Delivering Innovation in Healthcare Tech

<p>Innovation in the healthcare sector takes time—with companies devoting long hours to research and clinical trials while adapting to regulatory changes along the way. </p><p> Leo Rapallini at Medtronic in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA discusses how his team upgraded the world’s smallest pacemaker for a bigger share of the market. He talks about how company culture and a passionate, multidisciplinary team helped the organization deliver disruptive innovation. </p><p> Andy Molnar at UVD Robots in Boston, Massachusetts, USA shares how the company scaled up to meet a global increase in demand for its autonomous disinfection robot. He also discusses how he sees bots helping humans do more strategic work in healthcare.  </p><p> <b>Key themes </b></p><p>[02:16] Staging development: Starting pacemaker innovation with the Micra VR</p><p>[06:08] Micra AV: Giving a tiny pacemaker an upgrade</p><p>[08:25] Company culture, passionate team key to disruptive innovation</p><p>[12:07] COVID-19 shines spotlight on sanitation across industries</p><p>[14:13] How UVD Robots scaled up to meet spike in demand</p><p>[19:06] Robots not taking over—helping humans do value-added work in healthcare</p><p><br/> <br/><br/></p>