

Reece Armstrong speaks to Paul O’Donohoe, Scientific Lead, eCOA and Mobile Health at Medidata about how digital technologies are affecting clinical trials throughout the pharmaceutical industry.

Ian Bolland is joined by Bernard Ross, CEO of Sky Medical to discuss keeping up the innovation momentum that has developed since the Coronavirus outbreak. Bernard takes us through first hearing about the outbreak, trialling new products in the period and then finding new uses for existing technology, as well as adapting to a new normal and what’s required to bring new products to the front-line. We refer to an article Bernard wrote for Med-Tech Innovation news here: https://www.med-technews.com/medtech-insights/latest-medtech-insights/why-we-cannot-abandon-innovation-beyond-covid/ Matt Watts, head of product research &development at Sky Medical will be speaking on Day One of Med-Tech Innovation Expo on the HealthTech Stage. Register at med-techexpo.com

Ian Bolland is joined by Dr Anne Blackwood from Health Enterprise East. Following on from a previous discussion about equality and diversity in medtech which you can listen to here they delve into more about a potential culture change when it comes to making innovations stick post-Covid,and what industry and regulation can do to aid momentum.

Ian Bolland is joined by Joe Rowan, president and CEO of Junkosha in Europe and the U.S to discuss the company’s recent rebrand and its inaugural Technology Innovator of the Year Award. Rowan explains the kind of applications the company wants to see and what’s on offer for a potential winner along with what this means for Junkosha. You can read more about the Technology Innovator of the Year Award here: https://www.medicalplasticsnews.com/news/junkosha-launches-technology-innovator-award-and-corporate-r/ You can apply here: https://www.junkosha.com/en/news/54 Applications close at the end of September

Reece Armstrong speaks to Professor Saad Shakir, Director of the Drug Safety Research Unit about the organisation's work to monitor the safety of Covid-19 vaccines after they were approved for use.

Ian Bolland, Reece Armstrong and Charlotte Chambers discuss the upcoming Med-Tech Innovation Expo, giving you a whistle-stop tour of what to expect at the show across its three conference stages. The COVID guidelines mentioned in full can be found here: https://med-techexpo.com/event/en/page/covid-commitmenthttps://med-techexpo.com/event/en/page/exhibitor-covid-guidanceRegister for Med-Tech Innovation Expo at med-techexpo.com.

Ahead of World Heart Day Ian Bolland is joined by Alenka Brzulja Vice President Cardiovascular & Specialty Solutions EMEA at Johnson & Johnson, and Professor Andre Ng from the University of Leicester, a professor of Cardiac Electrophysiology Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist to discuss the effects of Atrial Fibrillation on healthcare systems, AFib patients and the kinds of technologies and measures that can be put into place to treat the condition.

In a slightly different episode of the MedTalk Podcast Ian Bolland is a mere observer as we hear from Alex Menys, CEO and founder of Motilent, a company that has been guided by the National Institute for Health Research. He is joined by Ian Newington, head of special projects at the NIHR to explain how the organisation works with start-ups to bring their products to market, the factors they need to consider and advice for start-ups who would like to see their innovations on the NHS front-line. Visitors to the recent Med-Tech Innovation Expo will have seen many examples of the start-ups the NIHR works with during the Pitch@MedTech session on the Introducing Stage.

Ian Bolland and Reece Armstrong are back in the same room, this time discussing the government's latest report on lessons learned during the coronavirus pandemic. The duo also discuss the latest Covid-19 innovations within medtech and news on how wealthy countries aren't doing their bit to support poorer nations during the pandemic. You can read the report mentioned in the episode here: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/657/coronavirus-lessons-learnt/news/157991/coronavirus-lessons-learned-to-date-report-published/

In this episode we speak to Professor David Nutt about his recent decision to join the biotech Awakn Life Sciences to help the company bring about a change to mental health treatments through the use of psychedelic medicines.

