The MedTech Intelligence (MTI) Community
MedTech Intelligence (MTI) is a professional community for medical technology innovators, medical device & diagnostics manufacturers, digital health & patient care providers, and industry regulators working to develop and maintain healthcare solutions to improve patient outcomes, increase access to care, and reduce healthcare costs. With more than 18,000 online visitors each month and 17,000+ weekly newsletter subscribers, the MTI Community connects a highly engaged audience seeking knowledge, new solutions, guidance, and networking on topics including MedTech Design, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Regulatory Intelligence & Maintenance, Healthcare Finance & Reimbursement, Digital Transformation & Software Development, and related innovation driving success within the healthcare industry. Sign up to get original industry articles and reports, curated medtech news, and related user-contributed content delivered to your inbox from our free weekly newsletter.
MTI Mission Statement
To educate medical technology product development, design, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory industry professionals with news, analysis, technology and applications content that help the industry innovate, produce, and market products effectively within global regulatory and market conditions.
Leadership Team
Rick Biros
Founder, President & Publisher
Rick is an accomplished entrepreneur and media executive with more than 35 years of B2B media experience, including sales, operations, new product development, acquisition & divestiture, and startup.
While working with Food Processing and Food Engineering magazines in sales and management roles early in his career, an E. coli outbreak in the Pacific Northwest killed four children and made national headlines. The event led to Rick’s recognition of gaps in content among food industry trade journals…specifically Food Safety. Filling the void, he founded Carpe Diem Communications where he created a new industry segment and launched Food Quality, the first industry magazine serving the food safety and quality market.
Carpe Diem’s rapid success led to expansion with the Food Quality Award and The Food Quality Conference & Expo and the launch of two additional print titles, Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality and Contamination Control. Rick has received editorial excellence awards from The American Society of Business Publication Editors which included his own monthly column in Food Quality.
In 2007, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. acquired Carpe Diem. By mid 2009, Rick continued his entrepreneurial interests with the development of Innovative Publishing Company, a digital media and events company initially serving the Medical Device Manufacturing community with digital content and a series of highly-focused conferences, now under the brand MedTech Intelligence. Food Safety Tech was launched in 2012, leading to expansion with the Food Safety Consortium Conference & Expo in 2014. By 2015, IPC’s current stable of B2B media and events was completed with the launch of Cannabis Industry Journal and the Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo.
Rich West
Content & Publishing Director
Rich has broad cross-disciplined leadership experience with leading B2B media brands including FierceHealthcare, HealthDataManagement, QMed/MDDI, Machine Design, WardsAuto.com among other B2B brands. His 40-year career spans large, small, and start-up organizations in media, marketing, and manufacturing with responsibilities including operational leadership, scaling growth, strategic marketing, and sales development.
As a media executive, Rich has developed a keen understanding of the relationships among content consumption, creativity, technology and successful sales & marketing strategy. His expertise and passion for operational excellence was further strengthened as the senior business manager responsible for the cardiovascular product portfolio within a leading medical device contract manufacturing company.
A Journalism graduate of the University of Central Florida, Rich and his wife live in Pennsylvania’s southern Chester County countryside where they enjoy spending time with their 3 children and 2 grandchildren.
Candace Taylor
Senior Marketing Director
Candace Taylor has spent years building and executing strategic marketing campaigns across a wide range of industries, guided by the belief that great products, strong services, and passionate people create real success. With extensive B2B and B2C marketing experience, she specializes in brand development, campaign management, social media strategy, and content marketing.
She grew up in the Midwest, where running track, playing soccer, and finding creative ways to express herself shaped her early years. At around twelve, she wrote a petition explaining why she should not be grounded for taking an “unauthorized” cookie, which became an early sign of her love for writing. She later graduated from Miami University of Ohio with a Marketing degree, and her creative writing scholarship reflects the blending of analytical thinking and storytelling that guides her work.
With South American roots and a deep appreciation for diverse perspectives, Candace values collaboration, culture, and mission‑driven work. She also loves to travel, and Italy has become a second home after seven visits. She is energized by teams that share her commitment to meaningful impact.
Randy Knotts
Business Development Director
Randy Knotts is a healthcare media veteran with more than 30 years of experience in B2B Media sales and operations. He began his career working with Medical Electronics and Health Data Management, and he later served as the healthcare channel director for B2BWork during the early years of digital media innovation.
His leadership experience includes serving as sales director for HIMSS Media Group and director of the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum Network. In these roles, he guided the development of the HospitalConnect portal and helped shape system-wide digital media and e commerce strategies. Most recently, he has worked with MDGuidelines, where he supports occupational health and medical claims professionals by providing clinical outcomes data that informs return to work decisions and treatment planning.
Randy focuses on building marketing partnerships that deliver measurable results, qualified leads, and strong return on investment. He listens carefully, evaluates each marketer’s goals, and collaborates on strategies that drive meaningful engagement. He also enjoys sharing a few memorable personal moments, including playing pool with Axl Rose, meeting Clint Eastwood and James Woods at Pebble Beach, and shaking hands with Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill.
MedTech Intelligence is published and owned by Innovative Publishing Company, Inc., Edgartown, Massachusetts USA; Rick Biros, President and Founding Principal.