# S6E19 Stuart Grant | MedTech Innovation

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2025-05-09
- Length: 51m
- Episode: 19
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation

## Summary

Dr. Stuart Grant, founder of Archetype MedTech, discusses his 25-year career at Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Synthes before launching his consultancy to help startups navigate medical device development. He details the challenges of securing funding, managing regulatory differences between the EU's MDR and the US FDA, and the strategic importance of narrow clinical indications. Grant also explores future trends in surgical robotics and AI, emphasizing the need for modular platforms and the value of accumulated engineering knowledge.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=0) Introduction: Stuart Grant and Archetype MedTech
- [1:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=89) Career Path: From Industrial Design to Chartered Engineer
- [5:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=344) Leaving J&J to Found Archetype MedTech
- [9:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=546) Consultancy Model: Managing Orthopedic Projects
- [12:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=772) Business Challenges: Funding, Clients, and Valuation
- [17:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=1033) Regulatory Strategy: MDR vs. FDA and Beachhead Indications
- [21:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=1284) Cultural Differences: UK vs. US Business Etiquette
- [24:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=1486) Testing Abstractions and Real-World Biomechanics
- [27:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=1643) Innovation History and Building Knowledge Banks
- [38:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=2337) Future Trends: Surgical Robotics, AI, and Onshape
- [50:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-09-s6e19-stuart-grant-medtech-innovation#t=3002) Book Recommendations: The Idea Factory

## Topics

- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Johnson & Johnson (company)
- DePuy Synthes (company)
- Archetype MedTech (company)
- Onshape (tool)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- Intuitive Surgical (company)
- Da Vinci (product)
- Bell Labs (company)

## 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)
- [Understanding the Value of a Medical Device Guru](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-05-26-understanding-the-value-of-a-medical-device-guru) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [#391: Creating a Regulatory Roadmap for MedTech Market Success with Adnan Ashfaq](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2024-11-14-391-creating-a-regulatory-roadmap-for-medtech-market-success-with-adnan-ashfaq) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [Pros & Cons of Being a Physician turned MedTech Inventor](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-04-13-pros-cons-of-being-a-physician-turned-medtech-inventor) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [Challenges for Regulatory Submission: EU vs. US](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-06-challenges-for-regulatory-submission-eu-vs-us) (Global Medical Device Podcast)

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