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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
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Like normal healthtech news but, you know, not boring. The team at SomX bring you the audio version of the weekly Healthtech Pigeon newsletter - a panel show with journalists, VCs, podcasters, entrepreneurs, execs and those with a strong opinion to make things interesting. Regular hosts and guests are Dr James Somauroo, Jessica Smith, Belle Taylor, Huw Penson, Jess Farmery from the SomX team. 🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com 🚀 Learn how SomX can help your healthtech company ...
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#1 How to Get Into Healthtech: Randeep Sidhu – Healthtech AI, FTSE 50 Board, LGBTQ+ Leader
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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 aut…
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How to effectively tackle digital exclusion in healthcare
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SomX’s Belle Taylor and Amy Thomas dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories with the help of The Health Foundations’ Tom Hardie. 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Digitizing the NHS and adult social care 16:10 - Can AI therapists really be an alternative to human help? 30:40 - Digital Inclusion Under the Microscope as Digital Poverty Alliance launches NHS Secto…
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#401 Mark Kildea from Howard de Walden Estate: Building a Home for Healthtech Innovators
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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.…
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One month Countdown to HLTH Europe: Everything you need to know
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Huw and Amy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from HLTH's Henry Stoneley. 06:18 - The new Finland: How Portugal has become a hub for health tech innovation 17:00 - Mark Zuckerberg wants you to have more friends … but AI 28:10 - Only 30% of Health and Social providers Using AI, New Survey Reveals 🗞 Grab the…
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#400 Neil Daly from Skin Analytics: How can we use AI to diagnose skin cancer?
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James SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Sanome's, Benedikt von Thüngen, 01:31 - Belfast Digital Twin Centre to fast track industrial adoption of deep tech 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn 🖇 Connect with Benedik…
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#399 Dr Hugh Harvey: What Does the Future of Medical AI Regulation Look Like?
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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 intellect…
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Ambient scribes: Are they or aren't they a medical device?
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Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Tandem Health’s, Dr Katie Baker. 02:45 - Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS 18:48 - Ambient voice technology guidance launched by NHSE to support adoption 32:40 - Few digital health technologies can address multimorbidity 🗞 Gr…
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#398 Dr Katie Baker from Tandem Health: Solving NHS Bottlenecks with AI
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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. H…
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Rich data collection is the backbone of healthcare
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Belle and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Faces of Digital Health podcast host, Tjasa Zajc. 02:55 - Europe’s healthtech and AI startups raise $13.9B in Q1 as global investors return 16:00 - Driving Fertility And Perimenopause Innovations For Women’s Health 30:24 - Single-dose psychedelic boosts ‘…
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#397 Jing Ouyang from Patchwork: The Hidden Curriculum of Building a Startup
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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…
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Is remote monitoring the future of healthcare?
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Amy and Taffy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. - Fierce Healthcare Fundraising Tracker—Hellocare.ai banks $47M; SignalFire raises $1B to invest in AI startups. - Lab-grown chicken ‘nuggets’ hailed as ‘transformative step’ for cultured meat. - Innovative Blood Testing Tech Could Spell the End of Needle Phobia - Digi…
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#396 Dr Laura Falvey from Reset Health: Obesity isn’t a choice, so why is treatment still controversial?
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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. Bef…
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#395 Dr Laura Tan from Avid: Quick Tips for Entrepreneurs
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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…
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How should we address health inequalities?
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Huw, Adama and Taffy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. 01:34 - A startup space where women’s representation is growing: digital health Cavenagh Health's survey: https://xrgpfimzcdu.typeform.com/to/lplPfikk?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com 19:51 - Wes Streeting pledges to retain digital workforce amid NHS reforms 🗞 G…
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#394 Dr Laura Tan from Avid: How can Medics Thrive in Startups? Lessons in Product, Coding and Community
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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.co…
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Why we must prioritise homegrown innovations
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Huw and Daisy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Definition Health’s Dr Rosie Scott 09:28 - HealthTech is the UK’s hidden gem – the government can’t ignore it 22:51 - Covera Health launches AI platform for women’s imaging 30:34 - Trust in AI-assisted health systems and AI’s trust in humans 🗞 Grab the ne…
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#393 Ali Parsa: The Fall of Babylon Health and Rise of Quadrivia AI
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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 las…
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Should you rush to delete your genetic data?
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Huw and Jessica from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter 11:00 23andMe customers struggle to delete their data - BBC News 23:14 A California health tech company is letting AI run medical visits, from intake to diagnosis 38:31 - Experts enter fourth dimension to create better medical devices - University of Birmingham 🗞 Grab…
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#392 The Communication Crisis Holding Healthcare Back with Jacob Haddad, Co-founder of Accurx
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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 c…
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#391 Quick Tips for Entrepreneurs, with Sehaam Cyrene
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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…
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Belle and Hollie from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Sword Health’s Robbie Huddleston [01:56] - NHS innovation centre floated as UKRI backs Labour’s missions [12:43] - As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses are pushing back [38:54] - Can AI help detect cognitive impairment? 🗞 Grab the newslette…
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#390 Why Startups Fail Without Strong Leadership and How to Get It Right, with Sehaam Cyrene from Coachlead
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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…
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Why we should all be invested in longevity
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James from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from LongVC's Artem Trotsyuk and Sergey Jakimov. [28:50] - 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary likely made over 20 times his money on a startup selling genetic-testing kits for cats [37:32] - Antiaging pill for dogs clears key FDA hurdle [44:47] - History beckons as …
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#389 The Reality of Being a Resident Doctor Today with Dr Tom (Jia) Yifan, from BMJ Future Health
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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 h…
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The complex road to tech adoption in health systems
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Amy and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with the help of Firstword Healthtech’s Tina Tan. [04:30] - Rune Labs' AI coaching tool aims to offer care continuity to people with Parkinson's [19:05] - Unicorn Flo Health eyeing startup acquisitions following $200m fundraise [29:30] - Sofinnova has €1.2B to invest in …
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#388 A Founder's Legal Playbook from a Healthtech Lawyer with Sophie McGrath, Partner at Goodwin Procter
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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 tech…
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How the NHS can use tech to truly save time
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Huw from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from The Health Foundation's Ben Shemesh. [01:25] - Tech to save time: how the NHS can realise the benefits [24:10] - France Bets on Medical AI, to Train 100,000 Doctors Yearly 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this …
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How to ensure AI enables equitable healthcare
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Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from CTel's Christa Natoli. [02:55] - Most patients do not trust health systems to use AI responsibly [25:00] - Congress Extends Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Through March 31, 2025 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast gu…
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#387 How AI is Accelerating Cardiac Imaging with Charlotte Manisty from MyCardium AI
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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, MyCardiu…
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Should AI be used in end-of-life medical decisions?
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Huw, James and Taffy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [02:30] - Nina Capital's new €50M fund sets sights on early-stage healthtechs [15:05] - NICE consults on changes to its HealthTech programme [25:30] - Should AI be used in end-of-life medical decisions? 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply…
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#386 How is Big Tech Shaping the Future of Healthcare, with Umang Patel from Microsoft
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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 lead…
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How to make the most of digital mental health tech
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Amy and Daisy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [01:10] - L&G Group Protection reports 79% year on year increase in digital health service usage - IFA Magazine [13:30] - The role of AI in the future of women's health [22:00] - Guidance launched to ensure safety of digital mental health tech 🗞 Grab the newsletter at…
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