Cytex Ortho | Brad Estes
An episode of the MedTech Jam Session with Chris and Mike D podcast, hosted by Mike Donoghue and Chris Lyons, titled "Cytex Ortho | Brad Estes" was published on June 24, 2025 and runs 39 minutes.
June 24, 2025 ·39m · MedTech Jam Session with Chris and Mike D
Summary
Can We Grow New Cartilage Instead of Replacing Joints? That’s a gamechanger! Brad Estes, CEO of CytexOrtho, joined Chris and I on the MedTech Jam Session to talk about his 3D printed biodegradable scaffold designed to replace damaged cartilage. Here’s what we learned from Brad: 1. Solving the Young Patient Gap With no good solution between cartilage repair and total joint replacement, Cytex targets a major unmet need: 35–60-year-old active patients who need lasting results without compromising future treatment options. That would be HUGE! 2. Leveraging NIH-Funded Research Originally developed at Duke University, Cytex has leveraged over $18M in non-dilutive funding. Super resourceful management team. 3. 3D Printing continues to be a great technology platform The Cytex team have developed a 3D printed manufacturing process for a complex, mechanically strong biodegradable scaffold. Impressive. Follow Cytex Ortho and Brad Estes on LinkedIn Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts! Apple Spotify
Episode Description
Can We Grow New Cartilage Instead of Replacing Joints? That’s a gamechanger! Brad Estes, CEO of CytexOrtho, joined Chris and I on the MedTech Jam Session to talk about his 3D printed biodegradable scaffold designed to replace damaged cartilage. Here’s what we learned from Brad:
1. Solving the Young Patient Gap With no good solution between cartilage repair and total joint replacement, Cytex targets a major unmet need: 35–60-year-old active patients who need lasting results without compromising future treatment options. That would be HUGE!
2. Leveraging NIH-Funded Research Originally developed at Duke University, Cytex has leveraged over $18M in non-dilutive funding. Super resourceful management team.
3. 3D Printing continues to be a great technology platform The Cytex team have developed a 3D printed manufacturing process for a complex, mechanically strong biodegradable scaffold. Impressive.
Follow Cytex Ortho and Brad Estes on LinkedIn
Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts!
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