The Healthtech Podcast

On the fifth episode of our "How to Get Into Healthtech" mini-series, Curistica's Dr Keith Grimes is joined by Dr Josh Au Yeung. Passionate about both biological and artificial neurons, Josh is a neurology registrar at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and a clinical lead at TORTUS AI. He also hosts the Dev&Doc podcast, where he brings together doctors and developers to unlock the p...

On the third episode of our 'First Look' series, James is joined by Joe Rowan, Chief of Staff at the Voyagers, a community based organisation that brings together people from across climate tech and healthtech to drive impact. The Voyagers have launched the UK's healthtech festival 'THE FIX' coming to Harwell Science Campus, Oxford in September 2025.  Learn more: https://thefix.io/ Apply to be a g...

James and Liam discuss the NHS 10-Year Plan, focusing on its core shifts towards community care, digital transformation, and preventative health. They explore the integration of AI and technology in healthcare, the challenges and critiques of the plan, and its implications for healthtech startups. Connect with Liam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-d-cahill/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechp...

This week, James is joined by David Buller, Managing Partner at KELES, a VC firm investing in European growth-stage digital health companies. David's career spans from being a healthtech entrepreneur to leading a venture capitalist firm in digital health. With a proven track record in business building, strong investment returns, and an extensive international network, David has a unique ability t...

On the first episode of our "First Look" series, James is joined by Digital Health Consultant and Founder of Curistica, Dr Keith Grimes. Keith shares the latest on Curistica's recent partnership with X-on Health and TORTUS to deploy AI clinical tools across 3,500+ UK GP practices.  Connect with Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkeithgrimes/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subs...

This week, James is joined by Dr Mustafa Sultan, Clinical AI and Growth Lead at Anterior and host of the Big Picture Medicine podcast. From working as an Emergency Department doctor in the NHS, Mustafa uses his clinical and technological expertise to support Anterior on their mission to build an AI platform that reduces the administrative burden on clinicians.  Learn more: https://www.anterior.com...

In the fourth episode of the "How to Get Into Healthtech" mini-series, Curistica's Dr Keith Grimes is joined by Dr Lucinda Scharff, Senior Clinical Specialist at Google. Starting her career as a doctor at London North West University Healthcare Trust and having held product management roles at Pando and Google Deepmind, Lucinda has extensive US and UK healthcare and product experience. She now pro...

In the third episode of the "How to Get Into Healthtech" mini-series, Curistica’s Dr. Keith Grimes is joined by Dr. Arrash Yassaee, Deputy Director of MedTech Innovation at NHS England. A passionate advocate for transforming healthcare through evidence-based innovation, Arrash has led clinical safety and R&D for multiple Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) products, supporting millions of pati...

In the second episode of the "How to Get Into Healthtech" mini-series, Curistica’s Dr. Keith Grimes is joined by Stephanie Riley, Lead Product Manager at DrDoctor. After starting her career as a Nurse in the NHS, Stephanie took a leap into healthtech in 2019, where she joined Pando as a Clinical Engagement Manager. Experienced in clinical product management and change management, Stephanie is driv...

In this episode of the "How to Get Into Healthtech" mini-series, Curistica’s Dr. Keith Grimes speaks with Randeep Sidhu, a healthcare and AI specialist. From leading product teams at Babylon Health and Reliance Health to serving as Head of Product for the NHS Covid-19 app, Randeep is now a Non-Executive Director at a major NHS business services authority. Randeep offers practical advice on navigat...

This week, James is joined by Mark Kildea, CEO of The Howard de Walden Estate (HdWE). Mark joined HdWE as Finance Director in July 2011 and became Chief Executive in September 2020. He leads and sets the strategy for the business, focusing on the strength of its location, the diversified portfolio, family ownership and long-term investment horizon. He is a member of the Executive Team responsible...

This week, James is joined by Neil Daly, Founder and CEO of Skin Analytics. Their AI medical device, DERM, is the only Class IIa UKCA- and Class III CE-marked AI for skin cancer. In partnership with the NHS, Skin Analytics is building world-leading, sustainable pathways to improve skin cancer outcomes and help ensure no one dies from the disease. Learn more: https://skin-analytics.com/ Apply to be...

