Posts by Erin Cobb
Medtronic Named 2026 TAG Awards Top Innovator for Symplicity Spyral™ Renal Denervation System
Addressing Uncontrolled Hypertension High blood pressure is one of those health problems that can be easy to underestimate. It is common. It can be managed. And for many people, it can also remain stubbornly difficult to control. For more than 15 years, Medtronic has pursued a different approach to one of the most persistent challenges…
Read MoreAscent Business Solutions Named a 2026 TAG Awards Winner for Flow Nexus
Eliminating Back-Office Inefficiencies There is a particular kind of inefficiency that shows up in almost every growing organization. An employee sends an email. Someone else waits for a response. A spreadsheet gets updated. A document gets attached. A manager approves something. Someone enters the same information into another system. Then someone checks it again. None…
Read MoreOrgan Recovery Systems Named a 2026 TAG Awards Winner for LifePort Kidney Transporter
The Vulnerability of Organ Transport A donated organ does not stop being vulnerable simply because it has reached the point of transportation. For transplant teams, the journey between donor and recipient is a race against time, biology, logistics, weather, distance, and an enormous amount of coordination. Organ Recovery Systems has spent more than two decades working…
Read MoreEnovis Healthcare Solutions Named a 2026 TAG Awards Winner for B2B Software Platform Innovation
Bridging the Technology Gap in Healthcare Healthcare has no shortage of technology. The challenge is getting all of that technology to work together in a way that actually makes life easier for the people using it. That is the problem Enovis Healthcare Solutions set out to solve. The company’s integrated platform brings together clinical workflow,…
Read MoreCodonics Named a 2026 TAG Awards Winner for Connected Perioperative Medication Safety Platform
The Challenge of Disconnected OR Workflows In an operating room, medication moves quickly. A vial is opened, a syringe is prepared, a medication is administered, and eventually any remaining medication has to be accounted for. The challenge is that the systems responsible for each part of that journey have not always been designed to work…
Read MoreInside Codonics’ Two-Time TAG Award-Winning MedTech Breakthroughs
True innovation in healthcare rarely happens overnight. It requires continuous dedication, a clear understanding of clinical workflows, and an unwavering commitment to improving patient outcomes. Few companies exemplify this mindset as well as Codonics. In a recent episode of the TAG’D: Beyond the Award podcast, host Justin Starbird was joined by Mike Kolberg, Vice President…
Read MoreCelebrating Medtronic’s Big Win & the Decade-Long Journey to Transform Hypertension Care
Winning top recognition at the inaugural TAG Awards for B2B Innovation is a monumental achievement, and Medtronic’s groundbreaking work in renal denervation showcases exactly why! In the latest episode of TAG’D: Beyond the Award, host Justin Starbird sits down with Gabe Lazarus, Vice President of Marketing for Renal Denervation at Medtronic, to explore the decade-long…
Read MoreJudging Excellence: MedTech Operational Readiness & FDA Compliance with Tony Lopez
When we celebrate breakthroughs in life sciences, whether it’s a revolutionary diagnostic tool, a novel medical device, or a biotech discovery, the spotlight naturally falls on the invention itself. We talk about the science, the patent, and the funding round. We talk far less about the rigorous background work required to get that invention into…
Read MoreBeyond the Paperwork: What Judges Look For in B2B Tech Nominations
When you spend your days guiding companies through complex tax credits, statutory incentives, and legislative guidance, it’s easy for business growth to feel like an exercise in spreadsheets and documentation. But for Tim Parrish, CEO of Sagemont Advisors and President of the HIRE Coalition, serving as a judge for the inaugural TAG Awards for B2B…
Read MoreBeyond the Award: How Connect Labs’ Craig Scharton Evaluates True B2B Innovation in Health Tech
Building an innovation hub isn’t just about putting up a modern building with wet labs and high-speed internet. It’s about creating an active ecosystem where early-stage founders, established enterprises, university researchers, and health system executives bump into each other in the hallway and start building together. That’s exactly what Craig Scharton, Director of Connect Labs…
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