Organizations need to adopt a “disruption mind-set,” whatever kind of innovation they are pursuing, and the most successful innovators realize that innovation is not just the province of the R&D department but the whole company. So say executives at PA Consulting, whose recent report, "Innovation As Unusual," highlights the importance of the “Innovation Leader” role, and has useful advice for life science and health care innovators.

In this Device Week, Ashley Yeo asks PB Consulting managing director Dan Jones about the adjustments needed by UK medtechs as they face a confluence of change brought about by Brexit, COVID-19 and NHS reform, at a time when the MHRA is also coming under increased scrutiny. 

Entrepreneur Carlo Rivis, one of In Vivo’s Rising Leaders, brought his disruptive innovation approaches to in-silico trials and digital avatar developer Computational Life, and now he is doing the same at Innovation Discovery.