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
Is healthtech helping or hurting health equity? 08.12.2024 39:55
James, Amy and Belle from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [02:05] - Why are doctors wary of wearables? [18:30] - How does the public feel about health technologies and data? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn...
Can AI tools predict future health conditions? 01.12.2024 1:02:38
James, Jessica and Belle from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [14:20] - AI tool could predict type 2 diabetes 10 years in advance [40:50] - Many digital health startups are quietly raising down rounds and closing up shop. Here's why 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Conn...
What is holding the NHS back from innovation? 24.11.2024 50:48
Amy and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Doccla's Sukrti Nagpal [02:35] - Smart ring maker Oura hits a $5bn valuation after raising $75m [23:15] - Industry view: what is holding the NHS back from innovation, and what is needed to break these barriers? [34:20] - Alan unveils AI health assistant for its 680K health insurance members 🗞 Grab the news...
Would you bet against Ali Parsa? 17.11.2024 41:12
Jessica, James and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [01:17] - Forward, Startup Behind ‘Doctor in Box’ Healthcare Modules, to Shut Down [23:55] - Ali Parsa launches Quadrivia: I have stepped back from LinkedIn for almost a year, but we have not been idle 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect w...
Why we need system-level change for better population health 10.11.2024 1:57:33
Amy and James from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's Dr Gareth Thompson, with segments from Jason C. Foster and Vijay Luthra exploring the future of US healthcare. [19:45] - 3 Types of Startups that Healthcare Leaders Want to See More Of [37:35] - Swedish startup Yazen Health raises €19.5M to combat obesity across Eu...
The Ultimate Autumn Budget breakdown 03.11.2024 55:57
Jessica and James from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [01:10] - A kick in the teeth' or 'necessary'? UK tech reacts to tax hikes and exit relief scheme changes in the Budget 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX t...
What should the NHS's 10 year health plan include? 27.10.2024 55:12
Jessica, Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. 01:20 - Government launches online platform to shape 10 year health plan 23:50 - DrDoctor study reveals why patients miss hospital appointments 37:40 - Amazon Says AI Tools Reduce Healthcare Administrative Tasks 40% 51:25 - Fundraising for women’s health start-up ‘painful as giving birth’ 🗞 Grab the newsletter...
#114 How wearable neurotech coming to the mainstream 20.10.2024 53:15
Jessica and Hollie from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Dr Junaid Hassan Founder of Man Confidence [01:35] - Headspace Introduces AI Companion To Support Patients Through ‘Ebbs and Flows’ of Life [34:50] - What is wearable neurotech and why might we need it? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form...
Is it AI or is it just a really good algorithm? 13.10.2024 31:46
Daisy and Belle from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [02:35] - Wearable sensors moving into critical care roles [10:45] - How AI "twins" could help fill women's health gap [18:45] - Women’s health tech ‘less likely’ to get funding if woman is on founding team 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 📝 Complete th...
Why did Huma acquire eConsult — and what's next? 06.10.2024 39:58
James and Jessica from SomX breakdown 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
Could brainwaves give us more insight into mental health? 29.09.2024 30:47
Huw and Belle from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [02:00] - Digital mental health therapies could save thousands of NHS therapist hours [16:05] - Graphene spike mat and magnet technology to fight antibiotic resistance [23:50] - Brain activity patterns could help identify mental health markers 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast...
Dragon's Den: Healthtech Special 22.09.2024 49:20
James and Jess from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from digital health investors David Buller and Laurent Van Lerberghe [03:55] - Analysis finds Thermology Health imaging tech capable of saving NHS £1 billion [13:20] - Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips [28:35] - Scientists develop stunning AI to predict blood pressure f...
Have you read the Lord Darzi Report yet? 15.09.2024 53:02
Huw and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Together Digital's Liam Cahil. [02:05] - Independent investigation of the NHS in England [29:40] - NHS warned on rollout of AI-powered genomic health prediction [45:15] - Scientists develop stunning AI to predict blood pressure from voice 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be...