Med-Tech Innovation editor Ian Bolland is joined by Phil Groom, commercial director (global) at Bond Digital Health. They discuss the change when it comes to awareness of lateral flow diagnostics, the future of lateral flow and how data can help mitigate future pandemics. The duo refer to a piece previously written by Phil, which you can read here: https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/we-can-prevent-the-next-pandemic-with-data

On the anniversary of the company receiving NICE approval for its ZIO XT medical device, Ian Bolland is joined by Glyn Barnes, director of strategic marketing at iRhythm to discuss going through the approvals process, advice for companies ahead of any application and the effect receiving NICE approval has had on the company during the last 12 months. This podcast is sponsored by Wilmington Healthcare, visit www.wilmingtonhealthcare.comfor more information.

Corrine Lawrence and Caroline Jackson from Medical Plastics News are joined by Arjun Luthra, commercial director of Biointeractionsto discuss its infection prevention technology and its efforts to be adopted by the UK government.

In this episode, we speak to professor Janet Hemingway, the founding director of the Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON). Professor Hemingway discusses the work iiCON has done throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, how it is helping SMEs connect with pharma companies, and its plans on tackling antibiotic resistance and more.

Ian Bolland is joined by Martin Gouldstone and Ray Valencia from Sensyne Health to explain more about the use of synthetic control arms, clinical trial transformation, speeding up the process and its SENSIGHT platform – which works within the NHS. This is brought to you by the Med-Tech Innovation Awards – for more information, and to submit your entry, visit med-techawards.com.

Ian Bolland, acting group editor of Med-Tech Innovation and Medical Plastics News, is joined by Dr Simon Wallace, chief clinical information officer at Nuance Communications. The pair discuss the administrative burden on clinical staff, including the effects of the pandemic, and how voice recognition technology could be a tool to help both patients and clinicians as the health service tackles record waiting times. This podcast is sponsored by Wilmington Healthcare. For more information, please visit www.wilmingtonhealthcare.com.

In this episode, Reece Armstrong, editor of European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer speaks to Mike Rea CEO and founder of IDEA Pharma & Protodigm. Mike is an expert in all things drug development and through his companies has played a role in helping position 8 of the 15 biggest drug launches of the last five years. Here we talk about the challenges of drug development and discovery, upcoming technologies and his time spent in the industry.

European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Matt Farrar, founder of digital consultancy LovedBy about the problems facing clinical trials in terms of patient engagement. The duo discusses challenges of trial design, interoperability throughout the NHS and how trials can be better suited to patients.

Ian Bolland is joined by Jonathan O’Halloran, chief executive officer of QuantuMDx, to discuss the uses of PCR testing (aside from COVID), its latest technology, the difference between point of need and point of care testing, the UK government policy on diagnostics and where the industry stands in light of the pandemic. QuantuMDx recently published a report on point of need testing, which you can read here: https://www.med-technews.com/news/Medtech-Diagnostics-news/quantumdx-explores-future-of-point-of-need-pcr-testing/

In the first of our Meet the Speaker series ahead of Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Ian Bolland is joined by Ashley Sayed whose seminar focuses on Manufacturing 5.0 and how that can apply in the healthcare sector. The duo discuss how Ashley arrived at where he is today, and what the audience on Day One can expect from his talk, including the main differences from Industry 4.0 and 5.0. You can join Ashley’s seminar on Day One at 12.30pm on the Med-Tech Innovation Conference organised with Medilink UK. Register for Med-Tech Innovation Expo at www.med-techexpo.com

In the second episode of our Meet the Speaker series, Ian Bolland is joined by Helena Zaum, social care lead for Microsoft as they talk about the need to embrace technology in the social care sector, how it differs from the NHS, as well as a look ahead to Helena’s seminar: creating innovative ecosystems for effective social care. Please note this talk has been moved to 12pm rather than 12:30 as previously advertised. You can register for the Med-Tech Innovation Expo at med-techexpo.com. https://med-techexpo.com/?utm_source=MTINews&utm_medium=Hyperlink&utm_campaign=MTINewsWebsite

As part of our meet the speaker series ahead of Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Ian Bolland talks to our keynote speaker for day 2 on the Med-Tech Innovation Conference stage. Karen Taylor is director of the Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions and she will be presenting the findings of research into diagnostic innovation and the future of diagnostics. Karen covers what the research has covered ahead of its publication and discusses what changes we might need to see ahead of more widespread adoption. You can hear more from Karen on Day 2 of the Med-Tech Innovation Expo on the Med-Tech Innovation Conference Stage in association with Medilink UK at 10:30. Register for Med-Tech Innovation Expo at www.med-techexpo.com

