A new public events series from the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine brings historical perspective to contemporary issues and concerns. In the public forums, historians and other specialists speak about culturally relevant topics in front of a live audience at Consortium member institutions. Forum subjects range from medical consumerism to public trust in science and technology. Videos of these events are also available at chstm.org. In podcast episodes, authors of ...
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The Project Medtech podcast is interview-style podcast on the Medtech Industry where guests share stories, advice, pitfalls, trends and innovations produced by Project Medtech.
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Do you love reality television, true crime, memes, TikTok and all other forms of pop culture? Are you also interested in communal care outside of harmful state systems? Do you struggle to reconcile the two? Join Tashmica Torok and Shannon Perez-Darby on Popaganda, as we dive deep into our love of transformative justice, pop culture and where the two meet. Leave a 5-star review for The Popaganda Podcast and we might feature it in an upcoming episode! You can also send us love or suggest show ...
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On this episode of The Popaganda Podcast, Tashmica guides Shannon through the American religious thriller film series, Left Behind. In what feels like an accelerated Vacation Bible School experience, they discuss how and why traditional Evangelical Christian teachings have been used to implement harmful legislation, institutional policies, and soci…
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Episode 190 | Hilary Swan, Founder at Rebel Scout Consulting | Medical Device Sales: Keys to a Successful Sale and Implementation
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In this episode, Hilary Swan at Rebel Scout Consulting and Duane Mancini discuss her background in the medtech space, inside sales vs. outside sales, tips for selling into a hospital, the user journey, the importance of implementation and so much more. Hilary Swan LinkedIn Rebel Scout LinkedIn Rebel Scout Website Duane Mancini LinkedIn Project Medt…
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Episode 189 | Megan Doberstein, CEO at Ignite Medtech | Marketing and Brand Development: Being Persistent and Consistent
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In this episode, Megan Doberstein at Ignite Medtech and Duane Mancini discuss her background in the medical device space, marketing for a direct to consumer medical device, understanding all your customer profiles, strategically marketing to all of those customers and so much more. Megan Doberstein LinkedIn Ignite Medtech LinkedIn Ignite Medtech We…
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Episode 188 | Tim Lucas, CEO at NeuroTech Institute | A NeuroTech Focused Venture Studio
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In this episode, Tim Lucas at The NeuroTech Institute and Duane Mancini discuss why Universities have historically struggled to commercialize innovation, the Broad Institute, how he modeled the NeuroTech Institute after it, achieving clinical adoption, and so much more. Tim Lucas LinkedIn The NeuroTech Institute Website Duane Mancini LinkedIn Proje…
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Mathilda Zeller: Never Whistle at Night
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On this episode of The Popaganda Podcast, Shannon and Tashmica talk with Mathilda Zeller, author of "Kushtuka”, one of the 29 spine-tingling horror stories included in Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology. She also got in trouble with Tashmica at a tamalada for talking about transformative justice when they were supposed to …
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History of Science Society at 100: History of Science in Song
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Four historians share their interests in music, and their perspectives in using songs as source material for better understanding the history of science.Antony Adler, Carleton CollegeAndrew Fiss, Michigan Technological UniversityAsif Siddiqi, Fordham UniversityBetty Smocovitis, University of FloridaSong Notes:(https://soundcloud.com/antony-adler/th…
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Episode 187 | Kathryn Dougherty, Founder & Owner at KCD & Co | The Intersection of Finance and Marketing
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In this episode, Kathryn Dougherty at KCD and Duane Mancini discuss her background in the medtech space, the intersection of finance and marketing, upstream and downstream marketing, the difficulties of being an entrepreneur, her best advice for medtech startup companies and so much more. Kathryn Dougherty LinkedIn Project Medtech Podcast Duane Man…
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On this episode of The Popaganda Podcast Shannon and Tashmica discuss how we failed Amber Heard. Despite decades of work to disrupt the stigma and myths surrounding domestic violence, the Depp v. Heard trial gave us all a look at how the court of public opinion continues to demonize survivors seeking justice. Tune in for a conversation about what w…
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Episode 186 | Matthew Schonauer, Intellectual Property Lawyer and Anthony Tomusko, Intellectual Property Lawyer at UB Greensfelder | The Art of Protecting Your Product
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In this episode, Matthew Schonauer and Anthony Tomusko at UB Greensfelder and Duane Mancini discuss what led them into being life science-focused IP attornies, the process of engaging an IP attorney, the intangibles an IP attorney can bring to the team, freedom to operate and so much more.
