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SomX
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 at www.somx.health
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 at www.somx.health
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Jul 14, 2024 • 40min
A full-body MRI scan or the ultimate selfie?
James, Jessica and Daisy from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter.This week: What should the next AI healthcare strategy cover?[03:15] -Function pockets $53M for personalized health testing backed by celeb investors Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Kevin Hart[18:25] -NHS urged to prioritise cancer care basics over tech and AI ‘magic bullets’[39:00] - Effectiveness of digital health interventions for telemedicine/telehealth for managing blood pressure in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jul 7, 2024 • 43min
What should the next AI healthcare strategy cover?
Huw and Jess from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire Trusts, Dr Julia Dawson 08:35 - Priorities for an AI in health care strategy24:05 - Pain-free home test kit for cervical cancer is unveiled 33:15 - AI prosthetic limbs and advanced sensors: how one startup is building tech for next gen wearables 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jess on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Julia on LinkedIn📚Reading list:A whole sector approach to policy change will accelerate integration of sex and gender in research | The BMJ Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations | Science📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jun 30, 2024 • 47min
The ultimate HLTH Europe roundup
James and Jessica from SomX do a post-HLTH download of all of the most exciting announcements from last week’s event in Amsterdam.🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jun 23, 2024 • 46min
Reframing the investment landscape
Join Jessica, Huw and Jess from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from Coulter Partners’ Ian Coyne.This week: [03:00] - Be a part of a study: What kind of person builds a digital health startup?[09:30] - Freespira bets on slow and steady, amid spectacular digital health collapses[23:00] - What do health tech leaders want from the general election campaign?[37:50] - How virtual reality transforms women’s labor experiences🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Jess on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Ian LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jun 16, 2024 • 43min
Does Gen AI have a place in therapy?
Join Jessica, James and Huw from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[02:30] - Lying To Your Therapist Is Being Superseded By Telling The Truth To Generative AI[23:45] - Urinary incontinence neuromod newcomer Amber Therapeutics nets $100M[32:15] - AI in Healthcare Report: Healthcare AI investment growing faster than non-health AI🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jun 9, 2024 • 1h 3min
Tackling inequity in healthcare
Join Aahuti and Huw from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from HealthKey’s David JoerringThis week: 19:40 - ifeel cements $20M to address rising mental health costs for businesses and insurers31:30 - Ciba Health uses wearables and analytics to get to the root cause of type 2 diabetes41:15 - Black and ethnic minority people underrepresented in virtual wards54:45 - 5 steps towards health equity in low- and middle-income countries through tailored innovation🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with David on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Aahuti on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jun 2, 2024 • 52min
Femtech's evolution and bridging the women's health funding gap
Join Huw and Aahuti in breaking down the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from FemTech Lab’s Karina Vazirova and Kate Nikityuk.This week: [17:00] - Seek Launches First At-Home Test for Alcohol’s Effects on Women’s Health[32:00] - How Women’s Health Conversations With Investors Have Evolved'Decoding the Future of Women' - Femtech Lab's Flagship Women's Healthtech Conference takes place on 10-11 June. Use SOMX for 20% off your ticket🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Karina on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Kate on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Aahuti on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

May 26, 2024 • 45min
The confessions of a digital health investor
Join Huw and Belle in breaking down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. This week:[01:35] - Five ways to unlock a digital health revolution in the NHS[21:55] - 4 Things Digital Health Investors Need To Get Off Their Chest🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

May 19, 2024 • 43min
At-home blood test transforming cancer care
Join Aahuti and Jess breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with the help of Toby Basey-Fisher, CEO of Entia. This week: [04:45] -Test-at-home kit for cancer patients approved for use[18:50] - UK partnership to address challenges regulating mental health tech[31:30] - How telemedicine can cut down NHS gynaecology waiting times🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jess on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Aahuti on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Toby on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

May 12, 2024 • 46min
Virtual reality is revolutionising mental health
Join Jessica and James as they take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views joined by HLTH Europe's Lina Behrens and Henry Stoneley. This week: [02:45] - Apple pushes into clinical trials with new FDA nod for Apple Watch[22:45] - Virtual reality could revolutionize mental-health treatments, including ketamine therapy, for conditions like depression and anxiety[36:45] - Okko Health to test eye health app in space🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Lina on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Henry on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health