Join the revolution | About MedTech Engine

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.

Doris Retfalvi

Associate Digital Content Editor

is a multi-tasking marvel who seamlessly manages the day-to-day practicalities of keeping The Engine running. Her background is in journalism and medical research.

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.

Janice Morton

Online Editor

is a writer and editor with more than 25 years’ experience of producing words for print and online publications, on subjects ranging from health and education to travel, fashion and charities.

Thibaud Jamet

Project Coordinator

studied life sciences and management and finds watching the emergence of new companies and new technologies fascinating.

The Advisory Board

Jean-Luc Dimarcq

holds a PhD in Biology, is MD of the Strasbourg Institute of image guided surgery, and is on the Selection Committee of the French National Competition for the creation of innovative companies (i-Lab).

Professor Keith Willey

is Adjunct Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, and chairs its long-established angel investor club – the Enterprise 100.

Dr Stefan Menzl

is a biologist with a PhD in Microbiology and Biotechnology. He is VP of Corporate Quality and Regulatory Affairs for Paul Hartmann AG.

Philippe Bonnet

is France CEO at RAPP France. Previously, he was CEO of the Wunderman Group France, and has spent more than 20 years developing his clients’ businesses, from above-the-line to digital transformation.

Professor John Marshall

is Frost Professor of Ophthalmology (Institute of Ophthalmology) and Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology (King’s College London). He has more than 30 patents and has chaired the medical advisory boards of many companies.

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.

GIANT

The global innovation and new technology health event- now in it’s second year.

The Contributors

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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