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Episode 185 | Simon Mason, President at National Evaluation System for Health Technology Coordinating Center (NEST) | Systematically Leveraging Real-World Evidence
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In this episode, Simon Mason at NEST and Duane Mancini discuss the NEST program with the FDA, real-world evidence and so much more.
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On this episode of The Popaganda Podcast Shannon and Tashmica are joined by special guest, Hoai An Pham, an abolitionist organizer, graphic designer, animator, public health student, and avid lover of Grey's Anatomy. Together they discuss the radical storytelling that pops up in the halls and on-call rooms of Seattle's Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital …
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Episode 184 | Matt Iorio, Senior Manager Clinical Affairs and Data Analytics at Neuros Medical | The Importance of Clinical Data and How to Collect It
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In this episode, Matt Iorio at Neuros Medical and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the Medtech space, the collection of clinical data, the importance of clinical data for regulatory and commercial purposes, and so much more.
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Our guest zara raven (zara/z), taught us a lot about conservatorship through their love of Britney Spears. Turns out, we were only scratching the surface of this important Disability Justice issue. Find out more on this week's episode of Lingo Plinko. Find the full show notes and links at www.popagandapod.com…
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Episode 183 | Rick Geoffrion, President & CEO at Cyrano Therapeutics and Chip Hance, CEO at Regatta Medical | The History and Importance of the Early Feasibility Studies (EFS) Program at the FDA
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In this episode, Rick Geoffrion at Cyrano Therapeutics and Chip Hance at Regatta Medical and Duane Mancini discuss history of the Early Feasibility Studies (EFS) Program at the @FDA, the importance of it, how @MDIC supported mission and so much more.
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Episode 182 | Andy Fish, CEO & President and Joe Sapiente, Senior Vice President at Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) | Facilitating Discussions between Government and Industry
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In this episode, Andrew Fish and Joseph Sapiente at Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) and Duane Mancini discuss the mission of MDIC, the various initiatives and programs, how to engage MDIC and so much more.
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Join Tashmica and Shannon as we discuss the Netflix drama Baby Reindeer. Listen in as we explore the complexities of surviving domestic and sexual violence, the nuanced portrayals of male survivors and our deep love of the character Teri played by the fabulous and brilliant Nava Mau. Come for the pop culture. Stay for the abolition. For this week’s…
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IsisCB on Pandemics - On Past, Present, and Possible Future, Pandemic Diseases
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Episode three of the podcast companion to the Isis CB special issue on pandemics, focuses on the very substance of pandemics, namely the diseases themselves. Join Mark Honigsbaum, Matheus Alves Duarte da Silva, and Michael Bresalier in a conversation about the impact of disease on history and on the condition of our planet vis-a-vis current disease…
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True Detective Night Country was a massive success with not-so-great reviews. Led by Kali Reis, the first Indigenous lead of an HBO series, Hollywood legend Jodie Foster, and Issa Lopez, the Mexican Filmmaker who created, wrote, and directed this powerful supernatural thriller, this season had us - and a record-breaking 3.2 million viewers - on the…
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Episode 181 | Brittani Ritchie, Consultant, Operations at Project Medtech | Making Quality a Part of Company Culture
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In today’s episode of The Popaganda Podcast, Tashmica introduces Shannon to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s through the award-winning documentary, Satan Wants You. To scare people back into a Sunday pew, the Catholic Church funded the publication of a book based on the account of a woman who claimed to have survived satanic ritualistic child abuse. …
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DNA Papers 14: Matthew Meselson, Franklin Stahl, and semiconservative replication of DNA
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The penultimate episode of the DNA Papers podcast series revisits a paper that demonstrated the semiconservative mode of DNA replication, which had been predicted by complementary base-paired double helix model of the molecule discussed in episode 13 of this series:Meselson, Matthew, and Franklin W. Stahl. “The replication of DNA in Escherichia col…
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Britney Spears with Guest Zara Raven
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Shannon Perez-Darby and Tashmica Torok discuss Britney Spears, the nuances of conservatorship, mad liberation, and the liberatory possibilities of dancing on the internet with our first guest ever - mad queer mama, Zara Raven. Zara Raven isn't just our premiere Abolitionist Britney building a world without prisons + policing, starting at home. They…
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Lingo Plinko! Abortion Trafficking is the New Satanic Panic
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What do abortion and human trafficking have in common? Find out on this week's episode of Lingo Plinko. Read the full article at https://accountablecommunities.com/writing Find the full show notes and links at www.popagandapod.comBy Shannon Perez-Darby & Tashmica Torok
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Episode 180 | Charles Allan, Chief Executive Officer at MY01 | Lessons Learned So Far from a Medtech Startup CEO
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In this episode, Charles Allan at MY01 and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the Medtech industry, what MY01 is working on, the Medtech Innovator program, focus on collecting clinical data for commercialization support, fundraising strategies as you advance rounds, the Canadian Medtech ecosystem and so much more.…
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Tim Ballard is a lying, McLiar face (allegedly) but that doesn’t mean that he hasn’t had an indelible impact on how everyday Americans understand or misunderstand the sexual exploitation of children around the globe. But how did this qanon-tinged thriller become the 10th biggest domestic film of the year? Join Shannon and Tashmica for a conversatio…
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Why do Shannon and Tashmica say the criminal legal system instead of the criminal justice system? Tashmica breaks it down with a little help from the Bureau of Justice and the Vera Institute for Justice. Functions of Criminal Justice Why we say "criminal legal system," Not "criminal justice system" Season 2 of The Popaganda Podcast launched on Mond…
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Episode 179 | Michelle Lott, Principal and Founder at LeanRAQA | FDA and MDR Updates
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In this episode, Michelle Lott at LeanRAQA and Duane Mancini discuss the QMSR, FDA e-start program, 513g vs. presubmission meeting, MDR update and so much more.
