Pathways for innovation in the orthopaedic field: beyond products
- What can be considered as genuine innovation in orthopaedic / Spinal surgery today?
- Incremental vs disruptive innovation
- How to overcome innovation hurdles today?
- How is the healthcare system shaping future orthopaedic innovations?
Bio:
Nicolas Pivert is the RTG Group Leader of Medtronic France since September 2016. Starting his career as a Research and Development Engineer, he joined in 2003 Emka Technologies as Head of Key Accounts for Integrated Solutions in France, Benelux, Germany and Eastern Europe then CryoCath Technologies before joining Medtronic. Nicolas has spent most of his career in medical technology.
He joined Medtronic in 2008 and held several managerial positions within the Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRM) Business Unit and more exactly for the Cardiac Electrophysiology therapy. In 2016, he was appointed Business Director of Pain Spine Business Unit for France. In September 2016 he became Director of Restorative Therapies Group (RTG) in France.
Nicolas Pivert holds Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering – Polytech Marseille, of Cardiovascular Mechanic – University of Paris 12 and in Management – HEC Montreal. He has extensive management experience in sales and marketing.