Dr. James Somauroo

The Healthtech Podcast

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The Healthtech Podcast covers the latest in health and technology through interviews with disruptive healthtech startups and leaders. Whether you’re a patient, founder, investor or simply interested in healthtech, The Healthtech Podcast has it covered.🌍 Listeners in over 150 countries. 🎙 New episode every week.🗣 Hosted by Dr James Somauroo.www.thehealthtechpodcast.com | www.somx.health | www.jamessomauroo.com

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Dr. James Somauroo

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

#212 Quick Tips with Mark Notton from Samsung Electronics 15.07.2021

This week, James is joined again by Mark Notton, from Samsung Electronics. Mark is Senior Director at Samsung Europe. He gives us his invaluable quick tips for entrepreneurs.  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mnotton/?originalSubdomain=uk Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/ Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James : www.jamessomauroo.c...

BONUS Quick Tips with the co-founder and CEO of Memory Lane Games Bruce Elliott 🎲 11.07.2021

This week, James is joined again by the Co-Founder and CEO of healthtech company Memory Lane Games, Bruce Elliott who gives us his quick tips for entrepreneurs. The Memory Lane Games app is designed for use by carers and the dementia and Alzheimer's patients in their care - especially for use in geriatric care, or delivered as part of a care home activities plan. Get in touch with Bruce : https://...

BONUS episode with CEO Bruce Elliott of Memory Lane Games 🎲 08.07.2021

This week, James is joined by the co-founder and CEO of healthtech company Memory Lane Games, Bruce Elliott. Bruce has a fascinating background in finance and gaming, and after an evening at the pub with his cofounder discussing their mums, his entrepreneurship journey with Memory Lane Games began. Memory Lane Games has created an ORCHA approved app that turns memories into games for people living...

#211 The Story of Samsung Electronics with Mark Notton 04.07.2021

This week, James is joined by Mark Notton, from Samsung Electronics. As one of the global technology leaders, Samsung’s vision is to build a “Better Normal” through technology and innovation, creating experiences that improve our daily lives and the world we live in. Mark leads Samsung’s mobile product and commercial operations in Europe, and will be exploring with James how both mobile devices an...

#210 The Story of Ada with Director Dr Shubs Upadhyay 👨‍⚕️ 01.07.2021

This week, James is joined by Dr. Shubs Upadhyay, Director of Medical Quality at global health company Ada. An NHS GP and a digital health enthusiast, Shubs is a strong advocate for the potential of technology to support clinicians with patient care and to empower individuals to be more proactive about their health. He is the Clinical Evaluation WG Co-chair of the ITU/WHO Focus Group AI for Health...

#209 The Story of Inflow with Founders Seb Issacs and Levi Epstein 🧠 27.06.2021

Inflow was born when founders Seb Issacs, Levi Epstein and Dr. Sachs came together on a mission to help every person with ADHD reach their full potential. ADHD is a neurological difference that usually persists for life. Conservative estimates suggest that it affects 5% of the US population and costs nearly $15,000 per person per year. Inflow was created to offer another way; a sustainable, access...

#208 The Story of MYNDUP with Founder Joel Gujral 🧠 24.06.2021

This week, James is joined by Joel Gujral, founder of mental health startup MYNDUP. Joel founded MYNDUP after experiencing his own mental health struggles, brought on by spending months in and out of hospital with an undiagnosed physical illness. MYNDUP aims to end the "one-size-fits-all" approach to mental health, by ensuring that people have access to support from professionals across the entire...

#207 Quick Tips with Dr Shaka Bahadu from Cipher Skin. 20.06.2021

This week Dr. Shaka Bahadu, a Healthcare operations expert, clinical informatics, and COO and co-founder of Cipher Skin gives James his quick tips for entrepreneurs. Get in touch with Shaka: shaka@cipherskin.com or info@cipherskin.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch: www.jamessomauroo.com | www.somx.co.uk

#206 The Story of Cipher Skin with Dr Shaka Bahadu 17.06.2021

This week, James is joined by Dr. Shaka Bahadu, a Healthcare operations expert, clinical informatics, and COO and co-founder of Cipher Skin. Shaka holds a doctorate in Medicine from the Joan & Sanford Weill Medical College of Cornell, and an MBA from Stanford Business School. Using his expertise, he helps lead Cipher Skin, a technology startup that is on a mission to predict and analyze struct...

#205 Quick Tips with Dr Mark Kotter, Neurosurgeon from the University of Cambridge 13.06.2021

This week Dr Mark Kotter, a stem cell biologist and neurosurgeon at the University of Cambridge gives us his quick tips for entrepeneurs. He is the founder and CEO of bit.bio, who have developed opti-ox, a benchmark technology for the efficient and consistent production of human cells for use in research, drug development, and cell therapy. He also founded cultured meat startup Meatable.   Get in...

#204 The Story of Bit.Bio with CEO Dr Mark Kotter 10.06.2021

This week James is joined by Dr Mark Kotter, a stem cell biologist and neurosurgeon at the University of Cambridge. He is the founder and CEO of bit.bio, who have developed opti-ox, a benchmark technology for the efficient and consistent production of human cells for use in research, drug development, and cell therapy. He also founded cultured meat startup Meatable. Get in touch with Mark : info@b...

