Outcomes Rocket

In this episode of Outcomes Rocket MedTech, we have the privilege of hosting Andy Doraiswamy, founder and CEO of Koya Medical and a finalist in Medtech Innovator in 2019. Koya is a transformative healthcare company developing breakthrough treatments for lymphedema and venous diseases to increase movement mobility and personalized care that is unavailable with traditional compression therapy. Andy discusses how his company’s reimagined treatment delivers improved quality of life for patients with movement and mobility problems. He talks about Dayspring’s advantage over existing solutions,  the recent 501k clearance from the FDA, and the new CMS code. He shares his thoughts on some important things an innovator needs like having the right backers, having a fantastic team who understands your mission, and being transparent with them. Get your notes ready because there’s plenty of things to learn from this interview with Andy. Please tune in! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we are privilege to host Rene Quashie, the first-ever Vice President of Policy and Regulation Affairs, Digital Health at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Rene covers the Consumer Technology Association's functions and features, its growing segment of digital health companies, and the CES digital health summit. He emphasized how CTA leverages technology to bring outside the box solutions to various issues in healthcare. Rene also shared the different benefits of joining the CTA. We also discussed some challenges the organization faces, conducting education campaigns, guiding principles for privacy. Click here for the show notes, transcript, and resource(s): outcomesrocket.health

In today's episode of the Outcomes Rocket Pharma, we are privileged to have Peter Crane, a venture investor at Outsized Ventures, an early-stage VC fund based in London that partners with founders pushing the boundaries of science and technology to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Peter shares his fund’s mission to invest in science and engineering-focused companies and the capital partner role they plan in scaling the businesses and bring them to market. Unlike other VC funds that take a long time to process, Peter emphasized Outsized Ventures release funds in a quick and unfussy way, enabling innovators and companies to achieve full potential at a faster pace. He also shares his thoughts on opportunities he has seen across drug discovery and e-tech healthcare and changes the value chain will go through as the new modalities enter the market. Join us and listen to this fascinating interview with Peter Crane! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket Medtech podcast, we are excited to feature Dr. Natalie Artzi, co-founder and CEO at BioDevek. Natalie shares how she started from engineering materials to make airplanes go at supersonic speed to creating the next generation of adhesive materials, one of which can be injected and sprayer for better wound closure to prevent leakages during surgeries. She discusses how her company's tissue-responsive biomaterial can improve outcomes for both patients and hospitals and how it enables the natural healing mechanism of the body to take place, resulting in enhanced wound healing. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Dr. Sandra Saldana, CEO and Co-Founder at Alva Health, has always been passionate about building things that don't exist, doing things that are unprecedented, and building something from scratch. This passion drove her to entrepreneurship in the medtech space and she has dedicated her whole life and career to the healthcare space. In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket MedTech, Dr. Saldana discusses how her company automated the process of stroke symptom recognition and emergency response without relying on the user to have input. She explains the value prop of the  Alva wristband for both patients and insurance, setbacks and insights, and more. It's estimated that about one in four U.S. adults over the age of twenty-five actually have a high risk of stroke. Alva’s wristband enables around-the-clock continuous long-term monitoring of stroke symptoms in a remote way, using a lightweight, user-friendly, unobtrusive form factor. Find out more about this innovative product in this interview. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this Outcomes Rocket MedTech podcast, we are excited to feature Peter Vranes, CEO & Co-Founder of Nutromics, an Australian medtech company revolutionizing healthcare through continuous real-time molecular monitoring. Peter discusses how Nutromic's smart patch biosensor solves some of the healthcare challenges in chronic disease prevention and management, acute diseases, and therapeutic drug monitoring. He shares the lightbulb moment which led to the creation of Nutromic, dives into vancomycin, what happens when patients have overdosed, and how the smart patch can help clinicians have accurate, real-time data, continuous monitoring of vancomycin.  He also talks about therapeutic drug monitoring for a whole range of drugs, the benefits for both physicians and patients, and the different pivots the company did that led to the smart patch. Peter also shares his insights on being transparent and building relationships of trust with VCs. The company is preparing for a clinical trial in a few months and has closed a 7.5 multimillion-dollar grant. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode of Outcomes Rocket MedTech, we are privileged to feature Jeff Pompeo, a serial entrepreneur and investor, and President and CEO at Caretaker Medical. Jeff discusses how Caretaker adds value to the care continuum. He also shares the genesis of the company and a setback they've experienced in the process of developing the product. He also shares a scoop, so you'll be the first one to hear this before it is announced publicly! Make sure to tune in. Continuous blood pressure monitoring is essential in managing critically ill patients. Caretaker is setting a new standard of monitoring patients beat by beat blood pressure continuously and in real-time. It is one of the very few FDA-cleared, beat-by-beat blood pressure monitors. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

 In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket MedTech, we are excited to feature Kate Dilligan, the founder and CEO at Cooler Heads and one of the five finalists in the MedTech Innovator 2021 competition. Kate shares the story behind Cooler Heads and how her experience as a cancer patient pushed her to find ways to eliminate chemotherapy-induced hair loss more affordably. She discusses the value prop of her product and the difference over the existing standard of care. Kate also talks about setbacks and insights, and she strongly emphasized the importance of working with the FDA. There are so many things to learn from this insight-packed interview with Kate so please tune in! Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

In this episode, we are privileged to host Emily Reiser, the Senior Manager of Innovation Community Engagement with the Texas Medical Center. TMC is the largest medical city in the world and is at the forefront of advancing life sciences. Emily discusses how her organization drives collaboration between and among different institutions. She also shares how TMC provides access to multiple health systems, how they act as the connection between innovators and health systems. We also cover how TMC measures success, tracking metrics, and more. Emily also shares two cool examples of how her organization is adding value to healthcare. This is definitely a fantastic conversation you shouldn't miss, so please tune in! Click here for the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health

Welcome to Outcomes Rocket MedTech, a podcast created to share the mindset and perspective of innovators and different stakeholders, get to know their founding stories, learn their unique challenges, and understand the value proposition of their products. In this episode, Paul Grand welcomes you to the podcast and shares excitement in bringing you closer to the entrepreneurs.  His goal is to help you understand the journey of innovators as they try to solve healthcare problems. Paul invites you to listen, join the conversation and engage interactively to bring innovators to the people who need to know about them and vice versa. Click this link to the show notes, transcript, and resources: outcomesrocket.health