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Tom Cruise once claimed Scientology had solved humanity’s greatest challenges. To which Shannon and Tashmica say, “What now?” The Popaganda Podcast kicks off season 2 with a conversation about “Tom Cruise on Tom Cruise, Scientologist”. An American actor, producer, and celebrity Scientologist, Tom Cruise is the lead in major blockbuster films like T…
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The Popaganda Podcast: an award-winning social justice podcast about the pop culture we love and how it inspires us to build a safer, more just world for everyone. Hosts Shannon Perez-Darby and Tashmica Torok are former latchkey kids who grew up to become survivor activists and pop culture besties. Tune in for elevated unscripted commentary that no…
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Episode 178 | Kevin Saem, Commercial Director at Zapyrus | 2023 Medtech Report
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In this episode, Kevin Saem at Zapyrus and Duane Mancini discuss what Zapyrus does, their 2023 Medtech report on the industry and so much more.
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Lingo Plinko is a minisode of The Popaganda Podcast with Shannon Perez Darby and Tashmica Torok. On Monday, we dropped a bonus episode about the HBO original documentary, Great Photo, Lovely Life that came with a trigger warning and an encouragement to listen with care. So instead of breaking down our working definitions of the transformative justi…
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Episode 177 | Katrina Holland, Executive Director at MedTech Color | Increasing Diversity in Medtech
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In this episode, Katrina Holland at MedTech Color and Duane Mancini discuss her new role at MedTech Color, closing the diversity gap in Medtech, her short, medium and long term vision of Medtech Color, and so much more.
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CW/TW: child sexual abuse. In anticipation of the Popaganda season 2 launch on April 22nd, cohosts Shannon Perez-Darby and Tashmica Torok reconnect to discuss the original HBO documentary, Great Photo, Lovely Life. This poignant film follows Photojournalist Amanda Mustard as she investigates her ‘touchy-feely grandpa’ and his role in decades of ser…
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Episode 176 | Ken Callahan, Principal at The Hargan Group; Former HHS Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary | United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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In this episode, Ken Callahan at The Hargan Group and Duane Mancini discuss his background with HHS, what startups need to know about the department, what are the biggest policy decisions being discussed right now, how the upcoming election could affect those policies, big issues coming up in 2025 and beyond, and so much more.…
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Popaganda Season 2 launches on April 22nd but Shannon and Tashmica can’t wait that long to talk pop culture chisme and transformative justice. In this bonus episode, we talk about cults, communes, and the surveillance state through the experiences of the recently released but not quite free Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her husband, Ryan Scott Anderson,…
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Episode 175 | Timothy Boire and Geoff Lucks at VenoStent | Achieving Milestone and Raising Capital as a Class III Medical Device Startup Company
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In this episode, Tim Boire and Geoff Lucks at VenoStent and Duane Mancini discuss their background in the Medtech space, how they founded VenoStent, their clinical trial, fundraising strategy, and its correlation to achieving milestones and so much more.
