The Women in HealthTech Show

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Georgina Charlton, Associate Director of Delivery at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and a former diagnostic radiographer, to discuss her path into NHS transformation and digital health leadership within the Apollo programme. Georgina explains why successful change depends on early stakeholder engagement, multidisciplinary ways...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Gabrielle Zamagias, Director of Strategic Partnerships at TeleTracking Technologies, about her extensive experience in healthcare operations technology. She shares insights into the company's efforts in improving NHS operations through technology, particularly their innovative approach to patient flow and bed management. Gabrielle also h...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Lyndsey Reeves, Head of Transformation at Skin Analytics. Lyndsey discusses her career trajectory from a dentist to a digital transformation leader within healthcare. She shares her experiences leading groundbreaking digital projects like AI-supported cancer detection in the NHS, the challenges of implementing technology in healthcare, a...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Grace Gimson, founder and CEO of Holly Health, a digital health coaching service. Grace shares her journey from growing up in a tech-savvy family to creating Holly Health, which has supported over 70,000 NHS patients. She discusses the challenges and successes of integrating technology with psychology, the importance of small, sustainabl...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Anne-Laure Meynier about her extensive career in private equity and investment banking, focusing on healthcare.  Anne-Laure shares insights into the strategic issues in the European healthcare investment landscape, challenges in adopting innovative technologies in healthcare, the regulatory changes impacting the sector and her views on i...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Dr. Reggie Sangha, Medical Director at Content Guru. We discuss Reggie's extensive career in frontline medical primary care, large scale healthcare projects, and future technologies like virtual wards and smart tech-enabled cities. Reggie shares insights from her time at CareUK (now Practice Plus Group), her involvement in healthcare inn...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Dr Chantal Cox, Investment Manager at Octopus Ventures. Chantal shares insights from her career at the intersection of clinical care, commercial strategy, and venture capital. The discussion covers her transition from NHS doctor to venture capitalist, the challenges and opportunities in integrating technology into healthcare, and the imp...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Professor Joann Rhodes, Chief Executive of HIRANI. We discuss Joann's career trajectory from a cellular pharmacologist to leading health research and innovation in Northern Ireland. Highlights include her work in developing immunomodulation therapies, brokering major industry-academic partnerships, and her pivotal role in setting up the...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Amber Vodegel about her journey from founding a global pregnancy app, Pregnancy+, which was later acquired by Philips, to her current project, 28X. Amber shares insights into her career, the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship, and her mission to create ethical and accessible health technology. She also emphasizes the importance o...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Dr. Jessica Morley, a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University's Digital Ethics Center. We discuss Jessica's journey from the UK to Yale, and her extensive work in the NHS and with the UK Department of Health. We also delve into the challenges and potential of AI in healthcare, and the dynamics of being a woman in tech and academia.  ...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Suzie Ali-Hassan, Chief Partnerships Officer, Healthcare Innovation Consortium.  We talk about Suzie's career to date, working at the interface between technology and the NHS, how to improve relationships between the private sector and the NHS, and how to encourage women into more senior roles. Connect with Suzie on LinkedIn - https://ww...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Megan Grant, Managing Director of Altrix Technology Ltd, an organisation that is improving the delivery and value of agency workforce services to the NHS by leveraging technology. We talk about her move from call centres to NHS recruitment, how technology can help to solve staffing shortages, the challenges facing the NHS more broadly, a...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Traci Keen, CEO of mate fertility, a high tech provider of fertility care, that's bringing clinics to the most underserved markets in the US.  We talk about the problems accessing fertility care in the US, how mate aims to address these problems, particularly for LGBTQ+ patients, and the investment landscape for fertility companies. Conn...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Kate Woolland, Chief Operating Officer at Closed Loop Medicine. Closed Loop Medicine are enabling precision medicine by combining dose-optimized drug therapy with digital care. We talk about Kate's work as a management consultant, how precision personalised medicine can transform patient care, the challenges of working in partnership wit...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Lavinia Roma. Lavinia has a background in financial services, and a passion for early stage impact investment, particularly in health care, life sciences and technology. She has worked in FinTech, health, tech and b2b SaaS sectors and has experience in health and wellness startup cofounding. We talk about coming to the UK as an entrepren...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Hannah Gibson, Head of Global Ecosystem at Swedish AI company, Visiba Care. Visiba is a leading health technology provider prioritising ethical AI practices and healthcare. We talk about her career to date, Visiba's use of ethical AI, the challenges of implementing technological healthcare solutions, and building trust and relationships...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Claire Bloomfield, Director, Centre for Improving Data Collaboration at NHS England, Data 4 R&D. We talk about Claire's career to date, how data can transform the NHS, the role of AI in healthcare and being a woman in health tech. Connect with Claire on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-bloomfield-b499a654/ The Women in Healt...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Lucinda Scharff, Senior Clinical Specialist at Google. We talk about moving from A&E to world of health technology, the challenge of creating tech for the NHS, and how the NHS is changing.  Connect with Lucinda on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucinda-scharff-411a1191/ The Women in Health Tech Show is presented by Catherine Davi...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Leigh Brody, an Investor on the UCL Technology Fund Life Sciences team at AlbionVC. We talk about how the UCL fund works, Leigh's route from PhD to VC investor, the challenges facing the healthcare industry and the future of health tech investment. Connect with Leigh on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-brody-2406597/ The Wome...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Ruth Poole, CEO of Preventx. Preventx is the world's leading publicly funded digital sexual health service, enabling millions of people to access testing and treatment safely and conveniently. We talk about her career to date, how Preventx is expanding into European and British markets, the challenges of working in the sexual health spac...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Georgia Di Mattos and Bianca Dunne of IPlaySafe , a home STI testing kit and integrated app. We talk about their different backgrounds in stenography and architecture, setting up a new sexual health business during a pandemic, what they've learnt as they build the business, and why they have chosen to partner with dating apps before the...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Lucy Cassidy, Director of Products and Service at HBSUK.  We talk about Lucy's part in developing a virtual outpatients service, leaving the NHS to set up Dinner Circle, creating Virtual Lucy and the innovations at HBSUK, the need for data sharing and collaboration throughout NHS digital services and how the NHS could better work with te...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Sharon Lamb, Partner at international law firm McDermott Will & Emery. We talk about being inspired by growing up in South Africa during a time of hope and change, the rise in prominence of digital health, a global perspective on investment and innovation in the NHS and the need to smooth pathways to procurement and reimbursement for inn...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Dr Pamela Walker, Partner at Gate One. We talk about her experience in angel investing in the health sector, Bea Fertility, advice for companies seeking investment, and trends and challenges in the current investment landscape. Find Pamela on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drpamelawalker-medtech-lifescience-expert   The Women in...

In this episode of the Women in Health Tech Show, I speak to Claire Liddy, Managing Director of Innovation at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Commercial Director for non-NHS Business Activity.   We talk about moving from accounting to the rollercoaster of healthcare innovation, Alder Hay's unique approach to developing new technologies and the trends that Claire sees in the future. Find Claire o...