BD’s Dave Hickey and Brooke Story on the diagnostics boom; Paul Grand brings Medtech Innovator news

We drill down on diagnostics – including COVID-19 testing – with Dave Hickey, newly promoted executive vice president and president of the life sciences segment of BD and Brooke Story, who took over his post as worldwide president of integrated diagnostic solutions. How did BD handle the crushing demand for at-home tests and where is diagnostics headed in the future. Paul Grand, CEO of Medtech Innovator, sits in with Chris Newmarker and Tom Salemi on this week’s Newmarker’s Newsmakers. He also delivers some important deadlines for medical device startups. This week's Newsmakers include Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences, Distal Motion, Respironics and ZimVie. Find out more about Medtech Innovator at MedtechInnovator.org. Register for DeviceTalks at devicetalks.com. Use the discount code mentioned in this episode! Subscribe to this podcast on any major podcast channel.

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