Strong headwinds beset the medtech industry as 2022 draws to a close, including supply chain, fundraising and labor shortages. However, optimism prevailed among medtech industry leaders discussing EY’s annual Pulse of the Industry medical technology report and related topics at AdvaMed’s 2022 MedTech Conference.

Strong headwinds beset the medtech industry as 2022 draws to a close, including supply chain, fundraising and labor shortages. However, optimism prevailed among medtech industry leaders discussing EY’s annual Pulse of the Industry medical technology report and related topics at AdvaMed’s 2022 MedTech Conference.

Phiex Technologies Inc. won the audience vote for the grand prize of $350,000 and MedTech Innovator Award 2022 at the AdvaMed MedTech Conference in Boston, beating out finalists Moon Surgical, Limax Biosciences, LiveMetric and 52 North Health, which received $25,000 each.

Medtech Insight’s new series Getting Personal features conversations with new and veteran senior executives about their journeys to corporate leadership, their motivations, passions and the peaks and valleys of running a medtech company. Daniel Hawkins, founder and CEO of Avail Medsystems discussed how his company virtually connects health care professionals into the operating suite and allows for real-time collaboration.