Ian Bolland is joined by Joe Rowan, president and CEO of Junkosha, who introduces Chris Hancock from Creo Medical as the winner of Junkosha’s Technology Innovator Award. The trio talk about this year’s winning innovation, where the idea came from, the effects the prize can have on Creo, and what Junkosha might be looking for from its next round of entrants. You can listen to the episode about the awards being launched here: https://soundcloud.com/medtalkpodcast/search-for-life-sciences-innovators This episode of The MedTalk Podcast is brought to you by Wilmington Healthcare... for more information visit: https://wilmingtonhealthcare.com

In the latest episode in the Meet the Speaker series ahead of Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Ian Bolland is joined by Dan Clark from CHEATA, a clinical engineer of over 30 years in the NHS.While looking ahead to his seminar on Day One. The duo talk about the progress made when it comes to NHS technological adoption, and in areas where the NHS has become more savvy, and whether there is a change in approach when it comes to adopting new technologies within the health service in light of the pandemic. Dan Clark will feature on the Med-Tech Innovation Conference Stage in association with Medilink at 12pm on Wednesday 8th June. You can register at www.med-techexpo.com.

Ian Bolland is joined by Oli Hudson, content director of Wilmington Healthcare, to discuss the procurement challenges medtech companies face, explaining why medtech firms face a 'new NHS' and comments on the state of the nation report recently release by the company. You can read the State of the Nation report by Wilmington Healthcare at: https://wilmingtonhealthcare.com/state-of-the-nation/ This podcast is sponsored by Wilmington Healthcare. For more information, visit: https://wilmingtonhealthcare.com

Ian Bolland is joined by Arnaub Chatterjee, Senior Vice President - Acorn AI at Medidata to discuss how artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in clinical trials, and its potential benefits. The podcast also contains a sponsorship segment from Wilmington Healthcare.

Ian Bolland is joined on the MedTalk Podcast by Markus Fleckenstein from this episode’s sponsor Arena, a PTC business. The pair discuss the importance of quality management systems for medical device manufacturers, the essential nature of regulatory compliance, design controls, requirements management and documents management – and how these can be resolved with a good quality management system. Learn more about Arena at: https://www.ptc.com/en/products/arena

Ian Bolland is joined by Ashleigh Batchen, Regulatory Affairs Manager from the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) to discuss the MHRA's published consultation about how medical devices and IVDs will be regulated in the UK post-Brexit. They also touch upon experiences that can be learnt from the implementation of EU MDR and IVDR when transitioning to a new regulation and potential challenges along the way for manufacturers, and when it comes to notified body capacity. You can read the consultation here: https://www.med-technews.com/news/Medtech-Regulatory-News/industry-reacts-to-consultation-on-uk-medical-device-regulat/ This podcast is sponsored by Arena, a PTC Company, for more information visit: https://www.ptc.com/en/products/arena

Ian Bolland, acting group editor of life sciences at Rapid News Group, is joined by Susan Wood, president and CEO of Vida Diagnostics. They talk about the spotlight that has been put upon respiratory disease amid the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges faced in respiratory clinical trials, the crucial role data can play, and the focus that needs to be put upon treating lung disease to bring down mortality rates. This podcast is sponsored by Arena, a PTC business. For more information, visit: https://www.arenasolutions.com

Ian Bolland is joined by Charlie Rapple, co-founder of Kudos, which tries to make research and information surrounding healthcare and other subjects as accessible and easy to understand as possible. The pair discuss studies into Long Covid and awareness surrounding that, and how it can be treated as a separate disease, but as well as the consumer side of things they touch on what innovators and manufacturers in life sciences can get out of such a platform. The pair also explain how you can find out what Kudos can do to allow people to understand more about their conditions, while also giving innovators the opportunity to learn from their findings in non-academic text.

