Kayleen Brown

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Managing Editor, DeviceTalks Podcast Network (Podcast)

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Business and Finance, Health, Opinion and Editorial, Science, Technology

As seen in: DeviceTalks Podcast Network (Podcast), Newsweek, Mass Device, Medical Design & Outsourcing, MedTech Strategist, My Strategist, Medical Design Sourcing

Covers: Health Technology Medical Devices New Medical Technology Go-to-market strategies Start-ups Business Strategies New Markets Interviews Investors Dealmaking HealthTech BioTech Wearables

Doesn't Cover: pharmaceuticals supplements fitness weightloss

Managing Editor @DeviceTalks • #Host of #DeviceTalksAI & #MedtechWOMENTalks • 18 yrs in #medtech - host, journalist, moderator, speaker #AI #medicaldevice

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I'm a MedTech business strategist and HealthTech journalist with 15 years in medical device intelligence and research.

I am currently serving as Managing Editor, DeviceTalks, where I help to amplify the voices in MedTech through podcasts, interviews, thought-leadership articles, and in-person device conferences.

I also write for Newsweek as their HealthTech Expert and am a member of the Newsweek Expert Forum. I'm also proud to sit on the steering committee for ScaleHealth’s ScaleOC, a global…

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Healthcare's Transformation to Modular Thinking, Part Three

When it comes to selling modularity, education is key.

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How Wearable Technology Impacts Diagnostics and Health Changes

The Association of American Medical Colleges recently reported that by 2034, the United States will face an e…

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How Wearable Technology Impacts Diagnostics and Health Changes

The Association of American Medical Colleges recently reported that by 2034, the United States will face an e…

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Health Technologist: Can Innovative Technologies Improve the Way We Treat PAD?

It has been estimated that more than 200 million people suffer from peripheral artery disease (PAD) worldwide…

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From Drones on the Battlefield to Breaking the Millisecond Barrier: Robotic Telesurgery in the 21...

Hand in hand with the triumph of MedTech invention comes the bittersweet recognition of how many lives could'…

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Consumer Tech Companies Are On the Hunt for HealthTech Talent

Some of the biggest Consumer Tech companies in the world have hung the help-wanted sign and some are looking …

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DeviceTalks Boston Wrap Up with the Editors (and Many Special Guests!)

Jun 01, 2026 |

By Kayleen Brown

| DeviceTalks Podcast Network (Podcast)

In this episode, the editorial team shares their highlights and lessons from two great days at DeviceTalks Boston. Tom Salemi, Kayleen Brown, Chris Newmarker, Jim Hammerand, Sean Whooley and Skyler Rivera highlighted discussions on new technologies, personal stories, Boston’s ecosystem, and the power of MedTech. Joining them on the panel were special guests Saul Marquez of the Outcomes Rocket, Etienne Nichols of Greenlight Guru and Holly Scott of The Mullings Group. *** Enjoy the show?

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Axoft is building a BCI success story in Massachusetts; MassMEDIC's Johnson on MedTech’s future

May 22, 2026 |

By Kayleen Brown

| DeviceTalks Podcast Network (Podcast)

In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Host Tom Salemi speaks with Axoft CEO and co-founder Paul Le Floch about the future of brain-computer interfaces and the material science breakthroughs powering the next generation of neural implants. Le Floch shares how his background in materials science led to the development of “Fleuron,” Axoft’s soft, flexible implant material designed to better match the brain’s delicate tissue and reduce long-term damage caused by traditional rigid implants.

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High-Stakes Decision-Making is an Art - Boston Scientific, Cryosa, Provation

May 19, 2026 |

By Kayleen Brown

| DeviceTalks Podcast Network (Podcast)

In this special episode of the DeviceTalks Women in MedTech podcast, Host Kayleen Brown brings listeners inside the 6th Women in MedTech Breakfast held May 4 at DeviceTalks Minnesota for a powerful keynote panel on “The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making.” The conversation features Cat Jennings, SVP and President of Vascular Therapies at Boston Scientific; Laura Stoltenberg, President and CEO of Cryosa; and Marcie DeWalt, Chief Human Resources Officer at Provation.

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Published in 'Rhythms of Life' - 2001

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To be given the responsibility to ethically and honestly tell stories that will directly inform perspectives and cause action.