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Global Medical Device Podcast · 24 Mar 2021 · 37m · Episode 190

What this episode covers

Dan Purvis, CEO of Velentium, provides an update on Project V, the emergency collaboration with Ventec Life Systems, General Motors, and the U.S. government to build 30,000 ventilators in six to eight weeks. He discusses the critical intersection of design, manufacturing, and quality culture, emphasizing four variants of design: for manufacturability, test, longevity, and quality. Purvis also details Velentium's approach to embedded medical cybersecurity, including their book and certification courses, and shares insights on maintaining a quality-focused culture through training, storytelling, and fostering 'flow' states in a distributed workforce.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Velentium, Ventec Life Systems, General Motors, Greenlight Guru
Products
Project V
Also
Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers

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