How would a former medical device executive manage the Massachusetts innovation economy? Michael Minogue locked up the Republican nomination for governor on Sept. 1 and will face incumbent Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, in November. Minogue was a vice president at GE Healthcare, then served as CEO of Abiomed, a Danvers-based company that developed an artificial heart and other cardiac-assist technologies, before Johnson & Johnson acquired the company for $16.6 billion in 2022. A central focus of his campaign is reducing the high costs of living and operating a business in the state. I spoke with Minogue on Monday, a…
