Season 11: episode 2
This week, Isabel is joined by Giuseppe Savoja, Western Europe Senior Business Director, Cardiac Surgery Business at Medtronic, for a deep-dive into the evolution and future of ECMO, innovation in critical care and the realities of leading in the MedTech space.
Giuseppe shares what drew him to the medical device industry, reflects on how ECMO has transformed over the decades and explores how clinicians and industry can work together to support the most vulnerable patients in intensive care. From workforce pressures to breakthrough technologies on the horizon, he maps both the challenges and the opportunities reshaping advanced life support today.
Speaker bio
Giuseppe Savoja is Senior Business Director for Cardiac Surgery in Western Europe at Medtronic, where he leads the business with a focus on transformation, growth, and patient impact. With 20+ years in the medical device industry and leadership roles across Europe and Asia, he brings a blend of engineering expertise, commercial experience and a passion for developing high-performing teams. Born in Rome and having lived around the world, he’s now back in the Italian capital with his family. Outside work, Giuseppe enjoys windsurfing, snowboarding, sailing and motorbiking.
