The Healthtech Podcast - podcast cover

The Healthtech Podcast

Dr. James Somauroowww.thehealthtechpodcast.com
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

Episodes

#217 Quick Tips with Dr Shubs Upadhyay from Ada

This week Dr. Shubs Upadhyay, Director of Medical Quality at global health company Ada shares his quick tips for entrepreneurs with James. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shubs-upadhyay-494691132/ 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: https://www.somx.co.uk/...

Aug 01, 20218 min

#216 Quick Tips with Casper Wilstrup, Founder of Abzu

This week, James is joined by Casper Wilstrup from the Danish artificial intelligence startup, Abzu. He gives us his quick tips for entrepreneurs. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilstrup/ 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: https://www.somx.co.uk/...

Jul 29, 20218 min

#215 The Story of Abzu with Founder Casper Wilstrup

This week, James is joined by Casper Wilstrup. Casper founded the Danish artificial intelligence startup, Abzu, along with 7 brilliant, friendly, and quirky humans. Their goal was to challenge the fundamental assumptions of contemporary, black box AI. Today, Abzu is 17-employees strong, and its transparent and explainable AI is solving problems in big pharma, exposing previously hidden relationships in drug discovery, clinical trials, and biopharmaceutics. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/w...

Jul 25, 202147 min

#214 Quick Tips with Professor Daan Dohmen, CEO at Luscii 📱

This week James is joined again by Professor Daan Dohmen, CEO at Luscii to give us his quick tips for entrepreneurs. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daandohmen/ 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: https://www.somx.co.uk/...

Jul 22, 20216 min

#213 The Story of Luscii with Professor Daan Dohmen, CEO 📱

This week James is joined by Professor Daan Dohmen, CEO at Luscii which is a leader in remote healthcare monitoring solutions for hospitals. With the Luscii app, patients measure their own vitals and educate themselves at home, safely guided by caregivers when needed. Recently appointed Professor of Digital Transformation in Healthcare at the Nijmegen School of Management, Daan is also active on the Dutch Council for Health and Safety, an independent body advising the Government on trends in hea...

Jul 18, 202149 min

#212 Quick Tips with Mark Notton from Samsung Electronics

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.com Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company: https://www.somx.co.uk/...

Jul 15, 20218 min

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

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://www.memorylanegames.com Twitter: @MemoryLaneGame1 Email: [email protected] Subscribe...

Jul 11, 20216 min

BONUS episode with CEO Bruce Elliott of Memory Lane Games 🎲

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 with dementia, Alzheimer's and age-related cognitive decline, with simple-to-play, fun quiz games, ...

Jul 08, 202148 min

#211 The Story of Samsung Electronics with Mark Notton

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 and wearables are becoming an important part of personal health monitoring. In his private life, Mark ...

Jul 04, 202140 min

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

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, focused on global benchmarking for AI solutions in healthcare, and the co-creator of Docolabs.io, ...

Jul 01, 202150 min

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

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, accessible and cost-effective solution for those who need support. We want to help as many people as possi...

Jun 27, 202142 min

#208 The Story of MYNDUP with Founder Joel Gujral 🧠

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 mental health spectrum. Get in touch with Joel at [email protected] Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦...

Jun 24, 202143 min

#206 The Story of Cipher Skin with Dr Shaka Bahadu

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 structural failures in the body and give data in real time to help prevent your next injury. Get in touch ...

Jun 17, 202152 min

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

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 touch with Mark : [email protected] Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touc...

Jun 13, 20213 min

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

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 : [email protected] Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch: www.jamessomauroo.c...

Jun 10, 202146 min

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

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 management;technology;and data & analytics, and been on a journey that has seen him move from co...

Jun 06, 202152 min

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

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...

Jun 03, 202115 min

#201 The Story of Oto with Dr Edmund Farrar 👂

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@ joinoto.com I LinkedIn @edmundfarrar Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get...

May 30, 202148 min

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

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 focused on identifying, quantifying and predicting changes in acute and chronic pain in both animal...

May 27, 202150 min

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

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...

May 23, 20214 min

#198 The Story of Rose with CEO Kavi Misri 🌹

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.jamessomauroo.com | www.somx.co.uk...

May 20, 202143 min

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

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 on his innovations. As well as his NHS consultant robotic surgeon appointment in London, PS also work...

May 13, 202142 min

#195 The Story of Huma with CEO Dan Vahdat 💉

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 help with Covid and are now tackling the patient waiting list backlog by helping care for patients b...

May 09, 202141 min

#194 The Story of APACMed with CEO Harjit Gill 😷

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 with the medical technology industry in Asia Pacific. Their mission is to improve the standards of care...

May 06, 202140 min

#193 The Story of MediFind with CEO Patrick Howie 😷

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 specific health condition.

May 02, 202149 min

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

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.co.uk...

Apr 29, 20213 min

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

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 power of the decentralized web. Working closely with Sir Tim Berners-Lee and his Solid platform, Janeir...

Apr 28, 202150 min

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

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...

Apr 25, 202137 min