Leadership in Medtech: Authentic and authoritative expertise
As I reflect on 2025 and all the medical device industry successes of this past year, I’m overwhelmed.
I’m overwhelmed not by these milestones — the first-in-human trials, regulatory approvals, product launches and deals — but by the people who pushed so hard and so persistently to reach them.
And I’m thankful that these device designers and engineers, entrepreneurs and executives so often share their stories and what they’ve learned to help other device developers similarly succeed.
They give our editors an early look when they’ve got big news to announce. They contribute to the conversation through interviews for our publications, conferences, podcasts and webinars.
And they’re not trying to sell devices. They’re offering authentic, authoritative expertise in the spirit of medtech collaboration and innovation.
We want to do more. In 2026, Medical Design & Outsourcing will launch new initiatives to build community in the medtech industry while ramping up our efforts to deliver exclusive medical device intelligence and insights.
More than ever, we’re committed to connecting you with leading medtech professionals at major OEMs and groundbreaking startups. We’re kicking off the year with our annual Leadership in Medtech issue, featuring interviews with leaders like Tim Schmid at Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Intuitive’s Darla Hutton and medtech entrepreneur Ray Cohen.
This issue also includes advice on medtech design and development covering electronics, software, tubing, ultrasound technology, regulatory strategy and nitinol. You’ll learn how medtech developers such as Medtronic, Abbott, Shifamed’s Adona Medical and Peytant Solutions developed novel or improved devices, and hear directly from eye surgeons about the most critical challenges in need of innovation.
Beyond this first issue of 2026, we’ll focus on minimally invasive medtech in March, diabetes and drug delivery in May, and surgical robotics in July, followed by our flagship Medtech Big 100 issue in September, the Women in Medtech issue in October and our Medical Device Handbook in November.
Between our magazines, we’ll host live interviews with medtech experts through our webinars and DeviceTalks virtual and live events, and have a steady cadence of special reports planned to keep you informed, inspired and empowered to make the most of new technologies powering cutting-edge devices and systems.
And we couldn’t do it without you, the medtech professionals who offer your expertise, attend our events and trust our publications to offer accurate and uniquely relevant information, as well as the suppliers, contract manufacturers and other supporters who sponsor all of these initiatives.
We’re all in this together. We’re stronger together. And we’ll keep on saving lives together.
As always, I hope you enjoy this edition of Medical Design & Outsourcing. Thank you for reading.
– Jim Hammerand, Managing Editor
Medical Design & Outsourcing
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