Vivani Medical: “The only company actively developing a GLP-1 implant.” CEO Adam Mendelsohn discusses this and more on the most recent episode of The Healthcare Technology Report podcast. #VivaniMedical #NanoPortal #ChronicDisease #DrugDelivery #HealthcareInnovation #GLP1
Advancing Chronic Disease Treatment: Vivani Medical’s Adam Mendelsohn speaks with RJ Lumba Obesity and diabetes treatments often fail at the same point: the patient stops taking the drug. Adam Mendelsohn, CEO of Vivani Medical, is betting that tiny, long-acting implants can fix that. Vivani is developing subdermal GLP-1 (semaglutide) implants designed to deliver a smooth dose for roughly six months at a time, aiming to solve two hard problems at once: medication adherence and tolerability. Built on the company’s NanoPortal platform, the device uses a nanoporous membrane to control release from a small reservoir, opening a path for peptide drugs that haven’t fit well with traditional implant technologies. Mendelsohn lays out why Vivani shifted from a broad “platform” story to focusing 90% of the company on a GLP-1 drug–device product, how they’re using the 505(b)(2) pathway to shorten development by leveraging existing semaglutide data, and why the ability to stop treatment by removing the implant addresses a limitation of long-acting injectables. For anyone following obesity care, drug delivery, or combination products, it’s a detailed look at a very different way to deliver GLP-1s. Listen on iTunes (https://lnkd.in/gTz97cAf); also available on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gwgAHA5k To nominate for Top Healthcare Technology CEOs of 2025, click here: https://lnkd.in/d9crSvH Sign up for our free email newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gNqDJab #HealthcareTechnology #DrugDelivery #GLP1 #ObesityCare #MedicalDevices #BiotechInnovation