This week, James is joined by Andre Dreyer, Vice President of Ventures & Acquisitions at RGAX - the transformation engine of the Reinsurance Group of America. RGA is on a mission to to partner with carriers and organisations to harness advance transformational capabilities focused on helping people everywhere live longer, healthier, more financially secure lives. Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with Ja...
Dec 14, 2022•48 min
This week, James welcomed Amit Patel, founder of Peachy, back onto the podcast to hear how he has been growing the UK's first truly digital health insurance. Peachy's are on a mission to provide simple, digital access to healthcare for everyone to stay on top of their body and mind. Listen for Amit's story to healthtech entrepreneur, and how Peachy are doing things differently. Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in to...
Nov 30, 2022•57 min
This week, James is joined by Dr. Tarlochlan Toor, Director of Innovation at Holland & Barrett, to discuss building confidence as a founder. Navigating the path to entrepreneurship is no easy feat - often feelings of Imposter Syndrome and a lack of experience can hold innovators back from starting their own venture. In this episode, we hear how Dr Tarlochlan Toor used key lessons in emotional intelligence and determination to harbour confidence and become a healthtech leader. Apply to be a g...
Nov 25, 2022•21 min
This week, James is joined by Dr Alison Darcy, Founder and Partner at Woebot Health. Alison is a Psychologist by research and a healthcare designer with over 20 years experience building health tech. With a passion to make mental healthcare solutions smart, scaleable and accessible, she founded Woebot Health - the world’s first mental health ally for people and businesses, with meaningfully engaging AI. Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.heal...
Nov 09, 2022•48 min
This week, James is joined by SomX's very own Associate Director, Henry Stoneley. With many years of experience in selling primary care technologies to the NHS, Henry shares his top tips and greatest insights for breaking down the barriers to entry. How should founders approach selling to the NHS? Who do healthtech innovators need be talking to? All is to be revealed... Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with...
Nov 03, 2022•40 min
In this week’s episode of the Healthtech Podcast, we talk to expert cofounders Dr. Kate Cordell and Ken Knecht from Opeeka. They share the initial steps for turning a business idea into reality and outline the value of having a cofounder in a company. Dr. Cordell is a nationwide thought leader for behavioral health technology, integrating data systems to support a whole-person approach to care. She has built models for federal, state, county, healthcare providers and community-based agencies to ...
Oct 26, 2022•15 min
This week James is joined by Dr. Abeyna Bubbers-Jones to dive into some top tips for clinicians moving into the world of healthtech. Abeyna is the co-founder and CEO of Medic Footprints, who are on a mission to connect a global community of talented doctors with the best in diverse career opportunities. Whether you're a healthtech guru or just getting started, prepare for some great take-away knowledge and advice. Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon �...
Oct 20, 2022•14 min
This week we hear from healthtech VC, Will Gibbs at Octopus Ventures, on the key things investors are looking for in founders, and how they actually support them. Will coordinate's the Health team at Octopus, who back founders that are transforming the health industry - from digital therapeutics to biotechnology. Think healthtech unicorns like Elvie and Big Health. If there's anyone that can give the best insider tips for founders looking for their next raise, it's him. Apply to be a guest: www....
Oct 12, 2022•15 min
This week, James is joined by Adam Hunter, Chief Commercial Officer at Phlo Pharmacy, a digital pharmacy using cutting edge software to deliver same-day NHS prescriptions. As a qualified Scots law solicitor specialising in corporate law, Adam bridged his legal background and ambition to work in business through The Saltire Foundation Fellowship Programme. Equipped with an insider perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing a broad range of companies, Adam joined Phlo Pharmacy as Chief...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This week, James is joined by Dr Anas Nader. Anas is an A&E doctor and co-founder and CEO of Patchwork Health, which is helping healthcare organisations deliver sustainable workforce planning and giving all healthcare staff access to flexible work. They are currently working with over 70 NHS sites and have saved the NHS an estimated £40 million to date, while enabling almost 3 million hours to be staffed sustainably each year. Anas LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/naderanas Apply to be a...
