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.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.com Learn more about SomX for your healthtech...
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 the story of the rise and fall of Babylon, including his learnings and regrets that he’s taking forwar...
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. Learn more: https://www.accurx.com/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Hea...
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. Learn more: https://coachlead.co/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healt...
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. Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtech...
Sophie McGrath, a healthtech lawyer, joins the podcast to discuss essential legal strategies for healthtech and biotech founders, covering topics like equity splits, IP protection, regulatory considerations, and exit planning. She also shares insights on navigating the current investment landscape and the traits of successful companies in the healthtech sector, providing practical advice for founders at all stages. The conversation highlights the importance of early legal hygiene and understanding investor perspectives for building a scalable and successful company.
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 consistency of diagnostic imaging, driving innovative treatments to improve patient outcomes. http://www.my...
This week, James is joined by Umang Patel, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Microsoft. As a Paediatric Doctor at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and the former Managing Director - Value Based Care and Director of Clinical Strategy at Babylon Health, Umang has 15 years of experience in clinical practice, health technology, and business leadership. He is passionate about leveraging the power of data, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing to transform healthcare delivery and improve...
This week James is joined by... another James, Scarlet CEO and co-founder James Dewar. He co-founded Scarlet with Jamie Cox in 2021 to hasten the transition to universally accessible and affordable healthcare. After graduating with a Masters in AI & Machine Learning from Imperial College, he worked as a Data Scientist before meeting Jamie and starting Scarlet. He has spent nearly four years developing Scarlet into Europe's only software & AI-specialised Notified Body, which certifies med...
This week, James is joined by Pete Grinbergs, a physiotherapist by background and the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of EQL. Pete began his career in professional sports before founding a nationwide physiotherapy chain. He later co-founded EQL and developed Phio, a digital MSK solution that improves health outcomes for people with MSK conditions by creating self-service assessment and management tools that enable rapid access to the best available care. https://www.eql.ai/ Apply to be a gu...
This week James is joined by Dr Josh Au Yeung. Josh is a neurology registrar at King's College Hospital NHS Trust, academic researcher, AI clinical specialist and co-host of the Dev & Doc: AI for healthcare Podcast. He has a deep knowledge and passion for implementing, researching, and evaluating emerging technologies and AI for healthcare. Connect with Josh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-joshua-auyeung/?originalSubdomain=uk Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Hea...
This week, James is joined by Ashish Patel, Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Capital Markets Group. After beginning his career as an intensive care doctor in London, Ashish has now spent more than a decade as an operator, investor, and advisor to multiple high-growth companies. At Houlihan Lokey he specialises in private capital markets transactions and is responsible for delivering minority equity solutions, including growth capital and structured equity. Apply to be a guest: www.thehealth...
This week, James is joined by Peter Rezkalla: a paediatrician, actor, and social media sensation known as "Doctor Disney," with over 50 million views. Combining his musical theatre expertise with his medical knowledge, Peter creates engaging and educational videos to support parents, families, healthcare professionals, and children. By integrating media, theatre, and healthtech, Peter is pioneering a new approach to holistic healthcare—one that transcends traditional medicine and empowers commun...
This week, James is joined by Dr. Kerstin Papenfuss, Director of Pharma at Deep Science Ventures. Deep Science Ventures is pioneering a new approach to building healthtech companies from the ground up, focusing on four key outcomes: restorative cultivation, scaling intelligence, reversing global heating, and curative therapeutics. Kerstin has over a decade of experience in leadership roles at impact-driven organisations advancing medicine and therapeutics and has been leading the pharma sector a...
This week, James is joined by Claus Jensen, a technologist turned storyteller. Claus has spent the last 10 years working on healthcare transformation at Teladoc Health with virtual care at scale, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and CVS Health. His expertise lies in transition and growth at the intersection between business, technology and people. Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claustorpjensen/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: ww...
This week, James is joined by George Murgatroyd, VP of Digital Technologies, a leading med-tech unit within Medtronic. He has over 20 years of experience working within the NHS, currently working to define the company’s digital ecosystem. Medtronic believes technology is key to transforming a healthcare system in crisis, revitalising patient care and creating an operating room fit for the future. Learn more: https://www.medtronic.com/uk-en/index.html Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast...
