Kayleen Brown

1 week ago | devicetalks.com | Kayleen Brown

In this episode of AbbottTalks, we dive into the surprising origins of neuromodulation, kicking off with a shocker (literally)—treating headaches with electric fish. Neuromodulation expert Yagna Pathak, PhD, Medical Science Manager of Medical Affairs at Abbott’s Neuromodulation business, explains how therapies like spinal cord and deep brain stimulation have evolved, detailing their impact on chronic pain and movement disorders.

1 week ago | devicetalks.com | Kayleen Brown

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, host Tom Salemi speaks with Cecilia Soriano, global president of Infusion Therapies and Technologies at Baxter. Soriano details how the company responded after Hurricane Helene severely damaged its North Carolina facility last fall. With floodwaters halting operations and disrupting supplies—especially IV bags—Baxter had to make bold, fast decisions to get back online. Soriano shares key lessons in crisis response and supply chain resiliency.

2 weeks ago | devicetalks.com | Kayleen Brown

In this episode, Host Tom Salemi interviews Steve Mapa, a former MedTech leader who is now president and executive director of MedTechVets. In this conversation, we learn how Mapa found a path to the medical device industry a decade after leaving the army. He explains how MedTech fills the need to serve so many veterans still hold onto, and how MedTechVets is helping active service members and veterans transition into the MedTech industry. This episode is sponsored by DeviceTalks Minnesota.

1 month ago | devicetalks.com | Kayleen Brown

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Vincent Sourdaine, vice president of neuromodulation for EMEA, shares his journey into the MedTech industry and his fascination with neurotechnologies. Overseeing product launches in over 100 countries, he discusses the deep need for pain relief and other benefits of neuromodulation, and the challenges presented by EMEA’s unique health care markets. This episode is sponsored by DeviceTalks Minnesota. Go to Minnesota.DeviceTalks.com to register.

1 month ago | devicetalks.com | Kayleen Brown

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we review a few of the highlights of this week’s DeviceTalks Boston conference, a rip-roaring successful event! DeviceTalks Tom Salemi and Kayleen Brown sit down with MassDevice Editor Chris Newmarker and Joe Mullings of The Mullings Group to review a few of the sessions. But the conversation took a turn into the personal, centering around how to use tools – including language, social media and networks – to tell stories and maintain connections.