This week James is joined by Dr Hugh Harvey, Managing Director of Hardian Health. Hardian Health is a consultancy specialising in Software and AI Medical Devices, offering support to startups in the healthcare sector. Their services include clinical validation, regulatory approval, demonstration of health economic value, and protection of intellectual property. Learn more: https://www.hardianhealt...

This week, James is joined by Dr Katie Baker, Director UK & Ireland of Tandem Health, a healthtech company developing an AI ambient scribe that enables clinicians to focus on providing care, instead of on administrative tasks. Katie has over 10 years of experience as a clinician and is the former co-founder and CEO of a global healthcare company. Having made the transition from GP to healthtec...

In this episode, James is joined by Jing Ouyang, Chief Growth Officer and Co-founder of Patchwork, an award-winning healthtech start-up that helps healthcare organisations implement flexible working. Drawing on his experience as a doctor, healthtech executive, and board advisor, Jing co-founded Patchwork to harness the power of flexible working and address the global healthcare workforce crisis by...

This week, James is joined by Dr Laura Falvey, the Executive Clinical Director at Reset Health, a digital health company pioneering tech-driven, patient-centred solutions for metabolic health. With extensive experience in digital health interventions, Laura has played a key role in embedding virtual weight management services into NHS pathways. Before transitioning to digital health, she worked ac...

This Sunday, James is joined by Dr Laura Tan, co-founder and COO of Avid, as she gives us her quick tips for entrepreneurs. Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.com Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

This week, James is joined by Dr Laura Tan, medical doctor and co-founder and COO of Avid Health. Avid Health is a digital care platform that uses smart technologies and accessible medical expertise to provide a more personalised and predictive approach to health. Learn more: https://www.avid.health/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtec...

This week, James is joined by Ali Parsa, investment banker turned serial healthtech entrepreneur. Ali is the founder and CEO of digital healthcare unicorn Babylon Health, which went bankrupt in 2023, and is the co-founder and former CEO of hospital operator Circle Health. Ali’s newest venture, AI health assistant Quadrivia, emerged from stealth last year.  In this episode, Ali shares his side of t...

This week, James is joined by Jacob Haddad, co-founder of Accurx, an easy-to-use platform designed to improve communication and collaboration in healthcare. From working as a Healthcare Consultant, Jacob founded Accurx to enable seamless connections between patients and healthcare professionals, ensuring that everyone involved in a patient’s care can stay informed and work together effectively. Le...

This Sunday James is joined by Sehaam Cyrene, founder of Coachlead as she gives us her quick tips for entrepreneurs. Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.com Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

This week, James is joined by Sehaam Cyrene — creator of COACH/LEAD™, Amazon #1 Best Selling Author of The Better Conversations Rulebook , and strategic advisor to CxOs. Sehaam helps front-line leaders develop executive coaching skills to unlock ideas, reduce resistance, and build high-performing teams. Through her work, she transforms leadership by making coaching an essential part of leading. Le...

This week, James is joined by Dr Tom (Jia) Yifan, resident doctor at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and co-founder of HealthNest, a healthtech company improving at home blood pressure monitoring. Tom is also co-chair of the Future Generations Committee at BMJ and passionate about combining healthcare with innovation and ensuring people have meaningful time to focus on what matters most....

This week, James is joined by Sophie McGrath, Partner in global law firm Goodwin’s Life Sciences, Healthcare and Technology groups. Sophie is both Co-Chair of Goodwin’s European Healthcare initiative and of its Women’s Health and Wellness Initiative and has over 20 years’ experience focusing on transactions in the life sciences, healthcare and technology sectors, acting for companies at all stages...

This week, James is joined by Charlotte Manisty, Professor of Cardiology at University College London, cardiac MRI specialist, and clinical lead for Cardio-Oncology at Barts Heart Centre. Charlotte is also a director and co-founder of MyCardium AI, a UCL spinout revolutionising cardiovascular scanning. By leveraging clinician-developed AI, MyCardium AI enhances the accuracy, precision, and consist...