MedTech Sustainability by Design
MedTech Sustainability by Design is the podcast where the world's leading experts in medical device, sustainable plastics, eco-design, and regulatory compliance share their expertise. Each episode cuts through the complexity of plastic selection, regulatory changes, medical device engineering or sustainable plastics — so MedTech engineers and start-up teams can build devices that are good for the patient, good for the planet and profitable.
Your host, Lucas Pianegonda, is a globally recognized expert for plastics in medical technology. As founder of Gradical, a consultancy dedicated to making MedTech more sustainable with plastics, Lucas has guided dozens of medical device, IVD and pharma companies through some of the field's most complex material challenges. He asks the questions your R&D team would ask and gets you the answers you actually need.
Topics covered include:
• Sustainable plastics and eco-design strategies for MedTech
• Plastic selection for medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics and combination products
• Biocompatibility, sterilization and the medical grade concept
• Regulatory requirements and changes across global markets
• Recycling, medical waste, and the circular economy in healthcare
Is your team struggling to make your Device or Packaging more sustainable? Schedule a call with Lucas: https://calendly.com/lucas-pianegonda-gradical/discovery-call-gradical?
Learn more about Gradical and its services at www.gradical.ch
MedTech Sustainability by Design
How AI Can 10x Medical Device Development with Prof. Dr. Christian Johner
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What if you could cut the time it takes to develop a medical device in half?
In this episode, I sit down with Prof. Dr. Christian Johner, founder of the Johner Institute and one of Europe's most recognized experts in medical device, regulatory affairs and software. He has spent decades helping manufacturers navigate complex regulatory hurdles, and recently, he has turned his focus to something that is changing everything: generative AI and large language models in MedTech development.
Prof. Johner is precise, direct, and clear-eyed about where this is going. He explains why AI is a multiplier for competence (and incompetence), how to get precise and reproducible outputs from AI instead of wasting your time, and why his number one piece of advice is simply: just start.
We also get into his bold prediction that the current regulatory gateway model (submit, wait, get approved, launch) is going to be replaced by continuous device updates, much like how software works today. And he explains exactly what needs to change to get there.
If you work in MedTech and you are not yet using AI seriously in your development process, this episode will change how you think about that.
🔗 CONNECT WITH PROF. DR. CHRISTIAN JOHNER:
Johner Institute: https://www.johner-institut.de
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianjohner/
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