HAPPY NEW YEAR! Host Tom Salemi squeezes in that salutation one final time in our first episode of DeviceTalks Weekly. In this episode, Managing Editor Kayleen Brown shines the FOMO spotlight on a possible new approach to treating stroke victims. Liane Teplitsky, now executive chair of Executive Chair of the Board of Directors of Carvolix, explains how an early-stage robot could give more interventionalists the power to help stroke victims. Tom Salemi and MassDevice’s Chris Newmarker Vensana Capital Co-founder Justin Klein, MD, as a temporary member of the Newsmaker team where the review the highs and lows of the first full week of the year. Tom and Justin then talk about the state of MedTech venture capital starting with the HSBC annual report. Finally, Chris Newmarker hosts our keynote interview featuring Lisa Anderson, president of Paragonix Technologies, which is upending how donated organs are stored for transportation before transplantation. Newsmakers include the late Tom Fogarty, Teleflex, Staar Surgical, Alcon, W.L. Gore, Conformal, and Johnson & Johnson MedTech. You can access the HSBC report here - https://www.hsbcinnovationbanking.com/us/en/resources/2025-annual-venture-healthcare-report?cid=B:OSOC:10937621680:10893300135 Thank you for listening to DeviceTalks Weekly! *** Enjoy the show? Follow DeviceTalks Weekly on all major podcast players + Follow us on YouTube.com/@DeviceTalks to ensure you never miss an episode. Want access to the complete DeviceTalks Podcast Network (DTPN)? Follow us today at https://devicetalks.castos.com/subscribe