Med Tech Talks Ep.86: Miguel Testa Pt. 1

Pursuing an engineering degree and ending up working at a clinical trial software company. That’s the short version of Miguel Testa’s professional journey.

Welcome to a new episode of Med Tech Talks. This week, we sit down to talk with Miguel Testa, former VP of Engineering at Vial. Learn more about how a clinical trial software company works, what are the challenges of leading a cross-disciplinary team and how drug development can be augmented with advancing technology.

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Timestamps

01:07-02:35 - What to teletubbies and babies have in common?

03:21-04:40 - Miguel’s pull towards engineering.

04:41-06:23 - Working at Vial, and foraying into entrepreneurship.

06:24-09:33 - What does Vial really do?

09:34-14:47 - Miguel’s approach towards problem solving, and the problems that he encounters in building a clinical trials software.

14:48-20:11 - Leading an inter-disciplinary team, it’s challenges and how to overcome them.

20:12-24:23 - Building beyond Vial and developing drugs at Battery Bio.