Episode 282 | Don Webber & Mauricio Carvalho of Bridge to Life | Transforming Organ Transplantation Through Innovative Solutions

Podcast: Project Medtech · Project Medtech

Opublikowano: 2026-10-12

In this episode, Don Webber, CEO and Mauricio Carvalho, VP of Medical & Scientific Affairs at Bridge to Life unpack the urgent challenge behind transplant medicine: outcomes are strong, but organ availability and perceived risk keep waiting lists high. Expanding the donor pool requires new preservation and assessment tools, and they explain how Bridge to Life is advancing hypothermic and perfusion-based organ preservation to protect cells, improve viability assessment, and help match organs to recipients with more objective biological insights. Mauricio shares hard-earned lessons bringing technology from Europe to the U.S. (where reimbursement, procurement, workflows, and contracting add layers...