The Bravest Thing a CEO Can Say Is "I Don't Know" with Renee Ryan

<p>In this episode of the Crux of Neuro, Renee Ryan, co-founder and CEO of PinPrint and former CEO of Cala Health. Renee traces her path from Wall Street healthcare banker to one of medtech’s most prolific investors and operators. She explains why, in neurotech today, getting reimbursed is often harder than getting cleared and how data became the whole story.</p><p>Key Topics</p><p>Renee’s path from healthcare investment banking to leading J&amp;J’s medtech investing (JJDC)</p><p>Founding Verb Surgical and investing across J&amp;J’s surgical-robotics portfolio (Auris, Verb)</p><p>Crossing from investor to operator as CEO of Cala Health</p><p>Winning Medicare coverage for wearable, at-home neuromodulation</p><p>Launching PinPrint and high-resolution 3D-printed microneedle patches</p><p>Related Insights</p><p>Why “if it’s not published, it doesn’t exist” to payers</p><p>How a connected device turns real-world data into reimbursement evidence</p><p>The shift in medtech from “get FDA approval” to “prove you can get paid”</p><p>Pharma and medtech converging around sensors, biomarkers and real-time data</p><p>Core Challenges</p><p>Wearable, at-home neuromodulation didn’t fit existing reimbursement codes forcing Cala to build the clinical evidence and the payment pathway from scratch, through repeated appeals.</p><p>Microneedle/microarray patches have existed for decades without FDA approval; PinPrint argues the real bottleneck has been manufacturing precision, which high-resolution 3D printing now addresses.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Tune in now to hear how Renee Ryan turned data into dollars in neuromodulation and where she’s taking the body’s next interface with PinPrint.</p><p><br></p><p>The Crux of MedTech podcast is brought to you by Cruxx, a specialist surgical robotics recruitment agency. </p><p><br></p><p>To learn more about Cruxx,<a href="https://www.thisiscruxx.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠click here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>A big thank you to our sponsors on this season of the podcast; </p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-technology-partnership/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TTP plc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> With a 35-year track record, TTP excels in turning innovative ideas into market-ready solutions. Their team of 300+ experts deliver breakthrough solutions in areas ranging from endoluminal robotics and navigation systems to ultrasound imaging. Whether you&#39;re a startup or a multinational, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-technology-partnership/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TTP plc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> can accelerate your development with the latest technologies. Learn more at <a href="http://ttp.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TTP.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p>