

Project Medtech
Project Medtech
The Project Medtech podcast is interview-style podcast on the Medtech Industry where guests share stories, advice, pitfalls, trends and innovations produced by Project Medtech.
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Jan 18, 2021 • 37min
Episode 28 | Angelina Hakim, CEO and Co-Founder of Qunique GmbH | An Incredible Journey to becoming an Entrepreneur
In this episode, Angelina and I discuss her incredible journey, quality management systems, MDR, and more.
Angelina Hakim Bio: Angelina Hakim is the founder, Co-Owner and CEO of QUNIQUE GmbH. She developed her experience through the different stations of her career at global medical devices manufacturers as well as consulting organizations. At Olympus Winter & Ibe, Institut Straumann and Schiller AG she was exposed to medical devices from classes I to III and was responsible for documenting and establishing procedures, work instructions and compiling the technical documentation in compliance with applicable international standards and regulations. Thanks to her detailed knowledge of MDR 2017/745, IVDR 2017/746, Medical Devices Single Audit Program (MDSAP) and ISO 13485 requirements, Angelina is able to combine her past experience with the new requirements to train and support many customers around the world to adapt their quality systems and update their product technical documentation.

Jan 11, 2021 • 47min
Episode 27 | Chris DuPont, CEO and Co-Founder of Galen Data | FDA Compliant Cloud for Medical Devices
In this episode, Chris and I discuss Galen Data, the history, issues companies face that want to connect to the cloud, and more.
Chris DuPont Bio: Chris is the CEO and co-founder of Galen Data, Inc., a configurable, scalable, FDA- Compliant software platform that enables connecting medical devices to an FDA- compliant cloud.

Jan 4, 2021 • 39min
Episode 26 | Alissa Carpenter | Communication and Inclusion in Your Startup Company
In this episode, Alissa and I discuss humanizing the workplace, building an environment that will make a company successful from the ground up, inclusive communication in the workplace, and more.
Alissa Carpenter Bio: Featured in Forbes, NPR, ABC, FOX, CBS and TEDx as a workplace inclusion expert with a Masters in Social and Comparative Analysis, Alissa Carpenter M.Ed., empowers leaders with practical strategies to communicate effectively with their diverse workforce.
A former administrator at The Wharton School and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Alissa has trained thousands of leaders and consulted with multi-billion dollar enterprises to successfully bridge communication gaps across generations, job functions, and geographies.
She is also the author of one of Cosmopolitan's top non-fiction books of 2020, How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work, the founder of the Everything’s Not Ok and That’s OK consulting firm, and creator of the DE&I Intention to Action: How to Be a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Changemaker program.

Dec 14, 2020 • 57min
Episode 24 | Jose Bohorquez, President of Bold Type | Engineering a Medical Device
In this episode, Jose and I discuss his company called Bold Type, entrepreneurship, engineering a medical device and much more.
Jose Bohorquez LinkedIn Page
Duane Mancini LinkedIn Page
Bold Type Website

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Dec 7, 2020 • 55min
Episode 23 | Jeff Gable | Embedded Software in Medical Devices
Jeff Gable, an expert in regulatory and development of custom embedded software for medical devices, discusses FDA submission, requirements gathering, risk analysis, encrypting patient information, AI vs machine learning in medical devices, regulatory concerns, challenges of implantable sensors, and his expertise in legacy medical devices.

Nov 30, 2020 • 1h 10min
Episode 22 | Alon Metrikin Gold, General Partner at CoVelocity | The Healthtech Market Place
In this episode, Alon and I discuss CoVelocity, the healthtech market place, selling medical technology and customer success.
Alon Metrikin Gold LinkedIn Page
Duane Mancini LinkedIn Page
CoVelocity Website

Nov 23, 2020 • 47min
Episode 21 | Rich Mazzola, CFO at Project Medtech | Preparing Your Company for Investors
In this episode, Rich and I discuss forecasting, fractionalizing the CFO position, preparing your company for investors, and much more.
Rich Mazzola LinkedIn
Duane Mancini LinkedIn

Nov 16, 2020 • 53min
Episode 20 | Kim Gilonske, Executive Director of Clinical Solutions, Field Applications and Connectivity Informatic Solutions at Cepheid | Personalized Medicine and Diagnostics
In this episode, Kim and I discuss the diagnostic market, where it is going, personalized medicine, and more.
Kim Gilonske LinkedIn
Duane Mancini LinkedIn

Nov 9, 2020 • 56min
Episode 19 | Nikhil L. Shah DO, MPH, CEO and Co-Founder of Nephrodite, Inc. | Physician to Entrepreneur
In this episode, Nikhil and I discuss his background as a doctor, his new company called Nephrodite, our healthcare system and much more.
Nikhil Shah LinkedIn
Duane Mancini LinkedIn

Oct 26, 2020 • 1h 1min
Episode 18 | Giovanni Lauricella, Managing Partner at Lifeblood Capital | The Role of a Recruiter for Medtech Startups
In this episode, Giovanni and I discuss his role as a recruiter, his time around start-up companies, trends in the industry and much more.
Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn
Duane Mancini LinkedIn