ANNOUNCEMENT

These 11 companies will be featured in the MedCity ENGAGE Innovation Showcase June 5-6 in Washington, D.C.

Amy Siegel

Amy Siegel

S2N Health

Amy Siegel is the co-founder of S2N Health, which provides emerging med tech companies with business strategy and marketing services to support successful fundraising, partnering, product development and commercialization. Amy brings 15 years of med tech strategic marketing and business development experience to S2N Health, having held VP roles in two emerging med tech companies and consulted for dozens of large and small healthcare companies and investors with the firms Health Advances and Monitor Company. Amy earned her B.A. and M.A. from Tufts University.

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The Rise of Robotics in Med Tech

The Rise of Robotics in Med Tech

February 27, 2013 10:50 am by | 3 Comments

Robots represent a vision of the future, a vision that inspires two parts amazement and one part fear of being replaced by superior machines. In manufacturing, robots have been deployed ... Read more
Europe Ups the Post-Market Ante for New Medical Devices

Europe Ups the Post-Market Ante for New Medical Devices

January 14, 2013 12:57 pm by | 0 Comments

While Europe may still provide a faster route to regulatory approval for such devices, post-market requirements are creeping in like an expensive final cheese course served by European regulators and ... Read more
It’s All About the Ground Game: Election Lesson for Emerging Med-Techs

It’s All About the Ground Game: Election Lesson for Emerging Med-Techs

November 9, 2012 9:43 am by | 0 Comments

Many attribute Obama victory to his formidable ground game, a painstakingly built and vast support network that got people excited and out to vote. This seemingly old-fashioned tactic, combined with ... Read more
The Next Big Niche? Emerging Med-Tech for Transplant.

The Next Big Niche? Emerging Med-Tech for Transplant.

September 27, 2012 7:21 am by | 0 Comments

As an advisor to emerging med tech companies, I am always on the lookout for attractive niche markets where new technologies might get a foothold and demonstrate their value before ... Read more
The Affordable Care Act: Implications for Emerging Med Tech Companies

The Affordable Care Act: Implications for Emerging Med Tech Companies

July 19, 2012 11:28 am by | 2 Comments

Most Americans, even the smart ones, are still scratching their heads about what the Affordable Care Act (full name ’Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’, acronym ACA) means for them. ... Read more
When Medical Devices Go Quiet: Managing End of Life

When Medical Devices Go Quiet: Managing End of Life

July 5, 2012 5:54 pm by | 3 Comments

The past few weeks have culminated in a sorrowful irony for me, as my father advanced to the final, terminal stages of heart failure. Professionally I am immersed in a ... Read more
Top 5 anxiety-provoking medtech acronyms

Top 5 anxiety-provoking medtech acronyms

April 25, 2012 1:54 pm by | 0 Comments

cronyms are popular because they serve the useful purpose of expediting communication, creating a tribal sense of community for those in the know, and conveying the (sometimes false) perception of ... Read more
Aligning Stakeholders in Emerging Med Tech Companies

Aligning Stakeholders in Emerging Med Tech Companies

March 22, 2012 11:27 am by | 0 Comments

In a functioning emerging med tech family, there is a healthy level of tension among the various stakeholders, each with a unique perspective on how best to grow the value ... Read more
How low can you go? Creating value with cheap medical devices

How low can you go? Creating value with cheap medical devices

February 7, 2012 7:51 am by | 0 Comments

...we ask ourselves whether the small emerging med-tech company can achieve success (and funding) with a ’tons cheaper’ value proposition. In theory, any company starting fresh with design and manufacturing ... Read more
The legacy of Boston Scientific for medtech entrepreneurs

The legacy of Boston Scientific for medtech entrepreneurs

December 15, 2011 6:15 pm by | 1 Comments

A look at how Boston Scientific has shaped the emerging med tech landscape, and where the ex-BSC-ers are making their impact now. ... Read more
The 10 Cs you need to lead an emerging medtech company

The 10 Cs you need to lead an emerging medtech company

September 29, 2011 10:32 pm by | 0 Comments

There have been many books, articles and probably blogs written about what it takes to corner the corner office. When that corner office is overlooking the HVAC system of a ... Read more
Back to Basics: The Surgical Segment Heats Up

Back to Basics: The Surgical Segment Heats Up

August 9, 2011 1:59 pm by | 0 Comments

With all the turmoil in the US healthcare market, a port in the storm is not easy to find. A port that can accommodate an outsized tanker ship like Medtronic ... Read more
First Stop, Third World: Emerging Markets For Med Tech

First Stop, Third World: Emerging Markets For Med Tech

June 28, 2011 4:56 pm by | 0 Comments

...maybe it is time to lift our transatlantic heads up and take in the view of the rest of the planet. While we run back and forth to Europe, clogging ... Read more
Successfully Naming your MedTech Company (hint: add beer)

Successfully Naming your MedTech Company (hint: add beer)

June 10, 2011 9:18 am by | 0 Comments

When you work with small, scrappy companies, you get caught up in the pain point of the moment, and boy can company naming be a pain. Brilliant names are few ... Read more
The Squeeze of the VCs: Four Conspiring Trends

The Squeeze of the VCs: Four Conspiring Trends

May 21, 2011 5:59 pm by | 0 Comments

It has been rough going for many healthcare VC's, and the pressure isn't off yet. New sources of financing are conspiring to compete for value creation and potentially giving ... Read more