TAG'D: Beyond The Award
TAG'D: Beyond The Award
Podcast Description
Welcome to TAG'D: Beyond the Award, the podcast that celebrates innovation, excellence, and leadership. Each episode dives into the inspiring stories behind the nominees and winners of The TAG Awards, uncovering the breakthroughs, challenges, and triumphs that define their journey. Whether it’s cutting-edge technology, transformative products, or visionary leadership, we’re here to explore what it means to stand out and shape the future of your industry. Let’s go beyond the award and into the heart of innovation. Here is your host, Justin Starbird.
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The podcast focuses on topics like MedTech innovation, leadership excellence, and the TAG Awards process, with episodes featuring insights on human factors engineering in medical devices, the role of strategic partnerships in healthcare, and the evaluation criteria judges consider for awards. Specific episodes discuss the importance of innovation and the value of recognition, as shared by guests such as Rick Curtis and Dr. MaryBeth Privitera.

Welcome to TAG’D: Beyond the Award, the podcast that celebrates innovation, excellence, and leadership. Each episode dives into the inspiring stories behind the nominees and winners of The TAG Awards, uncovering the breakthroughs, challenges, and triumphs that define their journey. Whether it’s cutting-edge technology, transformative products, or visionary leadership, we’re here to explore what it means to stand out and shape the future of your industry. Let’s go beyond the award and into the heart of innovation. Here is your host, Justin Starbird.
In this episode of TAG'D: Beyond the Award, host Justin Starbird speaks with Mike Kolberg, Vice President & General Manager of Codonics, to explore how smart design and clinician-focused technology are revolutionizing medication disposal and safety in modern healthcare environments.
Codonics was recognized as a two-time consecutive TAG Award winner for its groundbreaking Safe Waste System, a solution engineered to automate waste tracking, reduce drug diversion risk, and seamlessly enforce hospital compliance standards.
Listen in to learn about the technology behind their award-winning solution, how simple design addresses complex healthcare challenges, and what drives innovation in medtech!

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