
Talking HealthTech
Conversations with clinicians, vendors, policy makers and decision makers to promote innovation and collaboration for better healthcare enabled by technology.
Learn about digital health, medical devices, medtech, biotech, health informatics, life sciences, aged care, disability, commercialisation, startups and so much more.
Latest episodes

Oct 15, 2020 • 21min
71 - Will Automation Improve Patient Experiences? Hootan Mohseni, Cliniq Apps
Hootan Mohseni is the founder of Cliniq Apps, a company that helps practitioners create and manage patient recall, retention and reactivation campaigns simultaneously across multiple channels.
In this episode, Hootan talks about automation in a clinical setting - how it looks when it is done well, and what can go wrong when it fails.
He also gives some super practical tips for anyone wanting to automate or streamline some processes and communication in their healthcare business right away.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Cliniq Apps, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory listing here.

Oct 12, 2020 • 24min
70 - Is it time to reset your healthcare business? Hanya Oversby, HBN
Hanya Oversby is Director and Healthcare Business Adviser for the company Specialist Consulting, and the company Health Business Network.
She is also the host of the Doctor Diaries Podcast, which takes listeners behind the scenes of the intriguing medical world.
In this episode, Hanya explores the challenges and opportunities facing the business of Australian GPs today, and the benefits of a “Business Reset” to get things back on track.
Hanya also covers some valuable lessons she has picked up in her career as an established consultant to the medical community.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Health Business Network, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.

Oct 8, 2020 • 23min
69 - Making the injectable ingestible, Mir Imran, Rani Therapeutics
Mir Imran is a healthcare innovator and entrepreneur who has been developing and commercialising breakthrough medical innovations for more than 40 years.
He is founder and CEO of Rani Therapeutics,and he is focused on developing breakthrough technology that has the potential to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry by converting injectable medications into pills.
Tune into this episode of the podcast to hear all about the RaniPill, and how they made a robotic pill that injects medication into the intestinal wall.
You will also hear Mir’s advice and reflections on his years of experience and wisdom in the medtech and life science industries, and get a taste of the exciting innovations ahead of us.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at RaniPill, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.

Oct 5, 2020 • 19min
68 - How can we improve healthcare communication? Luke Fletcher, Foxo
Luke Fletcher is Co-Founder and CEO of Foxo, a global communication platform for enterprise Health.
Foxo sets out to engineer modern solutions to today’s communication challenges, and they’re on a mission to connect a fragmented health system.
Hear Luke describe what Foxo does and the challenges it overcomes regarding communication in healthcare. You will also learn about Luke’s experience with product design, and how these best practices need to be leveraged in healthcare.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Foxo, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.

Sep 28, 2020 • 23min
67 - The superpowers of clinical trial data for patients, sponsors and recruiters - Mike Wenger, TrialScope
Mike Wenger is the Vice President of Patient Engagement at TrialScope, a company out of New Jersey who are unlocking clinical trial data superpowers.
They’re helping to make centralising, structuring and activating clinical trial information simple for use across an organisation at every stage of a study.
Mike has made a career within the clinical trial space and helping patient advocacy groups support clinical trial awareness to their online communities.
In this episode, hear the story of TrialScope and the work it does regarding clinical trial data. You will learn about the challenges facing patients, sponsors and recruiters when it comes to clinical trial enrolment and recruitment.
You’ll also hear about Mike’s personal story and health scare which motivated him to be where he is now.
Full show notes and summary of the episode is available here.
For more information about TrialScope check out their listing on the Talking HealthTech directory here.

Sep 21, 2020 • 17min
66 - Why should we listen to health informaticians? Ali Besiso, iCIMS
Ali Besiso is Managing Director of iCIMS, creating technology to solve the problem of producing tailored information systems for clinical teams.
Ali is a passionate Health Informatician who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences and a Master’s in Health Informatics from the University of Sydney.
In this episode Ali talks with Pete about Clinical Information Systems, Process Redesign, and User Experience (UX). He also takes a deep dive into health informatics, and the important work of health informaticians.
Check out the episode and full show notes here, as well as the iCIMS listing on the Talking HealthTech Directory here.

Sep 14, 2020 • 21min
65 - Changing behaviour with a cancer diagnosis; Tim Atkins, CancerAid
Tim Atkins is the COO of CancerAid, a digital health technology company that builds patient engagement solutions for people with a cancer diagnosis.
In this episode, you will learn about Tim’s unique career pathway that drew him to CancerAid, and his reflections and advice for others who want to enter into a career with a healthtech start up.
Tim talks about the process of instigating behavioural change in cancer patients and the importance of patient engagement, as well as the challenges of delivering a hyper personalised healthcare solution at scale using technology.
He also provides his two cents on pitching for fundraising for healthtech startups.
Check out the episode and full show notes here.
Visit CancerAid on the Talking HealthTech Directory here to see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at the company.

Sep 7, 2020 • 23min
64 - Helping healthtech start ups demonstrate ROI: Robert Buehrig, Cogniom
Robert Buehrig is the co-founder and CEO of Cogniom, a company that is empowering organisations to discover new truths through the collection and analysis of data.
Cogniom's TANDM Suite helps bridge the gap of understanding between executives and front line staff, ensuring decisions made create the best possible outcomes for clients, staff and business alike.
In this episode, hear about how to best demonstrate your Return on Investment (ROI) as a healthtech start up, and how to engage with different buyers across healthcare. Robert also shares his experiences and successes regarding raising funding via grants and other means to help kickstart his business.
Check out Cogniom’s listing on the Talking HealthTech website here.

Aug 31, 2020 • 27min
63 - From corralled group of acquisitions to digital health innovators. Mary Foley, Telstra Health
Mary Foley is the Managing Director of Telstra Health.
Telstra Health is one of the largest Australian owned health technology companies, and is a subsidiary of Telstra Corporation, which is Australia’s largest telecommunications company.
Prior to joining Telstra Health, Mary was Director General and Secretary of NSW Health for a five-year term. She has also previously held roles as National Health Practice Leader for PwC Australia, Chief Executive of St Vincent’s and Mater Health Sydney, and a senior executive of a major listed Australian healthcare company.
Mary was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to public administration in health and education in 2016. She’s received the Centenary Medal from the Federal Government for her business leadership in the private sector, and she is a former Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year.
In this interview, Mary reflects on her distinguished career in healthcare, and how she became Managing Director of Telstra Health. You’ll hear about the history of Telstra Health, and how it went from being a corralled group of acquisitions to a cohesive digital health innovator. You will also hear about the impact of COVID-19 on Telstra Health and healthcare more broadly, as well as Mary’s perspective on the response to COVID from the Australian digital health community.

Aug 24, 2020 • 34min
62 - Accelerating Digital Health In Australia - Bronwyn Le Grice, ANDHealth
Bronwyn Le Grice is Founder, CEO and Managing Director of ANDHealth, a national digital health initiative established by commercial and government partners to facilitate and support the development & commercialisation of clinically validated digital health technologies across Australia.
Bronwyn has many years of executive experience in the life sciences sector spanning corporate and business development, transaction management, investor relations and industry advocacy.
In this episode learn about ANDHealth and the impact it has on the digital health ecosystem down under. Hear about insights from their recently released Digital Health landscape report, as well as subsequent insights into the current climate.
Bronwyn also shares some important tips for emerging digital health companies in Australia, as well as a glimpse into what’s to come from ANDHealth this year and next.
Check here for full show notes and more information.