To mark World Mental Health Day, Ian Bolland is joined by by George Jones, director of mental health from Livi, to talk about the impact the pandemic has had collectively on mental health, access to technologies and services, and what can be done to tackle the challenges brought about from those suffering from poor mental health.

Recorded at Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2022, Darren Clark from Medilink Midlands hosts a panel session offering advice and insights to start-ups trying to break into the medical technology market. On the panel is Martin Hunt from NIHR, Karen Taylor from Deloitte, Kevin Kiely from Medilink UK, Paul Rawlinson & Kate Pym from Tutum Medical and Christian Kumar from MedTech Makers Lab. Call for papers for Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2023 is now open: https://www.med-technews.com/Medtech-expo-and-events/med-tech-innovation-expo-news/med-tech-innovation-expo-2023-call-for-papers-now-open/ This podcast is sponsored by Arena, a PTC business.

Ian Bolland is joined by Alan Foreman, CEO of B-Secur, who explains how one project has evolved into a diagnostic tool that could have exciting implications for healthcare. This episode is sponsored by Arena, a PTC business.

At the Med-Tech Innovation Expo during the Med-Tech Innovation Conference, Joanne McGrath and Julia Eades from Roche along with GP Dr Anne Connolly to discuss research and ways to address inequalities when it comes to women's health. Find out more about the Med-Tech Innovation Expo at www.med-techexpo.com This podcast is sponsored by Arena, a PTC company.

Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland is joined by debutants Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, and European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer editor Rebekah Jordan to review 2022, comment on the newbies introduction to life sciences and highlight what to expect from 2023. This includes reference to a previous episode of the MedTalk Podcast which you can listen to here: https://soundcloud.com/medtalkpodcast/killing-germs-inside-you-on-you-and-around-you This podcast is sponsored by Arena, a PTC business.

In the first episode of 2023, Ian Bolland is joined by Zillah Anderson from Faculty AI to discuss the use of data in healthcare, how AI can be used for good, the development of a COVID-19 NHS early warning system, and what 2023 has in store in this space.

Recorded prior to the Christmas break, Ian Bolland is joined by Sonia Neary, a digital health advocate and managing director of Wellola. The pair discuss the appetite for technology when treating conditions, how to keep people out of hospital if possible, the current backlogs being seen by health services – including the NHS; and diversity challenges in healthcare and technological development.

Ian Bolland is joined by Lucy Jung, CEO and founder of Charco Neurotech. Ahead of Med-Tech Innovation Expo and the Med-Tech Innovation Awards submission deadline, the duo discuss Charco’s accolade in 2020 and the journey the company has been on since then. Jung also explains hers and the company’s passion for innovation around helping people with Parkinson’s disease, while also giving listeners a brief insight as to what to expect from her presentation at Med-Tech Innovation Expo on 7th June 2023 at the NEC, Birmingham. For more information on Med-Tech Innovation Expo visit www.med-techexpo.com and for the Med-Tech Innovation Awards, visit www.med-techawards.com

Recorded at MD&M West in Calfornia, Medical Plastics News editor Olivia Friett, along with group portfolio sales manager Caroline Jackson, is joined by Arjun Luthra, commercial director at BioInteractions and Aaron Johnson, vice president of marketing and customer strategy at Accumold. Luthra announces some exciting news from BioInteractions’ latest study while both he and Johnson provide some insight when it comes to working in the UK health market from the point of view of companies from both the United States and the United Kingdom in the medical device supply chain. They also discuss the importance of business partnership between the two countries in an increasingly globalised economy; and working with media and event partners to spread the word of their innovations across the globe.

To mark International Women’s Day, Ian Bolland is joined by Rhian Owen from law firm Slater Heelis, to discuss the progress, or indeed in some cases the lack of progress, that has been made, when it comes to representation of women in life sciences and the corporate world. They also discuss the barriers that women still face including investment and representation as key decision makers at boardroom level.

Previewing her talk at Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Ian Bolland is joined by Sarah Denham, Principal Consultant at Wilmington Healthcare as they discuss what's needed to bring a good innovation or medical device to market by thinking about what else that needs to be considered for it to be adopted by healthcare systems such as the NHS.

