2025-08-09 –, Brachium
Language: English
Open source has revolutioned so many parts of our lives, why hasn't the same happened in healthcare?This talk will showcase examples from both hardware and software (e-NABLE prothestics, OpenAPS, Nightscout, and more), explore the regulatory hurdles that are holding these and other projects back, then shift to looking at the future and charting a path for these projects. Join us to build a more transparent, accessible, and secure future for medical technology.
John spends his day leading product security over a medical device business unit at Medtronic. He has spent his career across various parts of the Safety Critical Industry: Planes, Trains, Automobiles, Industrial Controls and Medical. DevOps, Firmware, Software or Systems, he's done it. His general approach is trying to take a holistic view of a system, then drilling down deep into the technical weeds. Having health issues himself, he likes to address issues regarding patient perspective, in addition to the traditional views from HDOs, MDMs, and Regulators.
In his spare time, he likes to pick locks and break things. Assumptions, edge cases, and thinking through system failure, is his happy place. Always looking for the next puzzle, and ways to move things forward.