In this episode, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Elliot Justin, CEO at FirmTech, about sexual health wearables and how it can track multiple possible health conditions.

In this episode of The MedTalk Podcast, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Murdoc Khaleghi, chief medical officer for Molecular You about the latest technology in AI driven blood testing and how it can detect early stages of diseases such as Alzheimer's.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Recorded before they got a chance to thank Matt Hancock, Ian and Reece are back to discuss more news related to the pandemic, as well as another potential re-organisation in the NHS, investment in the UK life sciences sector and another report surrounding the digitisation of healthcare and medical technologies. You can read the reports mentioned in this episode below: Public Policy Projects: Digitisation of Healthcare and Medical Technologies https://publicpolicyprojects.com/blog/publications/digitisation-of-healthcare-and-medical-technologies/ Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators 2020 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/963220/Life_Science_Competitiveness_Indicators_2020_report.pdf NHS Whitepaper – Working together to improve health and social care for all https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-improve-health-and-social-care-for-all

Med-Tech Innovation News editor Ian Bolland is joined by Nooman Haque, the Managing Director of Life Sciences and Healthcare at Silicon Valley Bank’s UK branch, as they discuss the company’s healthcare investments and exits report. In 2020, both venture capital fundraising and investment in healthcare companies surged to record levels globally. An unprecedented $17.1 billion was raised in new venture funds dedicated to the sector, representing a 57% year-on-year increase from 2019’s total of $10.7 billion. The pace of investment in the UK also increased and the total by the end of the third quarter of 2020 exceeded the total number of deals for the whole of 2019. Nooman and Ian discuss the report in more detail, whether this boom in investments is here to stay, and what to look out for in 2021 and beyond.

After a long hiatus, Med-Tech Innovation editor Ian Bolland and European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer editor Reece Armstrong sit down to discuss the Covid-19 vaccines landscape in the UK and beyond.

Ian Bolland and Reece Armstrong speak to former health minister Sir Norman Lamb about his recent appointment to XenZone and the availability of mental health services in the UK. Norman discusses why he feels so passionately about the provision of mental health in the UK and why young people especially can benefit from better mental healthcare.

Ian Bolland and Reece Armstrong speak to Dr Ian Jackson, medical director and clinical safety officer at Refero. They discuss Matthew Gould’s appointment at NHSX, the role of the organisation, digital technologies and investments in solutions in the NHS, and the recently announced plans for an NHS AI laboratory.

Dave nudges his way back into the podcast. This week the team sits down to discuss the current thinking around diabetes and how healthtech can help. Dave explains what nudge theory is and why everyone with a Fitbit is inadvertently being influenced by it. Finally Reece fails to say Sildenafil. Thanks to Dr Roger Henderson from Liva Healthcare for his contributions to the diabetes conversation.

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.

Reece questions his testosterone levels, Ian gets political and Laura talks about poo. This episode sees the editors discuss a recent report on the future of global healthcare and the amazing technologies transforming the ways we take care of ourselves. The team also discuss a recently launched service at 'super fancy' pharmacy John Bell & Croyden, during which a medical scanning device is used to assess a person's health and wellbeing.

This episode sees the introduction of Medical Plastics News Editor Laura Hughes, who joins the team to discuss everything in life sciences. The team discuss pager technology in the NHS, how a smart toilet seat can monitor your heart rate, and play through an interactive video game showing what it's like to work through a day in A&E.

This episode features Professor Simon Fishel, a pioneer in the fields of IVF and embryology and who has just released a new book titled 'Breakthrough Babies'. Simon discusses the reasons behind his new book and talks about the ethical implications of IVF and why the technology has brought joy to so many families around the world.

The MedTalk Podcast (finally!) returns with a slightly new cast. In this episode the team cover the latest NHS review and discuss the ways in which technology can play a key role in the delivery of healthcare in the UK. This episode features contributions from Dr Eric Topol, author of the latest NHS report and information services company Wolters Kluwer.

Tune in to this special episode of the MedTalk Podcast to hear interviews on burning topics within the pharma and digital health industries. Felicity talks to Lord Jim O'Neill who has some eye-opening words about the current state of antimicrobial resistance. Meanwhile, Reece chats to Iain Hennessey, Clinical Director of Innovation at Alder Hey Children's hospital about how augmented reality and other digital technologies can boost services within the NHS.

Why is blockchain the next big thing in healthcare? Can this device help patients needing liver transplants? Was the first vibrator really designed to treat hysteria in women? And can drugs turn you gay and make you gamble all your money away?

Why are doctors protesting about over an online GP app? What do we think about Martin Skhreli's sentencing? And what does the future of the bionic body look like?

Dave and Reece are in London for a trio of tech events: Wearable Technology, Wired Health and Future Healthcare. Find out how they get on in this special live minisode!

This episode, the editors (as well as their not-so-invisible fact checker!) come together to chat about the latest developments in the worlds of medtech, digital health, medical plastics and pharma. The team discuss the government's latest plan to review three public health scandals, Dave plugs the Med-Tech Innovation Expo and Fliss finds out if she has a fear of finding out bad news about her health.

The editors sit down to discuss the biggest and best stories that 2018 has had to offer so far. Tune in to find out about Jeremy Hunt's latest digital blunder; what we should be doing to combat medical plastic waste; the United States' opioid epidemic and how an insect's penis could make catheters safer to use.

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.

Dave and Reece sit down to discuss some of the year's best stocking fillers in the healthtech space. Plus, some of our favourite jargon from Apple's marketing material!

The team head out to Dusseldorf to report live from Medica & Compamed 2017. Check out what the editors of Medical Plastics News, Med-Tech Innovation and Digital Health Age have to say about the world's largest medical trade fair. Disclaimer: Recorded live, listen with headphones to get the best listening experience.

In episode three the editors sit down to discuss the effectiveness of the new wave of contraceptive techniques. Plus, how did Gollum and NASA team up to treat frailty in the elderly? The team also discuss what happens when patients don’t get adequate safety warnings about their drugs.

This month the editors sit down to discuss what Martin Shkreli or #PharmaBro has been up to, what the link is between Instagram and mental health, and how a new wearable headset can help you burn fat!

Ever heard of inhalable chocolate? Do you know the link between F1 and infant care? Want to know what ‘femtech’ means? Episode 1 of the MedTalk podcast answers all these questions and more.

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?

In this episode, Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Esther Rodriguez Villegas, founder of Acurable, where they will discuss the AcuPebble device, the importance of wearables in the sector, how to ease the skepticism of consumer wearables, and the regulatory process.

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 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 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 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 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 of The FemTech Series, Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News is joined by Cat Kelly, chief operating officer at Naitive, to discuss how 75% of cases of osteoporosis, a condition that affects one in three women over the age of 50, go undiagnosed. OsteoSight Screenings, can screen x-rays that are taken for other reasons, for evidence of osteoporosis.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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/

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.

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.

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.