Sep 28, 2022•46 min
In this week's episode, James is joined by Christoph Ruedig, veteran healthtech investor and Partner at AlbionVC. A trained medical doctor and ex-strategy consultant with Bain & Company, Christoph has been investing in digital health and life sciences companies since 2006. We hear how to navigate the journey from physician, to successful VC - the challenges, the key learnings and why consultants make great investors. Christoph's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cruedig/ Apply to be a gu...
Sep 22, 2022•44 min
This week James talks to serial digital entrepreneur CEO Matteo Berlucchi. Matteo has 27 years of experience launching and growing consumer platforms. Healthily is the last venture by Matteo, the first AI platform to help consumers find the health information and advice they need to make better choices free of charge. Prepare his exclusive predictions for healthtech in the future, a fascinating journey to become a successful founder, and much more... Matteo’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/i...
Sep 14, 2022•56 min
To kick off the first episode of season 3, James is joined by Chris Naoumidis, the co-founder of Mindset Health, who is building a portfolio of digital therapeutic apps using hypnosis-based techniques to tackle underserved health conditions. After going through Startmate, Y Combinator and raising over $8m, he now leads a team of 30 people on the mission to help a billion people manage their health by unlocking the power of their minds. Mindset Health’s first product Nerva, focused on irritable b...
Sep 07, 2022•41 min
This week, James is joined by Vishal Doshi, the Founder of AUM Biosciences, an Award-winning oncology focused biotech company. The company aims to reshape the drug development landscape in oncology to deliver pioneering and affordable targeted drugs across a broad spectrum of cancers. Through its robust strategic collaborations with leading academic institutions, pharmaceutical and biotech companies globally, AUM is now leading an ecosystem of multi-modality line up of small molecule targeted th...
May 19, 2022•49 min
This week James is joined by Dr Dafydd Loughran, a surgeon by training and now CEO of Concentric Health - the market leading digital consent to treatment application seeing rapid adoption to support the record surgical backlogs being seen internationally. Trivia: James and Daf previously worked together clinically in operating theaters in Wales! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dafloughran Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/ Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpi...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 11 min
This week, James is joined by Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, Chief Medical Officer and Director of Machine Learning at Amazon Web Services. Dr. Kass-Hout leads the Health AI strategy and efforts, including Amazon Comprehend Medical and Amazon Health Lake. He works with teams at Amazon responsible for developing the science, technology, and scale for COVID-19 lab testing, including Amazon’s first FDA authorization for testing our associates—now offered to the public for at-home testing. A physician and bioi...
May 05, 2022•34 min
This week I'm joined by Dr. Kate Cordell, CEO, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder at Opeeka and CMO and fellow co-founder Ken Knecht. Dr. Cordell is a nationwide thought leader for behavioral health technology, integrating data systems to support a whole-person approach to care. She has built models for federal, state, county, healthcare providers and community-based agencies to convert behavioral health and social program data into decisions and decisions into positive outcomes. Ken is a v...
Apr 28, 2022•41 min
Dr Tom Oakley CEO of Feedback PLC gives James his quick tips for entrepreneurs. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drthomasoakley/?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/...
Apr 24, 2022•2 min
This week James is joined by Dr Tom Oakley, CEO of Feedback PLC. Tom joined Feedback PLC in 2019 and quickly recognised that the technology that drove its current services Texrad and Cadran had the potential to revolutionise the ways clinicians engage and communicate with each other. At which point Bleepa was born. Bleepa is a medical imaging communications app, that allows clinicians to view and share patient specific data (images, notes, reports) using any internet-connected device, enabling c...
