{"id":24140,"date":"2026-01-29T15:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themedtechconference.com\/?p=24140"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:33:18","slug":"emerging-company-business-development-opportunities-at-mtc26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themedtechconference.com\/emerging-company-business-development-opportunities-at-mtc26\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging Company Business Development Opportunities at #MTC26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Blake Bacevich on business development and 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