In this edition of Medtech Monthly, Robert Gabbay, chief scientific and medical officer for the American Diabetes Association talked to Medtech Insight about diabetes tech, where it's headed, and what it could mean for preventative care.

Medtech Monthly is here! Check out the first episode of Medtech Insight's new podcast series: It's a knock-down (not really), drag-out (not really), freewheelin' (very much so) conversation about quality versus compliance, with the US FDA's Cisco Vicenty in one corner, and former FDA compliance chief Steve Silverman in the other.

In this FINAL EPISODE of Speaking Of Medtech: The US FDA got something it desperately wanted in its latest user-fee package with industry: a Total Product Lifecycle Advisory Program pilot, or TAP. The agency says TAP will allow for earlier and more frequent engagement with developers – but is it needed?

In this episode of Speaking Of Medtech: Over the past decade or so the US FDA and many device makers have been advocating for quality over compliance, but what if promoting compliance was seen as a good goal for the medtech industry?

In this episode of Speaking Of Medtech: Too often quality is overshadowed by regulatory and compliance, and some manufacturers view quality as an obstacle to getting product into the marketplace rather than a concept that will help a company save money, reputation, and patient lives.

 A special podcast featuring editors Elizabeth Orr and Marion Webb from Medtech Insight, Brenda Sandburg from Pink Sheet and Malcolm Spicer from HBW Insight discussing the US Supreme Court’s historic overturning of Roe v. Wade and implications for FDA-regulated sectors, from the abortion pill and OTC daily and emergency contraceptives to intrauterine devices and period-tracking apps.  

In this Medtech Insight special podcast recorded in June, BD’s chief executive since January 2020, Tom Polen, describes how he has built on the legacy of his predecessor to ensure the $20bn company he now heads can grow sustainably to meet the changing demands of the health care market and the modern challenges medtech managers must face.

In this episode of Report Digest, UK-based reporter Barnaby Pickering speaks to analyst Mike Carmody about Meddevicetracker’s recent report on deep brain and Vagus nerve stimulation. The two discuss market players, recent tech developments and future potential for the market.

In this FINAL edition of Device Week, Medtech Insight’s Barnaby Pickering discusses recent developments in the highly competitive continuous glucose monitoring space and editor Marion Webb explains the application of robotics to common blood sampling.

In this edition of Device Week, Medtech Insight’s Marion Webb reviews her recent interviews with Martha Shadan, the CEO of Miach Orthopaedics, and Outset Medical’s CEO Leslie Trigg. Reed Miller has an update on Medtronic’s long-awaited renal denervation technology.

In this episode of Device Week: US lawmakers grilled FDA device center director Jeff Shuren on 30 March about the agency’s approach to putting together the latest user-fee agreement between industry and FDA.