Listen " Crisis Managed: Baxter’s Approach to Supply Resiliency after being hit with Hurricane Helene "
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, host Tom Salemi speaks with Cecilia Soriano, global president of Infusion Therapies and Technologies at Baxter. Soriano details how the company responded after Hurricane Helene severely damaged its North Carolina facility last fall. With floodwaters halting operations and disrupting supplies—especially IV bags—Baxter had to make bold, fast decisions to get back online. Soriano shares key lessons in crisis response and supply chain resiliency.
This episode is sponsored by Aptyx. Go to Aptyx.com to find more information on how Aptyx works with medical device companies.
If you want to see the video reference in the talk, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j091JNt-SLc.
We’ll start the episode with this week’s Newsmarker’s Newsmakers. Managing Editor Kayleen Brown joins Salemi and MassDevice Editor Chris Newmarker to highlight the week’s biggest news from Zimmer Biomet, Hologic, Abbott, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic.
We also pinpoint our favorite parts of the agenda for DeviceTalks Minnesota, which is happening June 11 at the McNamara Alumni Center.
Register to attend at Minnesota.DeviceTalks.com! Use the code mentioned in the podcast to save 25%.
More episodes of the podcast DeviceTalks Podcast Network
Ray Cohen on How to Successfully Build and Exit a MedTech; Talking Revolution with Sarah Matt, MD
12/12/2025
How Enovis is unlocking better bracing with innovative materials, patient comfort & next-gen tech
09/12/2025
How amazing tech – like Medtronic’s LINQ and beyond – can, will and must change health care
05/12/2025
Where is surgical robotics headed? Listen to these leaders- Moon’s Osdoit, Intuitive’s Jeddi
26/11/2025
J&J’s Schmid, Stanford’s Makower on helping MedTech find a higher gear for innovation and growth
21/11/2025
How Enovis is accelerating orthopedic recovery with bone stimulation and patient-centered innovation
18/11/2025
Noah Medical’s clear vision for pulmonary bronchoscopy; FOMO: The true costs of MedTech tariffs
14/11/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.