Nobody ever got fired for hiring Mckinsey 08.09.2024 53:01
Huw and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from DocAbode’s Taz Aldawoud. [04:55] - Monitoring technology in social care could save over £1.2bn for NHS [29:45] - Innovate UK reverses female founder funding decision following uproar from UK startup community [43:40] - What do 'digital transformation' and 'digital health' really mean? 🗞 Grab the newslette...
Who's using AI in health...and do they need to know? 01.09.2024 49:04
James and Jessica from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [01:00] - Survey: AI most exciting emerging technology in healthcare [26:00] - How to make sure AI helps rather than hinders healthcare [33:15] - Decentralised trial reveals home-testing behaviours for respiratory infections 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this...
The way we test healthcare AI isn't working 25.08.2024 51:05
Huw, James and Daisy from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [03:45] - The testing of AI in medicine is a mess. Here’s how it should be done [34:00] - Preparing the NHS for the AI Era: A Digital Health Record for Every Citizen 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Hu...
Could tongue colour identify diseases? 18.08.2024 49:43
Belle and Jessica from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [02:40] - Hims & Hers CEO: Women's health business "will likely" eclipse men's [18:20] - Innovative AI system uses tongue color to identify multiple health conditions [26:30] - 23andMe to launch GLP-1 telehealth offering, trims internal drug development team 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️...
Funding and femtech: record breaking raises 11.08.2024 59:19
Jessica and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Flo Health Inc's Anna Klepchukova. [15:40] - Femtech startups appear on track for record VC funding [25:05] - Mental health benefits company Spring Health hits $3.3B valuation, boosted by $100M series E round [35:05] - AI assistant eases NHS pressure in cataract care 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healt...
Digital pathways transforming stroke recovery 04.08.2024 43:56
Belle and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Pogo Digital Healthcare’s Jack Francis. [02:10] - Digital pathway launched to improve care for stroke survivors [30:35] - Flo Health raises record $200m for period tracking app and becomes Europe’s first femtech unicorn [31:50] - The NHS at 100 - time to reimagine the future? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at w...
AI's role in mental health care 28.07.2024 51:15
Jessica and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from ieso Digital Health's Director of Evidence Generation, Clare Palmer. [29:20] - Diagnosing STIs with a ‘selfie’? AI could make it possible [37:00] - Are AI-chatbots suitable for hospitals? Diagnostic capabilities of large language models tested 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ App...
What does an AI in healthcare strategy look like? 21.07.2024 50:02
Huw and Belle from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from The Health Foundation’s Tim Horton. [02:15] - AI outperforms clinical tests at predicting Alzheimer’s progress [42:30] - Digital health needs women at the heart of it 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect w...
A full-body MRI scan or the ultimate selfie? 14.07.2024 40:18
James, Jessica and Daisy from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter. This week: What should the next AI healthcare strategy cover? [03:15] - Function pockets $53M for personalized health testing backed by celeb investors Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Kevin Hart [18:25] - NHS urged to prioritise cancer care basics over tech and AI ‘magic bullets’ [39:00] - Effectiveness of digi...
What should the next AI healthcare strategy cover? 07.07.2024 42:40
Huw and Jess from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire Trusts, Dr Julia Dawson 08:35 - Priorities for an AI in health care strategy 24:05 - Pain-free home test kit for cervical cancer is unveiled 33:15 - AI prosthetic limbs and advanced sensors: how one startup is building tech for next gen wearables 🗞 Grab th...
The ultimate HLTH Europe roundup 30.06.2024 46:44
James and Jessica from SomX do a post-HLTH download of all of the most exciting announcements from last week’s event in Amsterdam. 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health
Reframing the investment landscape 23.06.2024 45:47
Join Jessica, Huw and Jess from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from Coulter Partners’ Ian Coyne. This week: [03:00] - Be a part of a study: What kind of person builds a digital health startup? [09:30] - Freespira bets on slow and steady, amid spectacular digital health collapses [23:00] - What do health tech leaders want from the general election campaign?...
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