May 31, 2026
In this episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis, Neal Piper, Founder and CEO of Luminoah, returns to share a major milestone in the company’s journey: FDA clearance for Luminoah Flow.
A past winner of the BioHealth Capital Region Crab Trap Competition, Neal first joined BioTalk to discuss the deeply personal story...
May 25, 2026
In this episode of BioTalk with
Rich Bendis, Sam Gussman-Toh, Portfolio Manager for the Small
Business Program at ARPA-H, joins the conversation to discuss how
the agency is creating new pathways for small businesses developing
ambitious health technologies.
Sam explains how the ARPA-H model differs from
traditional...
May 17, 2026
In this episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis, Jared Smith, MBA, CEcD, President and CEO of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, joins the conversation to discuss his new role leading economic development efforts in one of the nation’s most important biohealth markets.
Jared shares how his experience...
May 10, 2026
In this episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis, Ellen D. Harpel, Ph.D., Founder of Smart Incentives, joins the conversation to explore a topic that has shaped the growth of the BioHealth Capital Region but has rarely been discussed directly on the podcast: economic development incentives. Ellen explains why state and...