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Lucas R. Pianegonda

Lucas R. Pianegonda is the Podcast Hoste of MedTech Sustainability by Design a 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.

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 answers the questions your R&D team would ask to make your devices more sustainable and competitive.

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44:31

CAPA Done Right: How to Turn Quality Firefighting into Continuous Improvement | Georg Digel

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25:08

How to Incorporate Biocompatibility Into Plastic Selection

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Shared 1 week ago

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Remanufacturing Single-Use Medical Devices | Ulrike Marczak, CEO at Vanguard

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Shared 1 week ago

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12:46

What Is Mass Balance? (And Why MedTech Companies Need ISCC-PLUS Certification)

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Shared 2 weeks ago

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44:29

The Bio-Based Pipette at comparable costs to conventional Plastic | Bastien Manuel

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Shared 2 weeks ago

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18:59

Can Chemical Recycling Work in Medical Technology? (Real Examples)

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Shared 3 weeks ago

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48:29

How Advisory Boards Can Help You Make Strategically Sound Decisions | Jordan Morrison

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Shared 3 weeks ago

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44:55

Recycling is Just an Extension of Linearity? | Patrick Zimmermann, MD at FKuR Kunststoff GmbH

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Shared 1 month ago

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45:44

How to Build a Medical Device That Actually Sells | Lisa Voronkova, CEO of OVA Solutions

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Shared 1 month ago

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19:52

11 Steps to Design Sustainable Medical Devices

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Shared 1 month ago

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43:49

How AI Can 10x Medical Device Development | Prof. Dr. Christian Johner

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Shared 1 month ago

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Why Sustainability and Compliance Are Becoming the Same Thing | Julian Lotz, BIOVOX

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4 Forces Moving MedTech Towards More Sustainable Devices

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40:53

The Real Cost of Medical Waste (And Why Hospitals Are Changing Their Approach)

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Shared 1 month ago

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11:55

5 MedTech Disciplines Racing Toward Sustainability (And Why)

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Shared 1 month ago

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58:51

How Do You Know Your Medical Device Material Will Pass Biocompatibility Testing?

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Shared 1 month ago

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7 Things MedTech Must Get Right in 2026

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Shared 3 months ago

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52:34

Can Chemical Recycling Solve MedTech's Sustainability Crisis? with Reinier Grimbergen

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Shared 3 months ago

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How to Innovate Faster in MedTech: Solving the Speed-to-Market Problem with Spencer Jones

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Shared 3 months ago

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12:06

What Is a Medical Grade Plastic? (VDI 2017 Guideline Explained)

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Shared 3 months ago

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How Do You Choose The Right Sterilization Method For Your Device? with Manuel Grandy

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Shared 3 months ago

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11:37

My 2025 Year in Review: What I Learned Building a Sustainable MedTech Business

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Shared 4 months ago

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42:34

Is Sustainability Actually Strategic? | Casper Venbjerg Hansen

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Shared 4 months ago

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19:15

Stop Calling Everything “Bioplastic.” Here’s What It Actually Means

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Shared 4 months ago

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45:54

Understanding LCAs: The Hidden Factors That Shape Environmental Impact | Thomas Kägi

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Shared 4 months ago

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Why You Have Only 5 YEARS LEFT to Fix Your MedTech Strategy

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Shared 4 months ago

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Why Hospitals Say No: The Harsh Truth About MedTech Commercialization | Jim Surek

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Shared 4 months ago

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14:59

Debunking the 'Green Premium' in MedTech

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Shared 4 months ago

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43:48

What If Engineers Could Innovate Instead of Wasting Time on Documentation? | Karl J. Larsson

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Shared 4 months ago

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What I Learned at the 2025 Medica Trade Fair…

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Shared 4 months ago

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40:55

Is Packaging the Next Big Sustainability Challenge in MedTech? | Marcel Kunz

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Shared 5 months ago

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The Obvious Actions That Put You Ahead of 95% of MedTech Teams

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The World’s First Bio-Based Anesthesia Circuit | Thomas Willemsen (GaleMed Group)

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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing Plastics in MedTech

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38:59

Redesigning a Single-Use Medical Device to SLASH Waste & Cost (Case Study) with Pablo Yániz González

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15:32

Fix Your Sustainability Mindset: The 4 Steps Every MedTech Company Needs to Take

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How “Hybrid-Use” Medical Devices Can Cut Waste AND Save Hospitals Millions | Dr. Axel Boese

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14:55

The 9 ‘R-Principles’ Every MedTech Designer Should Know

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Single-Use vs Multi-Use Devices: What’s REALLY More Sustainable?

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Shared 6 months ago

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41:18

Arne Jaksch - Toxicological Risk Assessment

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Shared 6 months ago

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10:46

Don’t Marry the Wrong Supplier! MedTech Procurement Gone Wrong

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Shared 6 months ago

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Maximilian Hofmann - Challenges in MedTech Sustainability

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Shared 6 months ago

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When do I need a Medical Grade?

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Shared 6 months ago

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Biobased vs Recycling Plastics

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Shared 6 months ago

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Strategic Sustainability Advantage in MedTech

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Shared 7 months ago

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Lucas Pianegonda - Biokunststoffe in der Medizintechnik

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Shared 7 months ago

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Isobel Filipova - Holistic MedTech Design

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Shared 7 months ago

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Challenges for Medical Waste in 2026

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Shared 7 months ago

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Claudia Feusi - Aussenhandel und Zoll

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Shared 7 months ago

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Choose the perfect MedTech Plastic every time?

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Shared 7 months ago

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Recycling Plastics in Medical Technology

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Shared 7 months ago

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Damian Carr - Catheter Technology

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Shared 7 months ago

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How requirements help with Medtech Market Success

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Shared 7 months ago

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How do Sustainability and Medtech Success fit together?

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Shared 8 months ago

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Gradical Podcast - Jim Giger - Product Development in MedTech

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Shared 8 months ago

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Monika Kriete - Medical TPUs

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Shared 8 months ago

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Frederik Uibel - Biokompatibilität von Atemgaswegen

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Shared 8 months ago

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Jim Giger - Product Development in MedTech

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Shared 9 months ago

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Beat Keller - Safety of Electrical Medical Devices

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Shared 10 months ago

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Olav Jarusel - Rekrutierung und Fachkräftmangel

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Shared 10 months ago

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