# Shaking Things Up: What's Next for the Global Medical Device Podcast

- Show: [Global Medical Device Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast)
- Published: 2021-12-16
- Length: 34m
- Episode: 240
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast
- Listen: https://podcast.greenlight.guru/episode/shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast

## Summary

Jon Speer, founder of Greenlight Guru, introduces Etienne Nichols, a medical device guru at Greenlight Guru, as the show's new co-host to bring fresh perspectives to the Global Medical Device Podcast. They discuss Greenlight Guru's 'Guru Edge'—a team of former industry professionals—and highlight trends like data-driven decision-making, the convergence of wellness wearables with medical devices, and the rise of home-use products. Etienne Nichols reflects on his evolving appreciation for FDA regulations as flexible guardrails rather than rigid constraints, contrasting modern collaborative interactions with the adversarial regulatory environment of the late 1990s.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast#t=0) Introduction: Jon Speer and the Podcast's 250th Episode
- [3:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast#t=184) Introducing Co-host Etienne Nichols and the Guru Edge
- [6:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast#t=419) Greenlight Guru's Broad Medical Device Experience
- [10:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast#t=656) Data-Driven Decision Making and Clinical Trials
- [14:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast#t=876) Convergence of Tech, Wellness, and Home-Use Devices
- [19:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast#t=1144) Innovation in Diabetes Monitoring and Telehealth
- [23:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast#t=1387) The Importance of Storytelling in Manufacturing
- [26:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast#t=1609) Etienne Nichols on FDA Evolution and 21 CFR Part 820
- [31:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-16-shaking-things-up-whats-next-for-the-global-medical-device-podcast#t=1903) Conclusion and Greenlight Guru Platform Overview

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Greenlight Guru (company)
- Guru Edge (other)
- Photonicare (company)
- Autoscope (product)
- 21 CFR Part 820 (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [S5E7 Matt Zachek | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 7](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-02-16-s5e7-matt-zachek-medical-device-engineering-leaders-7) (Being an Engineer)
- [S1E12 Simplifying Quality Management | Jon Speer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-06-05-s1e12-simplifying-quality-management-jon-speer) (Being an Engineer)
- [135 - Combination Products Mindset, MDUFA and Combination Products, FDA Hierarchy, Supplier Management, Surprises in Industry, and Culture with Tony Watson](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2024-05-08-135-combination-products-mindset-mdufa-and-combination-products-fda-hierarchy-su) (Let's Combinate)
- [S5E29 Steve Gompertz | Medical Device Quality Control & Regulatory Requirements](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-19-s5e29-steve-gompertz-medical-device-quality-control-regulatory-requirements) (Being an Engineer)
- [Etienne Nichols | How to Become a MedTech Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-03-24-etienne-nichols-how-to-become-a-medtech-engineer) (Being an Engineer)

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