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DNA Papers #13 - James Watson, Francis Crick, and the DNA Double Helix × Status message
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Rounding out the story begun in the previous installment, episode 13 of the DNA Papers centers on the publications in which the double helical structure for DNA was proposed, detailed, and its various implications speculated upon. It features four papers, all by Watson and Crick from Cambridge,. Together these papers not only proposed that DNA’s th…
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Don's book project, "Daughters of Ceres: The Scientific Advancement of Women in Horticulture, 1870–1920" examines the confluence of two 19th century movements—one dedicated to the promotion of scientific agriculture, another to the advancement of women's education in science. These movements fueled international efforts to elevate women's position …
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Episode 174 | Ronan O'Hagan, President and CEO at Bectas Therapeutics | The Importance of Clinical Validation and Data
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In this episode, Ronan O'Hagan at Bectas Therapeutics and Duane Mancini discuss the overlap between pharma and medtech, what can a medtech company learn from a pharma startup, the importance of communicating science in a digestable manner, building your team, fundraising strategy and so much more.
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Episode 173 | Matt Eisendrath, President and Chief Commercial Officer at Full Spectrum Software | The Excitement Around the Future of Medtech
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In this episode, Matt Eisendrath at Full Spectrum Software and Duane Mancini discusses his background in the medtech space, software as a medical device vs. digital therapeutics, what excites him about the future of Medtech and so much more.
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Rena Selya — Salvador Luria: An Immigrant Biologist in Cold War America
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In this episode, we speak with Rena Selya, the archivist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and author of Salvador Luria: An Immigrant Biologist in Cold War America.Blacklisted from federal funding review panels but awarded a Nobel Prize for his research on bacteriophage, biologist Salvador Luria (1912–1991) was as much an activist as a scientist. In t…
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Episode 172 | Angelica Maestas, Founder & CEO at HealthTech Rx | Building a Health Innovation Hub on a Mission to Eliminate Health Inequities
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In this episode, Angelica Maestas at Healthtech Rx and Duane Mancini discuss her time in the Medtech space, health economics and reimbursement, her obsession with data analytics, taking a company through an exit, her passion for ending health inequities and so much more.
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DNA Papers #12: Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, and the double helix model for DNA structure
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Episode 12 of the DNA Papers, is the first of a two-parter, which centers on papers published about the now iconic double helix structure of the DNA molecule. This episode features three publications, all published in the journal Nature, which represent the work of scientists working at King’s College London, whose X-ray crystallographic work provi…
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Episode 171 | Eric Horesnyi, CEO at Matrix Requirements | Instilling Quality Early at your Medtech Startup
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In this episode, Eric Horesnyi at Matrix Requirements and Duane Mancini discuss his background as an entrepreneur, quality management systems and the importance of quality as a key pillar for culture, and so much more.
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Episode 170 | Ryan Confer, CFO at Genprex | Understanding Finances in an Early Stage Medtech Company
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In this episode, Ryan Confer at Genprex and Duane Mancini discuss his background in startup companies, the importance of understanding finances in an early-stage company, why they took Genprex public, and so much more.
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Episode 169 | Mark Dybul, CEO at Renovaro Biosciences | Physician to Diplomat to Entrepreneur
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In this episode, Mark Dybul at Renovaro Biosciences and Duane Mancini discusses his background in the US government, what they are working on at Renovaro Biosciences, the importance of being able to communicate complex problems in an easy-to-understand way, and so much more.
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Episode 168 | Anish Kaushal, Associate at Amplitude Ventures | From Here To There: A Niche Guide to Navigating Career Transitions
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In this episode, Anish Kaushal at Amplitude Ventures and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the medtech space, his transition from being a medical doctor to venture capitalist, his new book and so much more.
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Episode 167 | Jeffrey Sirek, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member at PRIA Healthcare | The Importance of Health Economics and Reimbursement in Medtech
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In this episode, Jeffrey Sirek at PRIA Healthcare and Duane Mancini discuss the importance of health economics and reimbursement, scaling a medtech service company, the culture of a growing company, and so much more.
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Vandersommers - Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo: Stories from the Animal Archive
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In this episode of Perspectives, we speak with Daniel Vandersommers, author of Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo: Stories from the Animal Archive. In this book, Vandersommers shows how zoo animals always ran away from the zoo. This is meant literally—animals escaped frequently—but even more so, figuratively. Living, breathing, historical zoo…
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Episode 166 | Scott Filer, CEO at ProMedix | Green Beret to Medtech Entrepreneur: Improving Sepsis Diagnosis
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In this episode, Scott Filer at ProMedix and Duane Mancini discuss his background as a green beret, the problem with diagnosing sepsis, what he has learned in his entrepreneurial journey, and so much more. Scott Filer LinkedIn ProMedix Website Project Medtech Website Duane Mancini LinkedIn
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