Device Week, 22 May 2019 –Former Verb Surgical CEO Talks About Digital Surgery, Encourages Think Big

In this edition of Device Week, Medtech Insight's Catherine Longworth reports on her experience at the BIOMEDevice meeting in Boston, where she talked to CEO Scot Huennekens, the former CEO of Verb Surgical, the robotics start up formed by Google and Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon. Verb is combining robotics, advanced instrumentation, advanced visualization, data analytics and machine learning to create a platform for digital surgery, rather than trying to compete with the existing surgery robotics companies like Intuitive Surgical. Medtech Insight articles addressing topics discussed in this episode. SAGES 2019: Spotlighting Competitive Robotic Systems And Procedures Johnson & Johnson Diversifies Robotic Efforts With Auris Health Acquisition New Report Spotlights Intensifying Rivalry Between Tech And Health-Care Companies :: Medtech Insight