DeviceTalks Boston 2025 Wrap Up - We talk AI, CEO, Being Seen, and how we must make MedTech sexy
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we review a few of the highlights of this week’s DeviceTalks Boston conference, a rip-roaring successful event! DeviceTalks Tom Salemi and Kayleen Brown sit down with MassDevice Editor Chris Newmarker and Joe Mullings of The Mullings Group to review a few of the sessions.
But the conversation took a turn into the personal, centering around how to use tools - including language, social media and networks - to tell stories and maintain connections.
Finally, the group unpacks discussion with Ivan Tornos, CEO of Zimmer Biomet, the Women in MedTech Breakfast, and what we can do to make MedTech more attractive to the next generation.
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Olympus and Patient Advocate Discuss A New Age in GI Health: Early Detection and the Rise of Patient-led Advocacy
In this debut episode of OlympusTalks, Host Tom Salemi welcomes Olympus Corporation of the Americas’ Vice President of Endoscopy Marketing Kurt Cannon, and colorectal cancer survivor and advocate Brooks Bell for a candid discussion on the importance of early screening. They explore Olympus’ role in advancing endoscopic technology and how it contributes to early detection and prevention of colon cancer.
Bell shares her personal experience with early-onset colorectal cancer, highlighting the urgent need to shift cultural perceptions around colonoscopies. She discusses her work through Worldclass Clothing, a nonprofit aimed at removing barriers to screening. Cannon elaborates on Olympus' commitment to improving adenoma detection rates and sheds light on how their latest innovation, the EVIS X1™ endoscopy system, is designed to support this mission.
Colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults—but early screening can make all the difference. Tune in to hear how innovation, advocacy, and awareness are coming together to tackle colorectal cancer.
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*Brooks Bell is a paid endorser of Olympus Corporation, its subsidiaries, and/or its affiliates.
**The content of this podcast was paid for by Olympus.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
• To learn more about the EVIS X1™ Endoscopy System, visit https://medical.olympusamerica.com/products/evis-x1.
• For resources on colorectal cancer screening and to read patient stories, visit https://www.colonoscopytoday.com/.
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Here's Some of What You'll Hear at DeviceTalks Boston! Don't miss out!
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we’ll get a small taste of what’s to come at DeviceTalks Boston. Host Tom Salemi interviews Paul Grand of MedTech Innovator, Holly Scott of The Mullings Group, and Peter Stebbins of Satio about the state of startups in Boston and the hot topics in MedTech.
Managing Editor Kayleen Brown warms up for her fireside chat with Charisse Sparks, MD, former chief medical officer at Inspire Medical Systems. Dr. Sparks will be the opening keynote interview on Day 2 of DeviceTalks Boston.
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How Abbott built AVEIR™ DR pacemakers to be smaller, leadless, and able to talk with each other
AbbottTalks launches Season 3 with a fresh new video presence, a new co-host, and several new powerful conversations from Abbott's senior leaders.
Host Tom Salemi and new co-host Kayleen Brown welcome Vish Charan, divisional vice president of product development for Abbott's Cardiac Rhythm Management, to explore the engineering evolution of the pacemaker—and where it’s headed next.
Charan reflects on the remarkable transformation of pacemakers from large, wired implants to compact, leadless systems that dramatically improve patient outcomes. He details Abbott’s development of the AVEIR™ DR dual chamber leadless pacemaker system, the first of its kind to enable synchronized communication between the atrium and ventricle without leads, using Abbott’s proprietary i2i™ (implant-to-implant) technology.
The conversation dives deep into conduction system pacing, modular upgrades, and how Abbott is shaping the future of cardiac care for millions of patients. The episode closes with a powerful story of a former professional surfer whose life was transformed by Abbott’s innovation—an example of technology enabling patients to reclaim their lives.
Thank you to FPT Americas for sponsoring this episode of AbbottTalks. For more information on how FPT works with medical device companies, visit https://fptsoftware.com/
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Could CereVasc Be Boston’s Next Big MedTech Success Story? The Future of Ortho with The Fro
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Tom Salemi talks with seasoned MedTech executive Daniel Levangie about the blood-brain barrier-breaking technology being developed by CereVasc.
The company has developed a less invasive way of treating patients with communicating hydrocephalus, one of the most common neurological conditions affecting both children and adults. But the company’s tech gives physicians access to the brain, creating a potentially huge opportunity for future applications.
Just prior to the keynote interview, Tom talks with orthopedic surgeon and OrthoShow podcast host Scott Sigman, MD, about the Future of Orthopedics, a conversation they’ll resume at the start of DeviceTalks Boston.
Go to Boston.DeviceTalks.com to register to attend the April 30-May 1 conference. Use the code mentioned frequently in the podcast to save 25%.
But we’ll start off with MassDevice Editor Chris Newmarker’s Newsmakers - Abbott, Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, EBR Systems, and Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
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