{"podcast":{"title":"BioTalk Unzipped","slug":"biotalk-unzipped-6702602","podcast_index_feed_id":6702602,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/biotalk-unzipped/","website_url":"https://www.biotalkunzipped.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bc8c17ac-b08b-4ac4-b89d-c3f29318523c/updated-BioTalk-Logo.png","author":"Gregory Austin","episode_count":43,"summary":"BioTalk Unzipped, hosted by Gregory Austin and Dr. Chad Briscoe, unzips the stories behind medical progress through candid, intelligent, and often entertaining conversations with leaders across biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, clinical research, bioanalysis, and drug development. Each episode explores the science, strategy, setbacks, breakthroughs, and human stories shaping the future of medicine. From first-in-human trials and biomarkers to oncology, rare disease, AI, regulatory strategy, and emerging therapeutic technologies, BioTalk Unzipped makes complex life science topics engaging, accessible, and relevant. The show feels like the conversation you would want to overhear after a great scientific conference: thoughtful, unscripted, curious, and grounded in real-world experience. We bring listeners inside the decisions, discoveries, and personal journeys behind the therapies and technologies that may one day reduce suffering and improve lives.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T10:17:58.642598+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biotalk-unzipped-6702602"},"episode":{"title":"Are AI Doctors coming soon? A Discussion about AI in Medical Devices. - with Dr. Alex Friedman","slug":"are-ai-doctors-coming-soon-a-discussion-about-ai-in-medical-devices-with-dr-alex-friedman","published_at":"2025-02-03T07:39:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biotalk-unzipped-6702602/are-ai-doctors-coming-soon-a-discussion-about-ai-in-medical-devices-with-dr-alex-friedman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biotalk-unzipped-6702602","url":"https://biotalk-unzipped.captivate.fm/episode/are-ai-doctors-coming-soon-a-discussion-about-ai-in-medical-devices-with-dr-alex-friedman","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/c2a8739d-42c9-49eb-8da5-28ed455953de/https-3a-2f-2fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl-cloudfront-net-2fstaging-2f2025-1.mp3","summary":"In this episode of BioTalk Unzipped, hosts Gregory Austin and Dr. Chad Briscoe welcome Dr. Alex Friedman, a seasoned expert in regulatory affairs for medical devices and AI as Software as a Medical Device. Chapters 02:26 Introduction to BioTalk Unzipped 03:40 Charity Spotlight: Americares 05:01 Dr. Alex Friedman's Career Journey 11:52 The Regulatory Landscape of Medical Device Classifications 18:52 Regulatory Gameshow!: Classifying Medical Devices 22:28 AI Enabled Software as a Medical Device: An Overview  25:25 New News!! - Innovative Cardiac Health App: The Case of Antshrike 30:31 The Evolution of Wearable Health Technology 41:17 Liability and Risk in Medical Device Development 43:57 Clinical Decision Support Software - Challenges in Regulating AI in Healthcare 47:13 Self Updating AI Doctors?? - The Future of AI in Public Health 49:00 Navigating FDA Regulations for AI Technologies and Doc in a Box 56:27 New News!! - The Intersection of AI, Regulation, and Innovation 01:07:28 Measuring Success in Life and Work HOW TO REACH US: Alex Friedman https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexfriedman/   Alex’s Charity: Americares https://www.americares.org/   Dr. Chad Briscoe https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbriscoe/   Celerion - https://www.celerion.com/    Gregory Austin https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryaustin1/   Celerion - https://www.celerion.com/    New News Story - Innovative app from Before Health Intelligence identifies early signs of cardiac issues using wearable device data https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/new-ai-powered-mobile-app-delivers-early-prediction-of-heart-attack-or-stroke-944424 New News - 2025 forecast: How will AI, regulators and the government intersect? From Fierce MedTech…","meta_description":"In this episode of BioTalk Unzipped, hosts Gregory Austin and Dr. Chad Briscoe welcome Dr. Alex Friedman, a seasoned expert in regulatory affairs for medi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4229,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/biotalk-unzipped-6702602/episodes/are-ai-doctors-coming-soon-a-discussion-about-ai-in-medical-devices-with-dr-alex-friedman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biotalk-unzipped-6702602/are-ai-doctors-coming-soon-a-discussion-about-ai-in-medical-devices-with-dr-alex-friedman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}