Archives for December 2013

2013’s ‘How to Attract the Attention of a Medtronic’

33 min reading time

2013’s ‘How to Attract the Attention of a Medtronic’

Reading Time: 33 minutes


Medical Device Strategic Partnerships

Director of Corporate Development for Medtronic Mark Pacyna presented “How to Catch the Attention of a Medtronic” at the 10x Medical Device Conference.

Among his quotables:

“If you can’t improve outcomes, expand access, optimize efficiencies within the system, that opportunity will not get funded at Medtronic.”

“We’re worried – as a Medtronic – that there’s going to be less innovation out there because there’s less dollars chasing unique ideas.”

And did you know Medtronic has $500 million invested in small startups around the world?

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