MedTech Sustainability by Design

By Lucas Pianegonda

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MedTech Sustainability by Design is the podcast where the world's leading experts in medical device, sustainable plastics, eco-design, and regulatory compliance share their expertise. Each episode cuts through the complexity of plastic selection, regulatory changes, medical device engineering or sustainable plastics — so MedTech engineers and start-up teams can build devices that are good for the patient, good for the planet and profitable.


Your host, Lucas Pianegonda, is a globally recognized expert for plastics in medical technology. As founder of Gradical, a consultancy dedicated to making MedTech more sustainable with plastics, Lucas has guided dozens of medical device, IVD and pharma companies through some of the field's most complex material challenges. He asks the questions your R&D team would ask and gets you the answers you actually need.


Topics covered include:

• Sustainable plastics and eco-design strategies for MedTech

• Plastic selection for medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics and combination products

• Biocompatibility, sterilization and the medical grade concept

• Regulatory requirements and changes across global markets

• Recycling, medical waste, and the circular economy in healthcare


Is your team struggling to make your Device or Packaging more sustainable? Schedule a call with Lucas: https://calendly.com/lucas-pianegonda-gradical/discovery-call-gradical?


Learn more about Gradical and its services at www.gradical.ch


Episode Date
The Sustainable Plastic That's Actually CHEAPER Than Fossil Fuels with Alex Braun, Chairman of Pillar Ltd
May 20, 2026
The Autoinjector Redesigned: Less Plastic, Lower Cost, Same Safety with John Palmer-Felgate, Founder & CTO of Eco-Inject
May 06, 2026
CAPA Done Right: How to Turn Quality Firefighting into Continuous Improvement with Georg Digel, Founder of Elevate CAPA
Apr 22, 2026
Remanufacturing Single-Use Medical Devices with Ulrike Marczak, CEO at Vanguard
Apr 15, 2026
The Bio-Based Pipette at comparable costs to conventional Plastic | Bastien Manuel, Commercial Director at elm-plastic
Apr 08, 2026
How Advisory Boards Can Help You Make Strategically Sound Decisions with Jordan Morrison, Founding Partner at Synera Advisory
Apr 01, 2026
Recycling is Just an Extension of Linearity with Patrick Zimmermann, Managing Director at FKuR Kunststoff GmbH
Mar 25, 2026
How to Build a Medical Device That Actually Sells with Lisa Voronkova, CEO of OVA Solutions
Mar 18, 2026
How AI Can 10x Medical Device Development with Prof. Dr. Christian Johner
Mar 11, 2026
Why Sustainability and Compliance Are Becoming the Same Thing with Julian Lotz, BIOVOX
Mar 05, 2026
The Real Cost of Medical Waste (And Why Hospitals Are Changing Their Approach) with Andy Marshall
Feb 11, 2026
How Do You Know Your Medical Device Material Will Pass Biocompatibility Testing? with Marina Daineko
Jan 28, 2026
Can Chemical Recycling Solve MedTech's Sustainability Crisis? with Reinier Grimbergen
Jan 21, 2026
How to Innovate Faster in MedTech: Solving the Speed-to-Market Problem with Spencer Jones
Jan 07, 2026
How Do You Choose The Right Sterilization Method For Your Device? with Manuel Grandy
Dec 31, 2025
Is Sustainability Actually Strategic? with Casper Venbjerg Hansen
Dec 24, 2025
Understanding LCAs: The Hidden Factors That Shape Environmental Impact with Thomas Kägi
Dec 17, 2025
Why Hospitals Say No: The Harsh Truth About MedTech Commercialization with Jim Surek
Dec 10, 2025
What If Engineers Could Innovate Instead of Wasting Time on Documentation with Karl J. Larsson (Aligned)
Dec 03, 2025
Is the Packaging of Implants the Next Big Sustainability Challenge in MedTech? with Marcel Kunz (Straumann Group)
Nov 26, 2025
Building the First Bio-Based Breathing Circuit with Thomas Willemsen (GaleMed Group)
Nov 17, 2025
Redesigning a Single-Use Medical Device to SLASH Waste and Cost (Case Study) with Pablo Yániz González
Nov 12, 2025
How “Hybrid-Use” Medical Devices Can Cut Waste AND Save Hospitals Millions with Dr. Axel Boese
Nov 05, 2025
Arne Jaksch - Toxicological Risk Assessment
Oct 22, 2025
Maximilian Hofmann - Challenges in MedTech Sustainability
Oct 15, 2025
Isobel Filipova - Holistic MedTech Design
Sep 24, 2025
Damian Carr - Catheter Technology
Sep 03, 2025
Monika Kriete - Medical TPUs
Aug 04, 2025
Jim Giger - Product Development in MedTech
Jul 23, 2025
Beat Keller - Safety of Electrical Medical Devices
Jun 24, 2025
Daniel Delfosse - Regulatory Developments
May 20, 2025
Dr. Chris DeArmitt - Plastic Myths
Apr 24, 2025
Dr. Jenci Kurja - Sustainable Growth
Feb 26, 2025
Monir El Azzouzzi - Clinical Evaluation
Feb 19, 2025
Julian Lotz - Biobased Medical Grades
Feb 05, 2025
Mihajlo Milenkovic & Giuseppe Fiandaca - Medical Grade Plastic Market Report
Dec 20, 2024
Dr. Stefan Rössler - Mass Balance Approach
Dec 13, 2024
Dr. Vinny Sastri - Quality Management in Medical Device
Oct 23, 2024
Kim Laursen - Compounding for Medical Applications
Oct 02, 2024
Jonathan Demierre - Eco-Design
Sep 18, 2024
Steve Maxson - MedTech Extrusion
Sep 04, 2024
Patrick Kothe - Medical Device Sales
Aug 22, 2024
Anja Gottschalk - Polyolefins for Medical Technology
Aug 14, 2024