Project Medtech

What if the biggest breakthrough in wound care is making advanced treatments simpler? In this episode, Franco Kraiselburd, founder of Asclepii, shares how mentorship from stem cell pioneer Arnold Kaplan inspired a mission to transform wound care through accessible innovation. He discusses the launch of Poseidon, an innovative silver nanoparticle hydrogel designed to improve healing while simplifying treatment, previews the future of Artemis, a next-generation collagen dressing, and reflects on the lessons he's learned building a medtech startup. From raising capital to bringing new technologies to market, Franco offers an inside look at what it takes to challenge the standard of care and deliver innovations that have the potential to improve outcomes for patients and providers alike.

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Innovators Dilemma by Clay Christensen

The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

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What does it take to move a medical device from an idea to a solution that reaches patients? In this episode, Edwin Lindsay (Medtech's Guinness Guy) shares how 20+ years in medical devices shaped his hands-on approach to helping startups overcome regulatory, quality, and clinical challenges. He discusses why innovators need more than advice—they need experienced partners who help make decisions, execute strategies, and accelerate progress. Edwin also explores the hurdles facing pediatric device innovation and how his personal connection to the field inspired his mission to support founders and build stronger networks for life-changing technologies.

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In this episode, Ethan Drower, co-founder and CEO of CiteMed, shares the story behind Evidence Cloud, an AI-enabled platform transforming how medtech teams approach clinical evidence. Built to simplify complex literature reviews, strengthen regulatory submissions, and create a clear, traceable foundation for clinical claims, Evidence Cloud helps companies navigate one of the most critical steps in bringing innovation to patients. What began as a kitchen-table conversation evolved into a mission to reshape evidence generation and regulatory strategy. In this conversation, Ethan discusses how smarter evidence workflows can improve transparency, accelerate decision-making, and turn clinical evidence from a compliance requirement into a powerful strategic advantage.

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In this episode, Michelle Ottey, President of CIC Campuses and Labs, unpacks what it really takes to build thriving innovation ecosystems and why flexible lab space is only the beginning. Michelle shares her personal journey from genetics and cell biology research into enabling entrepreneurship, and explains how CIC’s “invisible infrastructure” helps life science and medtech founders move faster by reducing operational, regulatory, and capital burdens through plug-and-play wet labs, shared equipment, safety and compliance support, and a deeply staffed community model. The conversation highlights how CIC strategically launches campuses through years of local ecosystem buy-in, why programming and connection points matter as much as square footage, and how CIC’s global footprint helps companies navigate international expansion and business culture.

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In this powerful episode, Laura Corcoran, CEO and Founder of Dignity Care, shares the deeply personal experience that drove her to invent the Miscarriage Collection Cradle, a patented Class I medical device designed to bring practical support and dignity to women managing miscarriage or pregnancy loss. Laura walks through the realities of home miscarriage management, the need for reliable collection for cytogenetic testing, and how gaps in standard care can compound trauma. The conversation explores how she translated an unmet need into a scalable product—rapid NHS adoption, health-economic evidence showing major system savings, and the stakeholder strategy required to drive change from hospitals to Parliament. Laura also discusses FDA clearance and plans for U.S. launch, and closes with advice for innovators: obsess over understanding the problem, and the right solution will follow.

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