Building the next generation of medtech
MedTech Engine is an online platform for people in medtech offering insight, resources and connections.
Brough to you by consulting services firm Medeuronet, we believe that innovation isn’t a single ‘eureka moment’ – it’s a journey of transformative thinking in strategy and practice from concept to launch. And we want to help people in medtech approach every step of this journey with insight and fresh perspective.
Here you’ll find:
- Perspectives and case studies from those on the ground
- Inspiring opinion from thought leaders and perspectives from those at the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurship
- Practical resources to guide you through the MedTech Roadmap – from idea to market
- A network of connections, bringing together innovators, experts, investors and established companies.
We want to empower those in medtech to find the answers to the health needs of today and the future. Join us to make it happen!
The Engine Room
Wilfrid Girard
Founder
is confident that MedTech Engine’s goal – to leverage the power of digital, smart data and the medtech ecosystem to facilitate the translation of ideas to market success – will help the industry achieve its potential.
Claudia Orrell
Director of Product & Engagement
is the digital brains behind the site. Her experience in business, marketing, brand development and the online experience has been honed over 18 years.
Kathryn Reilly
Content Chief
has been writing professionally for two decades and has edited a wide variety of magazines and websites. She believes that sharing knowledge in an accessible and engaging way is fundamental to progress.
Partners
TechTour
TechTour’s annual healthtech summit brings together 40 digital health and medtech innovators with investors and key players.
Health 2.0
Health 2.0 promotes, showcases and catalyzes new technologies in health care.
Salus Digital
Salus Digital offers the industry’s largest specialist jobs platform for the health innovation industry across Europe.
FT Digital Health
The FT Digital Health Summit brings a unique and diverse line-up of speakers together, to cut deep into the heart of the challenges facing the digital transformation of healthcare
WIRED Health 2017
Join hundreds of healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology influencers and leaders at the annual WIRED Health event.
European MedTech Forum
Organised by MedTech Europe, European MedTech Forum is the largest health and medical technology industry conference in Europe.
The Contributors
Steve Parker
comes has held a series of senior roles in international medical device companies over a period of 40 years. He also served as European Director of Sales and Marketing for Vasomedical Inc. and Managing Director of i-STAT Ltd, holding responsibility for all European operations. Most recently, he was Senior Director, International Commercial Operations, at Abbott Laboratories with divisional commercial responsibility for all markets outside of North America. In just four years, Steve has led Creavo and its device from strength to strength, having secured CE Mark registration in Europe, FDA approval in the USA, a large multi-centre clinical trial nearing completion, and more than £20m in investment.
Louise Conville Cheung
is Head of Content at Moment Health, a ground-breaking digital solution that offers early intervention for maternal mental health illnesses. A writer and content specialist for more than 15 years, Louise’s work has also appeared in print and online for titles including ELLE, Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Harper’s BAZAAR.
Lauren Blanchard
A graduate from the University of California Los Angles, Lauren is currently based in Strasbourg where she is studying French and working in medical communications.
Anthea Gerrie
was a former medical correspondent at the Oxford Mail and now contributes regularly to the health pages of the Mail On Sunday and works for Cancer Research UK in a journalistic capacity.
Ayesha Mirchandani
One of our super-smart interns, Ayesha, hails from Hong Kong and is studying medicine at King’s College London.
Christoper Ryan Jones
American-born writer Chris is now based in Helsinki and writes about tech, startups and once worked for a company called Medengine.
Simon Ball
Writer, photo journalist, researcher, and editorial and PR consultant, Simon covers a huge range of subjects including health and technology.
Lauretta Ihonor
Dr Ihonor is a medical and nutritional doctor, and a freelance journalist. She has worked for the BBC, CNN International and Sky News.
Trevor Clawson
is a freelance journalist, editor and author, specialising in fast-growth companies, technology and entrepreneur issues. He has contributed to newspapers, magazines and is the author of three business books.
Gary Finnegan
is an award-winning journalist, editor and author. Currently based in Ireland, he has lived in Brussels and Beijing. Gary’s background is in science and he writes about health, medicine and technology.
Tjaša Zajc
is a Slovenian medicine and healthcare journalist with a Masters in Health Economics. She writes on chronic diseases, digital health and healthcare system management for a national monthly medical journal for doctors.
Ali Warner
Ali is a freelance business journalist and university lecturer who is tech curious, and a strong supporter of Women in STEM – though she is still prone to locking herself out of her smartphone.
Paul Quigley
Paul Quigley is an award-winning journalist, editor and broadcaster, and a leading commentator on business, telecoms, content management and governance.
Mark Greener
has published 18 books, edited the magazines Economics, Medicines & Health and Pharmaceutical Visions, and has been Clinical Editor of Pharmacy Magazine since 2007.
Suzanne Elvidge
has written news and features for New Scientist, Nature Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Journal, Start Up and Life Science Leader among others.
Marc Southern
is the founder and Digital Health Consultant at MediMine Ltd, and is currently developing two early-stage innovative healthcare solutions for patients.
Jenny Sims
is a freelance writer and editor specialising in healthcare management and policy, as well as being a member of the Medical Journalists’ Association and the Guild of Health Writers.
Ben Heubl
is a freelance data journalist, analyst, data designer and front-end developer.
Abigail Mackrill
works with medtech start-ups to bring their innovations to market.
Tim Ryan
is a science writer and public-health communicator with more than 20 years’ experience, and a thought leader in health journalism.
Sue Montgomery
is a communications consultant specialising in healthcare and other industries. She is also a registered nurse.
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