SomX
Healthtech Pigeon
Like normal healthtech news but, you know, not boring. The team at SomX bring you the audio version of the weekly Healthtech Pigeon newsletter - a panel show with journalists, VCs, podcasters, entrepreneurs, execs and those with a strong opinion to make things interesting. Regular hosts and guests are Dr James Somauroo, Jessica Smith, Belle Taylor, Huw Penson, Jess Farmery from the SomX team.🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🚀 Learn how SomX can help your healthtech company at www.somx.health
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Episodes
2025 HLTH Europe roundup 22.06.2025 42:34
SomX’s Jessica Somauroo is joined by Dr Derrick Khor and Blanca Baez at HLTH Europe for the latest news and developments from across the healthtech ecosystem. 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Derrick on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Blanca on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at ht...
How can women protect their health data? 15.06.2025 45:04
SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Amy Thomas dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories. 00:00 - Intro 17:28 - Public health bodies urged to launch period tracking apps to protect data 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
How is Neurotech changing the industry 08.06.2025 26:35
SomX’s Huw Penson, Andrew Hair and Hollie Ruda dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories. 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Musk's Neuralink raises $650 million in latest funding as clinical trials begin + A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a Person 12:10 - atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech to Combine Creating a Global Leader in Psychedelic Mental Health Therapies 20:13 - NHS England pauses...
Is the UK is becoming a leader in healthtech? 01.06.2025 33:21
SomX’s Huw Penson, Amy Thomas and Hollie Ruda dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories. [00:00] - Intro [01:34] - Amazon-style’ prescription tracking goes live on NHS App [13:14] - Hinge Health goes public, raises $437.3M in IPO [21:45] - UK health tech startups worth £32bn, report finds 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with...
How to effectively tackle digital exclusion in healthcare 25.05.2025 44:08
SomX’s Belle Taylor and Amy Thomas dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories with the help of The Health Foundations’ Tom Hardie. 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Digitizing the NHS and adult social care 16:10 - Can AI therapists really be an alternative to human help? 30:40 - Digital Inclusion Under the Microscope as Digital Poverty Alliance launches NHS Sector Inquiry 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechp...
One month Countdown to HLTH Europe: Everything you need to know 18.05.2025 43:43
Huw and Amy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from HLTH's Henry Stoneley. 06:18 - The new Finland: How Portugal has become a hub for health tech innovation 17:00 - Mark Zuckerberg wants you to have more friends … but AI 28:10 - Only 30% of Health and Social providers Using AI, New Survey Reveals 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply...
All things digital twins 11.05.2025 52:40
James SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Sanome's, Benedikt von Thüngen , 01:31 - Belfast Digital Twin Centre to fast track industrial adoption of deep tech 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Benedikt on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team a...
Ambient scribes: Are they or aren't they a medical device? 04.05.2025 44:36
Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Tandem Health’s, Dr Katie Baker. 02:45 - Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS 18:48 - Ambient voice technology guidance launched by NHSE to support adoption 32:40 - Few digital health technologies can address multimorbidity 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ A...
Rich data collection is the backbone of healthcare 27.04.2025 45:06
Belle and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Faces of Digital Health podcast host, Tjasa Zajc. 02:55 - Europe’s healthtech and AI startups raise $13.9B in Q1 as global investors return 16:00 - Driving Fertility And Perimenopause Innovations For Women’s Health 30:24 - Single-dose psychedelic boosts ‘brain flexibility’ for weeks, study finds 🗞 Grab t...
Is remote monitoring the future of healthcare? 20.04.2025 39:32
Amy and Taffy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. - Fierce Healthcare Fundraising Tracker—Hellocare.ai banks $47M; SignalFire raises $1B to invest in AI startups . - Lab-grown chicken ‘nuggets’ hailed as ‘transformative step’ for cultured meat . - Innovative Blood Testing Tech Could Spell the End of Needle Phobia - Digital Health Technology News 🗞 Grab the newsle...
How should we address health inequalities? 13.04.2025 35:20
Huw, Adama and Taffy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. 01:34 - A startup space where women’s representation is growing: digital health Cavenagh Health's survey: https://xrgpfimzcdu.typeform.com/to/lplPfikk?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com 19:51 - Wes Streeting pledges to retain digital workforce amid NHS reforms 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️...
