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Transforming lives through code: The inspiring journey of Priyank Soni in medical technology
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n a world where innovation can mean the difference between life and death, few individuals embody the transformative power of technology in healthcare quite like Priyank Soni.
With over 20 years of global experience, Priyank has been a trailblazer in the field of medical devices, combining automation, AI, and cloud-based solutions to improve patient safety, diagnostic accuracy, and operational efficiency.
Engaging with physicians and innovators at the Heart Rhythm Society Conference
A career engineered to save lives
Priyank began his journey in Mumbai's technology sector in 2006. By 2008, his passion for patient-focused innovation led him into the medical technology field. Since then, he has developed transformative solutions in areas including blood management, infusion pump therapy, clinical diagnostics, and cardiac mapping and ablation.
Each project he has led is unified by a steadfast commitment to safety, usability, and effectiveness.
He led the UI development for a blood apheresis system that enables autotransfusion during surgeries, reducing the need for donor blood. His design dramatically improved workflow and reduced training time for clinicians. For infusion pumps, Priyank designed real-time safety-critical systems used in ICUs and oncology units to ensure precise medication delivery.
Training biomedical engineering interns in an automation lab
Merging Cloud, AI & Automation for global impact
Priyank pioneered cloud-based verification frameworks that automatically test thousands of medical device functions daily. This drastically improves quality assurance while accelerating regulatory approvals in different geographies, such as FDA approvals in the U.S. Priyank Soni shares that he led the design and development of a custom automation framework that saved $9 million and over 200 days of manual effort for a major Boston-based medical device firm.
The automated framework design and architecture are now adopted by engineers located in the U.S., India, Canada, Germany, Costa Rica, and China, according to Mr. Soni.
By building scalable CI/CD pipelines using AWS, Azure, and VMware technologies, he ensured that every software release meets rigorous safety and performance standards, enabling faster deployment cycles and higher software reliabilityWatch his exclusive interview on YouTube
here
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Building a culture of mentorship & global collaboration
Beyond his engineering achievements, Priyank is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of biomedical engineers. He has designed onboarding programs, cloud-based training labs, and hands-on R&D sessions that have helped interns transition into full-time innovators. Many of his mentees now lead their projects across the medical device industry.
Priyank also facilitates collaboration between U.S.
and Indian teams, creating synergy that accelerates product development. A prime example includes co-developing touchscreen UI for blood management devices, where seamless coordination ensured both technical and clinical excellence.
Promoting heart health and community wellness in Boston during the Heart Walk
The future of healthcare technology
Priyank is optimistic about the role of emerging technologies in reshaping healthcare. He believes the next wave of innovation will center around generative AI, remote surgical robotics, wearable health monitors, and 3D-printed organs.
He also foresees AI-powered diagnostic systems revolutionising how we detect and treat cancers, while digital twins will simulate real-time disease progression, allowing for safer and smarter treatment plans before actual procedures.
Such technologies, he notes, will not only improve outcomes in advanced healthcare systems but also bridge care gaps in resource-limited settings through remote diagnostics and automation.
Words for aspiring innovators
"To all aspiring engineers—think beyond the code. What you build can save lives. Collaborate. Learn. Lead with empathy. Because innovation isn't just about machines—it's about people."
Priyank
encourages young professionals to embrace interdisciplinary thinking, foster collaborations with clinicians, and adopt ethical AI practices to create solutions that are both innovative and humane.
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