The Healthtech Podcast

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@...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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

This week, James is joined by Matt Edgar from NHS Digital. As the national partner to the health and social care system, NHS Digital is all about improving lives through data and technology. Matt's role there is Associate Director of Design and User Research, He works with more than 100 user-centred design specialists who uncover user needs to fully understand complex problems, and craft products...

James is once again joined by Dr David Albert, MD and founder of AliveCor, the global leader in FDA-cleared personal ECG.  On this episode David gives us his quick tips for entrepreneurs and start ups but I'd thoroughly recommend going back and listening to his full episode Ep #188 The Story of AliveCor. Get in contact with David: alivecor@highwirepr.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.heal...

David E. Albert, MD, is the founder and Chief Medical Officer of AliveCor, the global leader in FDA-cleared personal ECG. Dr. Albert is an Oklahoma native and a physician, inventor and serial entrepreneur who has developed life-saving technologies and products over the last 30 years, turning a number of those innovations into tech startups. Today, he is a founder of three technology companies, Inn...

Dr. Monte Hunter, M.D. is an orthopedic sports medicine surgery specialist at Augusta University Medical Center. He holds multiple titles, including the Henry Distinguished Chair of Orthopedics and the Satcher Distinguished Chair in Sports Medicine, both in Orthopedic Surgery. He is also the Department Chair Professor for Orthopedic Surgery at Augusta University. Before joining Augusta University,...

Thomas Vande Casteele is CEO and co-founder at Awell Health and was a guest a couple of months ago. He's back on this bonus episode commenting on the news that the WHO has launched its first SMART Guideline, a landmark effort to accelerate the availability and impact of WHO health and data recommendations within digital systems at the country level, starting with antenatal care. Thomas is perfectl...

This week, James is joined by Connor Landgraf, CEO and co-founder of Eko, a cardiopulmonary digital health company. Eko is elevating the way clinicians detect and monitor cardiac and respiratory disease by bringing together advanced sensors, patient and provider software, and AI-powered analysis. Connor shares his quick tips with us for entrepreneurs entering the health tech space. Get in touch wi...

This week, James is joined by Adam Odessky, an engineer who founded Sensely after his first-hand experiences of helping to coordinate the healthcare of his grandmother. A virtual health assistant platform, Sensely today collaborates with insurers all over the world to help deliver superior experiences to their member bases, while simultaneously increasing enterprise efficiencies. Get in touch with...

This week I am joined by Ellington West, Founder and CEO of Sonavi Labs Inc, the creator of Feelix a noise-cancelling, audio-enhancing, smart Stethoscope. Ellington was tipped as one of the 25 Women to Watch in Healthcare in 2020 by the Baltimore Sun. Ellington is also the daughter of Dr James West, a researcher and inventor in microphone and audio science and technology. Get in touch with Ellingt...

Andy Magill qualified as a Physiotherapist, working professionally in the public and private sector in Scotland, Australia and New Zealand before leaving clinical practice to join Vitality where he currently holds the position as Head Vitality Coach. Andy and his team are responsible for engaging in innovative ways with Vitality members to educate, equip and inspire them to make positive changes i...

Arvind Tewari is the Chief Operating Officer of Oxford VR. After studying a BSc and MSc in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry at Oxford, Arvind worked in M&A at Rothschild focussing on global Consumer and Healthcare businesses. He then worked in private equity during which time he invested over $500m of capital and held numerous Board positions to accelerate the growth of businesses through s...

This week, James is joined by Connor Landgraf, CEO and co-founder of Eko, a cardiopulmonary digital health company. Eko is elevating the way clinicians detect and monitor cardiac and respiratory disease by bringing together advanced sensors, patient and provider software, and AI-powered analysis. Connor shares his quick tips with us for entrepreneurs entering the health tech space. Get in touch wi...

Dr Abdullah Albeyatt i is the CEO and Co-Founder of Medicalchain . Medicalchain is a company that uses blockchain technology to store health records securely. By digitizing health records, Medicalchain aims to empower patients and create a more comprehensive healthcare experience. And, myclinic.com uses Medicalchain technology to allow patients to communicate directly with doctors and share their...

This week, James is joined by Vishaal Virani, a doctor by background now working in digital health. After spending a couple of years in the NHS Vishaal spent some time in healthcare strategy consulting. He then moved into digital health, working at Ada Health, an AI-powered symptom assessment technology. He is now developing digital health innovations for RB, which owns brands such as Nurofen, Gav...