How to Apply an Engineering Mindset to Your Medical Device Startup: Interview with Access Vascular CEO Jim Biggins

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In this episode of Medsider Radio, we sat down with Jim Biggins, Founder and CEO of Access Vascular.

Before starting the company, Jim developed innovative products for companies like Boston Scientific, Ocular Therapeutix, and Medtronic. He then spent 18 months shadowing clinicians in real-life medical settings, which led to the creation of Access Vascular's novel biomaterial for vascular access devices aimed at reducing common patient complications.

In this conversation, Jim shares the importance of hearing directly from clinicians in the field, how to plan out a clinical research strategy, and the benefit of questioning assumptions when it comes to commercialization.

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Lastly, here's the link to the full interview with Jim if you'd rather read it instead.