Episode 04 – Top 5 Trends in the MedTech Industry Part 2

Welcome to the Vast Value A Podcast by Vamstar. This episode is part 2 of a discussion started in our blog on The Top 5 trends in the MedTech Industry. We have a special guest,George Vacek. Vacek leads NVIDIA’s World Wide Business Development for Scientific Instrumentation & Medical Devices. Vacek has been in the industry for 20 years, and has held senior business and technical roles in the computational life sciences at Schrodinger, OpenEye Scientific Software, Hewlett Packard and DDN Storage. Be sure to check out the original blog and our other articles on the Medical Technology industry!

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About the speakers

George Vacek

WW Business Development, Scientific Instrumentation & Medical Devices at NVIDIA

George Vacek is responsible for strategic development in the sequencing market, managing NVIDIA’s collaborations with instrument manufacturers and thought leaders throughout the genomics industry. Throughout his twenty-year career, he has also held senior business and technical roles in the computational life sciences at Schrodinger, OpenEye Scientific Software, Hewlett Packard and DDN Storage, helping genomic sequencing centers, pharma and biomedical research organizations, hospitals, and instrument and software manufacturers maximize research productivity for emerging scientific methods. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers and contributed to several widely used programs. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Georgia, an M.B.A. from Portland State University, and Bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin.

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.