# S5E27 Andy Schieber | Work Ethic, Medical Device Commercialization, & Ophthalmology Devices

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2024-07-05
- Length: 59m
- Episode: 27
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-05-s5e27-andy-schieber-work-ethic-medical-device-commercialization-ophthalmology-de
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/andy-s-work-ethic/

## Summary

Andy Schieber, founder of Ingenarious Consultants and Head of Engineering at Rivermark Medical, discusses his journey from a farm upbringing to leading early-stage medical device development. He explains the challenges of commercializing Class III implantable devices, emphasizing the need to balance inventor vision with engineering feasibility and manufacturing constraints. Schieber advises young engineers to join startups rather than large corporations to gain broad experience and take risks, and highlights emerging innovations in ophthalmology such as stem cell and gene therapy delivery systems.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-05-s5e27-andy-schieber-work-ethic-medical-device-commercialization-ophthalmology-de#t=0) Introduction: Andy Schieber and Ingenarious Consultants
- [1:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-05-s5e27-andy-schieber-work-ethic-medical-device-commercialization-ophthalmology-de#t=96) Farm Upbringing and Work Ethic
- [11:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-05-s5e27-andy-schieber-work-ethic-medical-device-commercialization-ophthalmology-de#t=670) Founding Ingenarious Consultants
- [20:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-05-s5e27-andy-schieber-work-ethic-medical-device-commercialization-ophthalmology-de#t=1254) Class III Medical Device Regulations
- [24:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-05-s5e27-andy-schieber-work-ethic-medical-device-commercialization-ophthalmology-de#t=1477) Commercialization Challenges and IP Lock-in
- [41:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-05-s5e27-andy-schieber-work-ethic-medical-device-commercialization-ophthalmology-de#t=2513) Future of Ophthalmology and Gene Therapy
- [47:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-05-s5e27-andy-schieber-work-ethic-medical-device-commercialization-ophthalmology-de#t=2852) Advice for Engineers and Accelerating Development

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Ingenarious Consultants (company)
- Rivermark Medical (company)
- Hydrus Microstent (product)
- iVantus (company)
- Clare Vista Medical (company)
- Boston Scientific (company)
- Medtronic (company)
- Starfire Medical (company)
- Chamfer (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [#455: MedTech Founder 101: Shifting from Corporate to Startup with John Schindler](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2026-04-13-455-medtech-founder-101-shifting-from-corporate-to-startup-with-john-schindler) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [#369: Advice to Medical Device Inventors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2024-05-23-369-advice-to-medical-device-inventors) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [Meet a Guru: Wade Schroeder](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-08-19-meet-a-guru-wade-schroeder) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [Sara Naab On Going From Idea to Funding to One of the Bay Area's Most Innovative Life Sciences Co's](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2019-11-07-sara-naab-on-going-from-idea-to-funding-to-one-of-the-bay-areas-most-innovative) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [305: Humans Have a Terrible Spec Sheet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-10-03-305-humans-have-a-terrible-spec-sheet) (Embedded.fm)

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