Ahead of her seminar at Med-Tech Innovation Expo, Jasmin Hounsell, founder and CEO of Evolene, joins Ian Bolland to discuss how companies can market their medical technology innovations. They discuss how this can go hand-in-hand with working to gain regulatory and clinical approvals as Jasmin previews her session which will take place on 7th June: Preparing for Clinical Market Adoption: Key Steps to Success. Register for your free pass to Med-Tech Innovation Expo at www.med-techexpo.com.

European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Rebekah Jordan and Med-Tech Innovation's Ian Bolland are joined by Richard Williams from Healome Therapeutics discuss the challenges of going from a university spin-out to a successful company, and how to go against the conventional business model in biotech.

Ian Bolland is joined by Lorna Green from LYVA Labs to discuss the work it has done with life sciences companies in the Liverpool City Region, the range of innovations it has come across, how it assesses the new ideas that come their way, and whether the focus on regional investment and accelerators is the way forward.

Ian Bolland is joined by Kevin Brownsill, head of technical: learning and development at Intertronics. They discuss the different challenges faced when manufacturing in the medical industry compared to other markets, the roles adhesives can play in medical device manufacturing, as well as looking ahead to Kevin's presentation on Day Two of Med-Tech Innovation Expo: The Latest in Medical Adhesives. Register for Med-Tech Innovation Expo for FREE at www.med-techexpo.com

Editor of Medical Plastics News Olivia Friett and Group Content Manager of Rapid Medtech Ian Bolland sit down for a brief discussion that gives you a whistle-stop tour of the Med-Tech Innovation Expo's conference offering for 2023. This features sessions from the Office for Life Sciences, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, the Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Business and Trade, Boston Scientific and many more! Register for FREE for Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2023, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham on 7-8 June at www.med-techexpo.com

After launching the new Tento+ dashboard at Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2023, Dr Nicola Thorn, CEO of AND Technology Research had a brief chat with Ian Bolland about the product and where the idea came from. Find out more about Tento+ by visiting www.tentoplus.com

Ian Bolland is joined by Sam Stephens, Director of TBAT Innovation to discuss the company's Innovation Challenge which aims to support businesses and people with great ideas, and bring them to market. Stephens talks us through the type of support The Innovation Challenge can offer to applicants, with the help of the inaugural winner from 2022, Srijan Jindal from PhenUTest Diagnostics who explains the difference the scheme has made to him and his company. Applications close on 31st August. For more information visit: https://tbat.co.uk/the-innovation-challenge/

Live from Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2023 (recorded 7th June), Ian Bolland is joined by Laurie Rowe from Red Medtech, Laura Friedl-Hirst from LFH Regulatory and Fiona Maini from Medidata to discuss the latest regulations and challenges facing medical device companies both in the UK, and those trying to access the UK market. The panel begins by discussing an article from Laura which you can read here: https://www.med-technews.com/medtech-insights/medtech-regulatory-insights/the-uk-regulatory-framework-where-are-we-now/ Find out more about Med-Tech Innovation Expo on www.med-techexpo.com. Find out more about our speaker's companies here: Red Medtech: https://redmedtech.co.uk LFH Regulatory: https://lfhregulatory.co.uk Medidata: https://www.medidata.com/en/

Olivia Friett is joined by Mick Fry, an engineer at Minnetronix Medical to discuss how to reduce the systemic complexity of medical devices. Fry shares the facts on where and when medical devices become overly complicated, the best time to find opportunities to reduce complexities and how to highlight solutions upfront. They also go into detail on how not dealing with complexities in the right way can create setbacks at the engineering, procurement, quality, manufacturing and assembly stages.

Ian Bolland is joined by Professor Sul Mahmud, the director of healthcare of BT Health to discuss how the company supports the way the NHS works, new solutions that are being introduced as well as the use in technology within the sector and the possible changes that will entail.

Recorded earlier this year, Medical Plastics News Editor Olivia Friett is joined by David Gray, Head of Content for British Plastics & Rubber and Interplas Insights to preview Interplas 2023. They discuss what's on offer for those operating in the medical device sector at this year's show, as well as the new and special features as Interplas marks 75 years! Interplas takes place on 26-28 September at the NEC, Birmingham. For more information on Interplas, and to register, visit: www.interplasuk.com.

Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Konrad Brodaczewski, COO and Dr Andrzej Decewicz, product development manager at Grena, as they discuss both the business and medical aspects of developing medical devices and bringing them to market.

Ian Bolland is joined by Rollie Carlson, CEO of Immunexpress as he provides some insight into the challenges of diagnosing sepsis and the technology that is being developed to tackle it. Included in this episode is Carlson explaining how the company is developing an early detection diagnostic for sepsis.

For World Mental Health Day, Ian Bolland is joined by Dr Emilia Molimpakis, co-founder and CEO of Thymia, to discuss how the platform was developed, attitudes towards AI being used to try and treat mental health, and how a video game style technology can aid diagnosis and treatment.

Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, speaks to David Regan, CEO of Sona Nanotech and Darcy Hart, Optics Engineering Director from Minnetronix Medical to discuss Sona’s Targeted Hyperthermia Therapy (THT) using gold nano rods, and how it differs from other therapies used to treat cancer.

Medical Plastics News editor Olivia Friett is joined by Philipp Prüße, Head of Sales of Dimensionics as they discuss how archimedes density determination works in medical technology.

Medical Plastics News editor Olivia Friett is joined by Michiel van den Berg, Director of Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Development at TekniPlex to discuss methods of recycling, legislation on the subject and what companies can do to improve their recycling rates.

Ian Bolland, group content manager of Rapid Medtech, is joined by Sylvia Smit from myMonX to discuss the role of artificial intelligence and their role in wearables. The duo also discuss Sylvia’s background and how she ended up working in the healthcare space following her previous work in the financial services sector.

Ian Bolland and Olivia Friett caught up with Arjun Luthra, commercial director of BioInteractions at COMPAMED 2023. At COMPAMED, BioInteractions relaunched its Astute coating, its coating which can unclot blood. Luthra explains how the product fits into its range, how it’s different from its germ killing coating and the vision of the company to make healthcare settings and procedures as healthy and effective as possible – including one or two interesting metaphors to describe it. You can find out more about Astute here: https://biointeractions.com/products/astute/

For the first in the FemTech series on the MedTalk Podcast, Medical Plastics News editor Olivia Friett is joined by Nicola Thorn, CEO of AND Technology Research and Laurie Rowe, Founder and Director of Red Medtech. Thorn explains more about the Tento+ platform and what it does, the progress that has been made since its launch at Med-Tech Innovation Expo and Rowe explains the role she and Red Medtech played in the platform’s development. As well as delving deep into their relationship into working together on the Tento+ tool, the duo are asked a question that will become a feature of this series – is there enough technology to address women’s needs in the medical technology sector?

Ian Bolland, group content manager at Rapid MedTech is joined by Simon Lord, head of innovation at the Alzheimer’s Society and George MacGinnis, health ageing challenge director at Innovate UK to discuss the Longitude Prize for dementia. The prize is awarded to the creator of a breakthrough technology that learns from a person living with dementia, adapting, and compensating for their condition as it progresses, and enabling them to continue living independently for longer. The winning solution will be a digital device or service designed for use by people living with dementia as the primary users. Ian, George and Simon discuss some research findings suggesting that two thirds of GPs want to prescribe technology for dementia patients to help them remain independent and live longer and that 87% believe their patients with early-stage dementia would benefit from technology designed for their condition. These and other topics, including challenging the stereotype of patients being tech averse, are discussed on this episode.

Olivia Friett, editorial content producer for Medical Plastics News is joined by Tess Cosad, CEO and co-founder at Béa Fertility, to discuss fertility treatments and how their product that’s designed to help someone get pregnant without hormones and IVF can be used affordably at home. Tess Cosad discusses launching a femtech product in a highly regulated space, why fertility clinics are reluctant to innovate beyond IVF and how to build trust when introducing new treatments to market.

Olivia Friett is joined by Stiliyana Minkovska, founder and CEO of Matrix Health and Care, to discuss the current femtech climate and their product which is a digitally enabled, AI-supported pelvic assessment and diagnosis device, designed for self use.