This week, James is joined by Cosmo Feilding Mellen, drug development entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Beckley Psytech. Beckley Psytech is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company working to improve the lives of people living with neuropsychiatric disorders by developing effective and rapid-acting psychedelic medicines. Learn more: https://www.beckleypsytech.com/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch wit...
This Sunday, James is joined by Nara Moripen, co-founder and CEO of Pal 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 Nara Moripen, the co-founder & CEO of Pal. Pal is a digital palliative care solution that helps families navigate the world of serious illness, and gives them the practical tools and support needed to care for their loved ones. Learn more: http://www.palhelps.com 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 com...
This week, James is joined by Devika Wood, Chief Commercial Officer at Brain+, pioneers of digitised cognitive stimulation therapy for dementia and with a mission to bring the best-in-class dementia therapies to all. With a Masters in Public Health from Imperial College London and over thirteen years of experience across healthcare, life sciences, and investment sectors, Devika began her career at Google and subsequently joined Babylon as one of their first hires, later founding Vida in 2016 and...
This week, James is joined by Dr. Meriem Sefta, PhD, Chief Diagnostics Officer at Owkin. Owkin is the first end-to-end AI-biotech company on a mission to understand complex biology and ensure every patient gets the right treatment using AI trained on world-class patient data through privacy-enhancing technologies. Learn more: https://www.owkin.com/diagnostics-approach Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with J...
This week, James is joined by George McBride, co-founder and COO of Clerkenwell Health a psychedelic-specialty clinical research organisation and site network headquartered in London. George is a commercial barrister turned drug policy reform advocate and entrepreneur. He's played in a key role in the campaign to legalise medical cannabis in the UK at the NGO Volteface before founding Europe’s leading cannabis advisory firm, Hanway Associates and industry conference Cannabis Europa. Learn more a...
This week, James is joined by Sokratis Papafloratos, CEO and founder of Numan. After founding and exiting previous companies, Sokratis founded Numan in 2018 to provide men with access to treatment for erectile dysfunction. His journey towards founding the company was fuelled by a personal realisation of the underserved nature of men's health and a desire to leverage technology for positive behavioural change and destigmatisation. Six years later, Numan has scaled and evolved into the UK’s bigges...
This Sunday, Charlie Wells, Founder and CEO of HelloSelf gives us his 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 Charlie Wells, Founder and CEO of HelloSelf. In what he calls his ‘before life’ Charlie studied neurobiology at Oxford before moving to London to work in healthcare marketing, then in 2011 a life-threatening brain haemorrhage changed everything. After surviving a coma and pioneering surgery, Charlie decided to make the most of his second chance, focusing on personal well-being, relationships and making a positive impact. HelloSelf was founded off the back of this, r...
This week, James is joined by Vicky Demas, the CEO of identifeye HEALTH. Vicky has more than 20 years of experience developing and launching healthcare products. She joined identifeye HEALTH after leading the development of new products for GRAIL, a cancer screening company. identifeye HEALTH aims to harness health insights from the human eye to promote overall health and well-being using automation and advanced AI. Get in touch with Vicky via her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasiliki-v...
This week, James is joined by Dr Anna Klepchukova, Chief Medical Officer at women's health unicorn Flo Health. Anna is a qualified M.D. with specialist expertise in anesthesiologist and intensive care. Coupled with a degree in Marketing, Anna has worked extensively across pharma taking on the role of Marketing Manager at Takeda before joining Flo Health as Chief Medical officer in 2017. Learn more: https://flo.health/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pige...
This week, James is joined by Dr Thomas Fuchs, Founder and Chief Scientist at Paige, a healthtech company using the power of AI to drive a new era of cancer discovery and treatment. Paige is the first company to receive FDA approval for a clinical AI application in digital pathology. It's cloud-based platform transforms pathologists’ workflow and increases diagnostic confidence as well as productivity on a global scale. Learn more: https://paige.ai/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast....
