Episode 03 – Top 5 Trends in the MedTech Industry Part 1
Welcome to the Vast Value A Podcast by Vamstar. This episode is part 1 of a discussion started in our blog on The Top 5 trends in the MedTech Industry. We have a special guest, David Ryan. Ryan is a strategic advisor to the health and life sciences community, including the American Telemedicine Association. Ryan was also the previous head of Intel Corporation’s Health and Life Sciences global business unit. Be sure to check out the original blog and our other articles on the Medical Technology industry!
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About the speakers
David Ryan
Strategy & Technology Advisor, Senior Advisor at the ATA
Dave advises Health & Life Sciences organizations on advanced technology platform inflections from research through all care settings and into the home. He helps companies scale-up what’s possible with their analytical instruments, clinical systems, compute devices and connected solutions by leveraging his 15 years of global Health Tech executive leadership across more than 60 countries.
Previously, as head of Intel Corporation’s Health & Life Sciences global business unit, Dave created double-digit business growth, sponsored a dozen strategic equity investments, and spun out two remote healthcare ventures. He recruited and led an award winning, company-wide coalition of domain experts aligned to the quest for customer-centric success. His team pioneered the company’s novel global Health industry response to the pandemic, and he predicted early on that telehealth would ‘save healthcare’ and called on industry to ‘save telehealth’ beyond the pandemic.
Dave is an outspoken advocate worldwide on the transformative power of telehealth, AI and the unexpected opportunities in an aging world. He has served on the boards of Consumer Technology Association Health & Fitness Division, HIMSS’ Personal Connected Health Alliance, the Global Coalition on Aging, the Alliance for Connected Care and the American Chamber of Commerce China Health Cooperative. In addition to presence at numerous industry forums, Dave is an influential speaker in policy realms including the United Nations, OECD, APEC, G-20, USA Capitol Hill, Milken, IFA, IAGG, WSIS events and ministerial meetings across Asia & the EU. His call for a “New Social Contract” across ages was first published in the AARP International Journal.
Dave holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, an M.B.A. from Pennsylvania State University, and is a Wharton Fellow. He is a board member and former Chair for a worldwide non-profit dedicated to improving infant care ( www.RIE.org), and President of the Board of Governors of a veteran’s historical preservation organization ( www.ECSAA.org).
Shane Walker
Director of Medical Technology Research at Vamstar
Shane is senior director for Vamstar’s healthcare market research portfolio, which provides a unique perspective on the healthcare ecosystem by incorporating traditional business analysis with the latest data collection techniques and Vamstar’s novel, AI-based, procurement insight. Shane has 17 years of experience conducting industry research, business analysis, and strategy development—most of which has been focused on medical technology. Shane has worked with a wide range of clients including large end-equipment and semiconductor manufacturers, software developers, and start-ups, and he is actively engaged in the investigation of technology being developed to improve care outcomes. Prior to joining Vamstar, Shane was a research director and principal analyst with IHS Markit and Omdia. He received his BA from the University of West Florida and MBA from St. Edward’s University in Austin Texas. Shane is based in Los Angeles, California.
Praful Mehta
CEO and Co-founder of Vamstar
Praful Mehta is the co-founder and CEO of Vamstar. He has more than 16 years of experience in helping pharmaceutical and medical device companies create effective commercialisation strategies across different therapeutic areas. Mr. Mehta has been a longtime advisor to senior teams on the issues of market access strategies, sourcing and procurement, launch planning, landscape assessments, market competitiveness, and lifecycle planning. He has significant project experience in working with the BRIC-MT and EU-5 nations, as well as the United States and Japan. Mr. Mehta has been interviewed and quoted in various journals, print media, blogs and leadership forums within the industry. Prior to working at Vamstar, Mr. Mehta was a Senior Principal at IHS Markit, where he developed the company’s core market access, pricing and reimbursement, and forecasting capability for different healthcare markets. Mr. Mehta also led various project teams at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson.