Why we must prioritise homegrown innovations 06.04.2025 39:43
Huw and Daisy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Definition Health’s Dr Rosie Scott 09:28 - H ealthTech is the UK’s hidden gem – the government can’t ignore it 22:51 - Covera Health launches AI platform for women’s imaging 30:34 - T rust in AI-assisted health systems and AI’s trust in humans 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to...
Should you rush to delete your genetic data? 30.03.2025 46:13
Huw and Jessica from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter 11:00 23andMe customers struggle to delete their data - BBC News 23:14 A California health tech company is letting AI run medical visits, from intake to diagnosis 38:31 - Experts enter fourth dimension to create better medical devices - University of Birmingham 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍ Appl...
AI Implementation: Friend or Foe? 23.03.2025 45:03
Belle and Hollie from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Sword Health’ s Robbie Huddleston [01:56] - NHS innovation centre floated as UKRI backs Labour’s missions [12:43] - As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses are pushing back [38:54] - Can AI help detect cognitive impairment? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a po...
Why we should all be invested in longevity 16.03.2025 59:24
James from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from LongVC's Artem Trotsyuk and Sergey Jakimov. [28:50] - 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary likely made over 20 times his money on a startup selling genetic-testing kits for cats [37:32] - Antiaging pill for dogs clears key FDA hurdle [44:47] - History beckons as Healx doses first rare cancer patient with AI-cre...
The complex road to tech adoption in health systems 09.03.2025 40:11
Amy and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with the help of Firstword Healthtech’s Tina Tan. [04:30] - Rune Labs' AI coaching tool aims to offer care continuity to people with Parkinson's [19:05] - Unicorn Flo Health eyeing startup acquisitions following $200m fundraise [29:30] - Sofinnova has €1.2B to invest in up to 60 new life sciences firms 🗞 Grab the newsl...
How the NHS can use tech to truly save time 02.03.2025 32:19
Huw from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from The Health Foundation's Ben Shemesh. [01:25] - Tech to save time: how the NHS can realise the benefits [24:10] - France Bets on Medical AI, to Train 100,000 Doctors Yearly 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Ben on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect wi...
How to ensure AI enables equitable healthcare 23.02.2025 42:48
Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from CTel's Christa Natoli. [02:55] - Most patients do not trust health systems to use AI responsibly [25:00] - Congress Extends Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Through March 31, 2025 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedI...
Should AI be used in end-of-life medical decisions? 16.02.2025 49:30
Huw, James and Taffy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [02:30] - Nina Capital's new €50M fund sets sights on early-stage healthtechs [15:05] - NICE consults on changes to its HealthTech programme [25:30] - Should AI be used in end-of-life medical decisions? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect w...
How to make the most of digital mental health tech 09.02.2025 37:21
Amy and Daisy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [01:10] - L&G Group Protection reports 79% year on year increase in digital health service usage - IFA Magazine [13:30] - The role of AI in the future of women's health [22:00] - Guidance launched to ensure safety of digital mental health tech 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a pod...
Let's talk about AI...again 02.02.2025 38:42
Huw, James and Daisy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [01:25] - UK healthcare sector falling behind on AI adoption, study shows [17:15] - Project launched to improve regulation of AI healthcare devices [26:05] - UK health AI firm criticises NHSE procurement as it goes bust 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this...
The impact of telehealth on health systems 26.01.2025 1:06:10
James from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with Whereby’s Howard Wu and Accurx’s Jacob Haddad. [40:15] - Patient portals top digital health tech use in older adults, survey finds [49:00] - AI Threatens To Further Erode Physician Autonomy 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Howard on LinkedIn 🖇...
Everything healthtech companies need to know about the UK AI Action Plan 19.01.2025 45:14
Huw, James and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [02:10] - Startups Welcome UK AI Action Plan, But With Caveats [26:10] - ‘The returns are awful’: why taxpayers are racking up losses on British start-ups 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedI...
What does the future of preventative healthcare look like? 12.01.2025 48:31
Huw, Belle and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [02:00] - Healthtech startups making healthcare delivery better for doctors and patients [25:40] - Withings unveils body-scanning mirror at CES 2025 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn 🖇 Co...
A Year in Healthtech: Advocacy, Equity, and What’s Next for AI? 15.12.2024 48:09
James and Jessica from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
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