The Healthtech Podcast

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.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦:www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

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 Commercial Officer in 2019. This is his story.Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦:www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

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/naderanasApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦:www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

Christoph Ruedig, a Partner at AlbionVC and seasoned healthtech investor, shares insights from his unique journey as a former medical doctor turned venture capitalist. He explains how his medical background informs his investment strategies, making consultants great investors. The discussion highlights Albion's focus on scaling digital health firms and their investment philosophy distinguishing between digital pharma and care. Christoph emphasizes the importance of leadership passion in healthtech founders and reveals challenges unique to the industry.

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/in/matteoberlucchiApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦:www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

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 bowel syndrome (IBS), was launched in mid-2019 and has now surpassed helping over 80,000 people improve their health. Chris' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisnaoumidis/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

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 therapies, including in-house research programs.LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/vishalcdoshiApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James : www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

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/dafloughranApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James : www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company: https://www.somx.co.uk/

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 bioinformatic, Taha served two terms under President Obama, including the first Chief Health Informatics officer at the FDA. During this time as a public servant, he pioneered the use of emerging technologies and the cloud (the CDC’s electronic disease surveillance), and established widely accessible global data sharing platforms: the open FDA, which enabled researchers and the public to search and analyze adverse event data, and precision FDA (part of the Presidential Precision Medicine initiative).Taha holds doctor of medicine and master of science in bio-statistics degrees from the University of Texas and completed clinical training at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahak/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James : www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company: https://www.somx.co.uk/

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 veteran in software design and digital marketing with over 30 years of experience working with hundreds of businesses from brand conception to multi-channel marketing.Together they founded Oppeka , a company that enables success-focused care to promote well-being for all. Improving well-being by identifying what works. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opeeka/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James : www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company: https://www.somx.co.uk/