#203 The Story of Joint Academy with Commercial Director Kyle Gatier 🦵 06.06.2021

This week, James is joined by Kyle Gatier, a ‘simple salesman’ who has been fortunate enough to be inspired by some great people, and to have nurtured a passion for healthcare that has turned into a stubborn belief that we can all be empowered to do more to care for our health. Over the past decade he has helped healthcare organisations through innovations in: digital healthcare;population health...

#202 Quick Tips with co-founder of Oto, Dr Edmund Farrar 03.06.2021

Dr Edmund Farrar, co-founder of digital health startup Oto gives us his quick tips for entrepreneurs.  Get in touch with Edmund: ed@ joinoto.com I LinkedIn @edmundfarrar Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch: www.jamessomauroo.com | www.somx.co.uk

#201 The Story of Oto with Dr Edmund Farrar 👂 30.05.2021

This week, James is joined by Dr Edmund Farrar, co-founder of digital health startup Oto. Ed spent 6 years as an RAF doctor. During this time he realised the scale of the problem of tinnitus, a debilitating condition affecting 1 in 8 people. This led him to found Oto, a digital therapeutics company that allows anyone to instantly access affordable tinnitus treatment. Get in touch with Edmund: ed@...

#200 The Story of IBM Research with Neuroscientist Sara Berger 🧠 27.05.2021

This week, James is joined by Sara E. Berger, Research Staff Member and Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscientist at IBM Research. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience from Macalester College. Sara's background lies in systems and cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on chronic pain conditions and psychology. In the past, she has...

#199 Quick Tips with CEO of Rose, Kavi Misri 🌹 23.05.2021

This week Kavi Misri, Founder and CEO of Rose gives us his quick tips for entrepreneurs.  Get in touch with Kavi:  Instagram: rosementalhealth   Twitter: @RoseMHealth  LinkedIn: Rose: Smarter Mental Health Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch: www.jamessomauroo.com | www.somx.co.uk

#198 The Story of Rose with CEO Kavi Misri 🌹 20.05.2021

This week I'm joined by Kavi Misri, Founder and CEO of Rose. After accessing mental health services for the first time, and the inefficiencies that became apparent Kavi decided to transform the way mental health care is delivered. Instagram: rosementalhealth Twitter: @RoseMHealth LinkedIn: Rose: Smarter Mental Health Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch: www.jam...

#197 Quick Tips with Dan Vahdat, CEO of digital health company Huma 16.05.2021

This week Dan Vahdat, the CEO and Founder of global digital health company Huma gives us his quick tips for entrepreneurs. Get in contact with Dan: dan@huma.com or https://huma.com/ Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com  Get in touch: www.jamessomauroo.com | www.somx.co.uk

#196 The story of Mr Prasanna Sooriakumaran, one of the UK's leading robotic surgeons 🤖 13.05.2021

This week, James is joined by one of the UK's leading robotic surgeons, Mr Prasanna Sooriakumaran. He is known by his initials PS for short, and is a world leader in robotic surgery and prostate cancer care. He has published over 150 papers in medical journals on his robotic surgical techniques and research studies, and is frequently invited all over the world to teach other surgeons and doctors o...

#195 The Story of Huma with CEO Dan Vahdat 💉 09.05.2021

This week, James is joined by Dan Vahdat, the CEO and Founder of global digital health company Huma which, not-for-profit, is helping double Covid-19 clinical capacity for hospitals across the UK, Germany and the UAE using digital wards.  The company uses people's phones, digital biomarkers and connected sensors, to collect and share patient data with their clinicians and researchers. They already...

#194 The Story of APACMed with CEO Harjit Gill 😷 06.05.2021

Ms Harjit Gill is the CEO of APACMed.   Founded in 2014, the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed) is the only regional association to provide a unified voice for the medical technology industry in Asia Pacific. The association represents manufacturers and suppliers of medical equipment, devices and in-vitro diagnostics, industry associations and other key stakeholders associated w...

#193 The Story of MediFind with CEO Patrick Howie 😷 02.05.2021

This week, James is joined by Patrick Howie, Founder and CEO of MediFind. MediFind was founded one-year ago on Rare Disease Day to help patients struggling with a complex health problem. Their simple mission is to give these patients the one thing they need most - time. MediFind does this by helping patients identify and access experts, new treatments, and available clinical trials for their speci...

#192 Quick Tips with Simon Rowland, Global Medical Director at GSK 29.04.2021

Simon Rowland, Global Medical Director at GSK Consumer Healthcare gives James his Quick Tips for entrepreneurs.  GSK is a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. Get in contact with Simon: linkedin.com/in/simonrowland05 Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com  Get in touch: www.jamessomauroo.com | www.somx....

BONUS episode with Jonathan Bingham, President and CEO of Janeiro Digital 28.04.2021

Jonathan Bingham is CEO of Janeiro Digital, a business transformation and technology consultancy that helps enterprises dream bigger and transform faster. Throughout his career, Jonathan has been at the forefront of every major technology shift, helping businesses solve big problems, innovate and compete. Today, Jonathan leads Janeiro Digital’s mission to help business seize the transformative pow...

#191 The Story of GSK Healthcare with Global Medical Director, Simon Rowland ❤️ 25.04.2021

This week James is joined by Simon Rowland, Global Medical Director at GSK Consumer Healthcare. GSK is a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. Get in contact with Simon: linkedin.com/in/simonrowland05 Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com  Get in touch: www.jamessomauroo.com | www.somx.co.uk

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