Structural Heart Talks: Edwards Lifesciences
Structural Heart Talks: Edwards Lifesciences
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Over 60 years ago, engineer Miles Lowell Edwards and surgeon Dr. Albert Starr launched a company and an industry by developing the first commercially available artificial heart valve. Today, Edwards Lifesciences is focusing its attention on developing life-saving and groundbreaking devices that can help patients with heart valve disease. In this podcast series, we'll talk with the Edwards Lifesciences leaders who are adding to this great MedTech story.
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The podcast explores themes of heart valve disease and innovative technologies, focusing on topics like supply chain resilience in MedTech, mentorship, advancements in transcatheter therapies, and the evolving landscape of surgical heart care. Specific episodes include discussions on optimizing supply chains during disruptions and exploring new clinical paradigms for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Over 60 years ago, engineer Miles Lowell Edwards and surgeon Dr. Albert Starr launched a company and an industry by developing the first commercially available artificial heart valve. Today, Edwards Lifesciences is focusing its attention on developing life-saving and groundbreaking devices that can help patients with heart valve disease. In this podcast series, we’ll talk with the Edwards Lifesciences leaders who are adding to this great MedTech story.
This podcast is powered by DeviceTalks and is part of the DeviceTalks Podcast Network.
In this episode of Structural Heart Talks, Joe Nuzzolese, corporate VP of global supply chain and quality at Edwards Lifesciences, shares how the company has built a resilient and responsive supply chain capable of withstanding significant disruptions—pandemic included—without missing a single patient case.
Nuzzolese explains how Edwards takes a “plan, make, source, deliver” approach, and why MedTech supply chains differ from consumer goods with a stronger emphasis on quality and availability. He details how the company strategically leverages dual sourcing, inventory buffering, and global distribution flexibility to maintain operations, even when borders close or suppliers face challenges.
He also unpacks the need for automation and digital integration, explains how Edwards connects employees to patient outcomes to instill purpose, and reveals why fostering innovation readiness is central to their long-term strategy.
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