Akili looks, sounds and walks like a medical device company but is it? A chat with COO Matt Franklin

In this episode, we talk with medtech vet Matt Franklin who left the industry. – sort of – to help lead Akili, developer of EndeavoRx, the first prescription treatment delivered through a video game. The game treats kids with ADHD, but the company has bigger plans. Chris Newmarker, executive editor of life sciences, returns with his newsmakers including CMR Surgical, Affera, Medtronic, Blackrock Neurotech, Cardinal Health, and Stryker. To hear the rest of our interview with CMR CEO Per Vergard Nerseth go here. https://www.devicetalks.com/hear-from-the-ceos-of-two-surgical-robotics-companies-that-together-just-raised-over-1-billion/ 5. https://www.massdevice.com/cmr-surgical-100-mark-versius-systems-installed/ 4. https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/medtronic-affera-cardiac-ablation-catheter-mapping-design/ 3. https://www.massdevice.com/blackrock-neurotech-unveils-next-generation-bci-interface/ 2. https://www.massdevice.com/cardinal-health-hospital-level-care-home/ 1. https://www.massdevice.com/stryker-unveils-new-operating-room-model/ Thanks for listening to the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast. You can subscribe to this podcast on any major podcast application.