Apr 21, 2022•45 min
This week James is joined by Nikhil Malhotra, Chief Innovation Officer and creator of Makers Lab, a unique Thin-q-bator space within Tech Mahindra. With 20+ years of experience Nikhil has been a researcher all his life and is now leading the growth of AI, machine learning, robotics and quantum research within Tech Mahindra. Nikhil’s area of personal research helps explain how quantum computing and neuroscience has inspired the growth of AI and how the two fields can merge in the future. LinkedIn...
Apr 14, 2022•45 min
This week James is joined by Dr. Abeyna Bubbers-Jones an Occupational Health Physician and Founder of Medic Footprints. Medic Footprints is a doctor-led organisation on a mission to dramatically elevate health outcomes in the world by connecting ambitious high growth companies with the best in medical talent. This week we discuss the growing demand for doctors as leaders in health tech companies and effective ways to find the best ones that will help scale your company. LinkedIn: https://www.lin...
Apr 07, 2022•37 min
This week James is joined by Dr Claudia Pastides a General Practitioner by background and now a full-time Medical Advisor at Flo Health. She spent 12 years working as a doctor and has always had an interest in writing and marketing. Flo is the world’s leading women’s health app with over 220 M users. Flo aims to build a better future for female health and supports women during their entire reproductive life cycle: from first periods to perimenopause, from pregnancy to young moms. LinkedIn: https...
Mar 31, 2022•46 min
This week James is joined by Dr. Keith Tsui, CEO and Co-founder of Medwise.ai. Medwise.ai is an innovation that supports clinicians to answer questions faster than ever before. They recently tailored the platform for Covid 19. Keith is a medical doctor and his mission is to empower every healthcare professional to do their best work and provide better care for their patients. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkeithtsui/?originalSubdomain=uk Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com...
Mar 24, 2022•54 min
This week James speaks to Yesh Pulijala, Founder and CEO of Scalpel. Scalpel is a healthcare services company that automates surgical protocols using sensor-driven event detection technology. Yesh is passionate about building tools that improve surgery. He has six years of interdisciplinary experience in healthcare and technology. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeshwanthp/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/ Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in...
Jan 16, 2022•33 min
This week James is joined by CEO Abhishek Shah from Wellthy Therapeutics. Abhishek is changing the way people with chronic conditions experience care. A second-generation healthcare entrepreneur, he previously co-led an early stage fund as a venture capitalist. He holds a B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinshah/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/ Subscribe t...
Jan 13, 2022•48 min
This week our Quick Tips for entrepreneurs come from Dr Tarlochan Toor, Director of New Wellness Partnerships and Propositions at Holland and Barrett. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtarlochantoor/ 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/...
Jan 09, 2022•8 min
This week James is joined by Dr Tarlochan Toor, Director of New Wellness Partnerships and Propositions at Holland & Barrett. Dr Toor is a board certified primary care physician, spending 10+ years working across medicine, surgery & primary care. He is passionate about wellness, innovation and entrepreneurship. As Director of Partnerships & Propositions at H&B he loves to connect with potential partners, entrepreneurs and individuals in the wellness space. LinkedIn: https://www.li...
Jan 06, 2022•45 min
This week James is joined by Dr. Trishan Panch, co-founder and chief innovation officer at Wellframe. Wellframe fixes the two biggest problems with American health insurance: The patient experience, and the rising cost of care . LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-trishan-panch-365b801a 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 compan...
Dec 16, 2021•49 min
This week James is joined by Martin Gouldstone, CBO at Sensyne Health with his Quick Tips for health tech entrepreneurs. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgouldstone/ 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/...
Dec 12, 2021•3 min
This week I'm joined by Martin Gouldstone, CBO at Sensyne Health. Martin is a 30-year life-sciences veteran in business development and corporate finance with deep experience in sourcing and closing major strategic collaborations in both the digital health and pharmaceutical industries. He joined Sensyne from Syneos where he was Global SVP Capital Solutions at Syneos One and has held senior positions at BenevolentAI, as Chief Business Officer, BDO as Head of Life Sciences in the UK, Results Heal...
Dec 09, 2021•45 min
