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Brent Hahn

Co-Founder and CEO of Gram Medical

Brent Hahn is an entrepreneur and drug delivery executive with nearly three decades of experience commercializing innovative medical technologies. As co-founder and CEO of Gram Medical, he is leading the development of a patented oral drug delivery platform designed for protected and targeted small intestine delivery with increased bioavailability. Over the past 30 years, Hahn has built a career at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and commercialization, helping transform innovative medical concepts into successful and sustainable products. His expertise spans miniaturization, precision manufacturing, advanced materials, and drug delivery, with leadership roles that have contributed to more than $1 billion in sales to medical and drug delivery OEMs. Prior to co-founding Gram Medical, Hahn served in executive leadership roles, including as CEO of Isometric Micro Molding during its acquisition, where he helped scale organizations and commercialize highly engineered medical technologies. Hahn holds a degree in Plastics Engineering and an MBA, bringing together technical depth with strategic business leadership.

9:00-10:00 a.m.

Thursday October 8, 2026

Developing the Devices for the Shrinking Size of Healthcare

Healthcare is getting smaller. That is, the technologies and devices being used to facilitate care, diagnosis, and treatment are shrinking in size. As a result, medical device manufacturers need to determine how best to accommodate this trend. Whether fabricating smaller parts, having less space in which to fit the necessary components, or adjusting production techniques to accommodate new outputs, miniaturization impacts almost everyone. With this in mind, panelists will discuss how this trend is affecting manufacturing and share best practices to help ensure accuracy and repeatability without significant increases in costs or time to market.

Moderated by Brent Hahn.