At LSI Europe ’24, Dr. Catherine Mohr—President of the Intuitive Foundation and former VP of Strategy at Intuitive Surgical—delivered a powerful keynote on solving healthcare’s most complex, “wicked problems.” She traced the evolution of Intuitive’s surgical robotics, including the 29-year journey to the da Vinci system and the launch of the Ion platform for lung cancer diagnosis. Mohr’s message: innovation must close the gap between clinical need and what technology enables. Now focused on global surgical training and access, she urges the medtech industry to rethink education, AI integration, and healthcare delivery on a worldwide scale.
Predictable Winners: A Blueprint for Medtech Innovation That Actually Works
Most medtech innovations fail—but they don’t have to. In Predictable Winners, Ilya Trakhtenberg and Stuart Jackson of L.E.K. Consulting offer a proven, step-by-step framework to improve your odds. Drawing on decades of real-world experience, the authors reveal how medtech companies can systematically de-risk innovation, forecast smarter, execute better, and build enduring franchises. This isn’t theory—it’s a tactical guide for founders, operators, and leaders navigating a high-stakes landscape. From concept to commercialization and beyond, discover how to turn your breakthrough idea into a market-defining success story. Because success isn’t luck—it’s learnable.
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