AWS Health Innovation Podcast

Season 2 of the AWS Health Innovation Podcast will be launching on Monday, September 12th. Stay Tuned!

Joe Shonkwiler is joined by Dr. Jonathan Ng, CEO and founder of Iterative Scopes, a company pioneering the application of artificial intelligence-based precision medicine to gastroenterology with the aim of establishing a new standard of care for the detection and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Dr. Ng discusses why healthcare entrepreneurship is so often a winding path, how skepticism can be an asset for a founder, and why raising large amounts of money is often a double-edged sword for startup teams. Learn more about Iterative Scopes (http://www.iterativescopes.com/) and learn more about healthcare and life science startups on AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/startups/ or https://aws.amazon.com/health/)

Joe Shonkwiler is joined by Andrew Hines, CEO and founder of Canvas Medical, a company building fully integrated clinical, financial, and operational tools - on top of a software developers toolkit. Andrew shares his thoughts on how the medical record should better reflect a person’s clinical journey, why the digital health market is still in its earliest days, and why sometimes focusing purely on technological solutions is not the best approach for health tech startups. Learn more about Canvas Medical (https://www.canvasmedical.com/) and learn more about healthcare and life science startups on AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/startups/ or https://aws.amazon.com/health/)

Joe Shonkwiler is joined by Dr. George Church and Barghavi Govindarajan, co-founders of Digid8, a company creating a seamless, affordable DNA-first decision making platform. Dr. Church is a pioneer in the world of synthetic biology and Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School as well as Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Barghavi is a seasoned technologist and the CEO of Digid8. Dr. Church and Barghavi discuss how technology, innovation, and education can come together in a single product, to what extent users need to understand a complex technology to use it effectively, and how basic science researchers can leverage startups to speed up the time to making a massive impact on the world. Learn more about Digid8 (https://www.digid8.com) and learn more about healthcare and life science startups on AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/startups or https://aws.amazon.com/health)

Joe Shonkwiler is joined by Duncan Reece, COO and co-founder of Cohere Health, a company looking to transform utilization management into true care management. Duncan discusses why prior authorization is an ideal area for innovation, why thinking in terms of patient journeys is such a powerful framing, and how startups should look to the past for inspiration but still leverage modern technology.

Joe Shonkwiler is joined by Craig Limoli, CEO and co-founder of Wellsheet, a company looking to transform the Electronic Health Record experience and reduce physician burnout. Craig discusses how Wellsheet identified the most relevant end user pain points when developing their product, why they focused on large health systems as their target customer segment, and what health tech entrepreneurs should know about the importance of staging when tackling complex healthcare markets. Learn more about Wellsheet (https://www.wellsheet.com) and learn more about healthcare and life science startups on AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/startups or https://aws.amazon.com/health)

Joe Shonkwiler is joined by Mike Meng, CEO and co-founder of Stellar Health, a company empowering providers and practices to deliver high-quality care through real-time notifications and meaningful incentives. Mike discusses why supporting and rewarding front line providers and staff is so important to succeeding in value-based care, how technology facilitates behavior change in healthcare, and what he saw as an investor that has informed his approach to running a high growth startup. Learn more about Stellar Health (https://stellar.health/) and learn more about healthcare and life science startups on AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/startups/ or https://aws.amazon.com/health/)

Joe Shonkwiler is joined by Adam Tebbe, VP of Computational Data Science and Technology at Goldfinch Bio, a company pioneering precision-based medicines to revolutionize the treatment of kidney diseases, and Bobby Mukherjee, CEO and founder of Loka, a Silicon Valley-based software consultancy working to move projects to market as fast as possible. Goldfinch and Loka have been collaborating on an initiative to tackle structural variant analysis, looking at large genomic variations that could have major implications for Goldfinch’s mission of delivering disease-modifying precision medicines for patients suffering with kidney disease. Adam and Bobby share their thoughts on when it makes sense to use and develop open source tools, what the impact of cutting edge data analysis is on developing new treatments, and how working with a partner can accelerate a project. Learn more about Goldfinch Bio (https://www.goldfinchbio.com/) and Loka (https://www.loka.com/). You can also learn more about healthcare and life science startups on AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/startups/ or https://aws.amazon.com/health/)

Joe Shonkwiler is joined by Dr. Tamir Wolf, CEO and co-founder of Theator, a surgical intelligence company that puts the defining intraoperative moments in the hands of surgeons so they can continuously perfect their craft. Dr Wolf shares his thoughts on how unnecessary variation in care can have major consequences, why capturing intraoperative data is so valuable, and what becoming a patient himself taught him about the value proposition of his own company. Learn more about Theator (https://theator.io/) and learn more about healthcare and life science startups on AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/startups/ or https://aws.amazon.com/health/)

Joe Shonkwiler is joined by Dr. Venky Soundararajan, Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of nference, a company turning the unstructured data captured in Electronic Medical Records into solutions that enable scientists to discover and develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. Dr. Soundrarajan shares his insights into why asking tough questions and trying to solve big problems is important in startups and biomedical research, how to identify which focus areas will have the greatest impact in healthcare, and when to work with partners to accelerate progress. Learn more about nference (https://nference.com) and learn more about healthcare and life science startups on AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/startups/ or https://aws.amazon.com/health/)