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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 to Build a Medical Device That Actually Sells with Lisa Voronkova, CEO of OVA Solutions
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If you want to make your medical devices more sustainable, let's talk—: https://calendly.com/lucas-pianegonda-gradical/discovery-call-gradical
Most MedTech founders build the wrong device because they skip the steps that actually matter before the engineering starts.
Lisa Voronkova is CEO of OVA Solutions, an R&D shop that has developed over 200 medical devices from scratch, and author of Hardware Bible. In this episode, she breaks down exactly where founders go wrong, what the development process actually looks like from clinical need to commercialization, and why FDA clearance is really just your entry ticket into the real competition.
We also get into how lean startup thinking translates (and doesn't translate) to MedTech, why manufacturing decisions belong in phase two, how to document without losing your mind, and where sustainability has a real seat at the design table.
Lisa's number one piece of advice: don't build anything until you've validated the problem. The most expensive mistake in MedTech is building the wrong device.
🔗 CONNECT WITH LISA VORONKOVA:
OVA Solutions: https://ovasolutions.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-voronkova/
Hardware Bible: https://www.amazon.com/Hardware-Bible-Medical-Device-Scratch/dp/B0FB4XL71K
🔗 CONNECT WITH US:
🎧 Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gradical-podcast-the-podcast-about-plastics-in/id1773569554
🟢 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/4vNQ6rPE2CQUGgQtEY3sYq
📺 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@GradicalGmbH
🌍 Gradical: https://gradical.ch/
📩 Work with us: lucas.pianegonda@gradical.ch
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If you are a Medtech company struggling to make your devices more sustainable, let’s talk—BOOK A CALL HERE.
You can also check our Youtube Channel with lots of free trainings and resources here: Lucas R. Pianegonda - YouTube
Website: www.gradical.ch