Ian Bolland is joined by Sam Stephens from TBAT Innovation and Alistair Wilson from Septest as the duo discuss the launch of the 2024 Innovation Challenge. Stephens explains how the challenge has grown as it enters its third running, while Wilson explains what the effect of being the second winner has had on his company, as well as explaining how his own personal experience is behind the Septest innovation.

Olivia Friett is joined by guests from recent and future episodes of the FemTech Series for International Women's Day to discuss the current landscape for women in medtech. The guests will cover the lack of female representation in medtech in both devices and executive positions, their personal experiences, what they hope the future holds for women in medtech, and more.

Ian Bolland is joined by Mark Ratnarajah from C2AI, who talks about driving insights into practical healthcare solutions and how his role, background and experience has formed his views on how data and AI technology can aid the healthcare sector.

On this episode of the Talking Regs series, Ian Bolland, former editor of Med-Tech Innovation News, talks to Fiona Maini, senior director - global compliance and strategy at Medidata Solutions about the regulatory landscape in the medical device and pharmaceutical sector.

On this episode Ian Bolland, former editor of Med-Tech Innovation talks to Amy Russell, managing director, Russell Regulatory Consultants, and discusses her journey to becoming a regulatory consultant. We discuss the issues that she and medical device manufacturers are facing during a time of immense change and also get Amy’s thoughts on what she would like to see change in the approvals process and what improvements can be made.

In this episode, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Dr. Chung Looi, CEO of Ablatus Therapeutics about the affect fibroids has on women and how this can be treated with ablation technology.

Ian Bolland, former Med-Tech Innovation editor, talks to Eamonn McGowran associate director of regulatory affairs at Boyds about the relationship between Ireland and the UK, now that the two countries will be operating according to two different regulatory systems in a post Brexit world.

In this episode Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Renee Bailey, the senior manager of human factors engineering at BlackHagen, to talk about the importance of, and how to address the potential challenges of designing instructional materials.

In this episode of the FemTech Series, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Laura Friedl-Hirst, managing director at LFH Regulatory about the regulations process for FemTech devices.

In this episode of the MedTalk Podcast, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Olivia Simpson, founder of SymbioTex, about how seaweed can be a more sustainable replacement to plastics. Simpson also talks about her journey as a start-up and shares advice for fellow start-ups.

On this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talk to Fifi Kara, co-founder and CEO of Aster where they will discuss the all-in-one women’s health patient management platform.

In this episode of the MedTalk Podcast, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News and Oliver Johnson, editor of Med-Tech Innovation News discuss what's going to be on stage at MTI Expo this year. With only three weeks to go until the show, make sure to register for FREE now: https://shorturl.at/mALX3

In this episode Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talks to Amanda Philpott CEO and co-founder of eargym about the risks of hearing loss and how it can be prevented using auditory training.

In this episode you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Sally Collins professor of obstetrics at University of Oxford a year on from winning the #MedTechExpo PITCH competition with the Oxford Neural Network Toolkit, which automatically measures the value, metrics, and vascularity of the placenta from a single 3D ultrasound scan.

In this episode Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Adrian Jennings, chief product officer at Cognosos, to discuss how tracking equipment can save hospitals millions.

In this episode Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, talks to Leeanne Baker, managing director at IMed Consultancy and Louise Ben-Nathan from LBN Innovations about smear tests and how the lack of comfort can make it an unenjoyable experience and is the reason many women don't go to their smear tests. LBN Innovations are working to create a less painful experience than with a standard speculum and Louise explains how they hope to eventually have smear tests that can be done completely in the comfort of a woman's home.

In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Scott Nelson, FastWave Medical, about the complete start-up journey - covering the initial idea, looking into ventures, competing with bigger companies, fundraising, marketing and, of course, regulations!

In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Sarah Nurgat, ThoughtSpark, about the underfunding in women's health and how we can assess research attention on conditions specific to women.

In this episode, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by John Kawola, the global technology executive from Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), to discuss the importance of 3D printing in the medical sector.

In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Dearbhail Ormond, founder and CEO at Frendo, where they discuss how endometriosis affects women and how Frendo platforms can help understand the condition, make sense of symptoms, manage it, and more.