#364 How does politics shape our healthcare service? With Malte Gerhold from The Health Foundation

This week, James is joined by Dr Thomas Fuchs, Founder and Chief Scientist at Paige, a healthtech company using the power of AI to drive a new era of cancer discovery and treatment. Paige is the first company to receive FDA approval for a clinical AI application in digital pathology.It's cloud-based platform transforms pathologists’ workflow and increases diagnostic confidence as well as productivity on a global scale.Learn more: https://paige.ai/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe 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 Matt Wilson, former NHS doctor and Anaesthesiologist, and founder and CEO of uMed. uMed's mission is to improve the lives of those living with disease by enabling access to the data and insights needed to bring new therapies and innovations to patients. uMed's platform – which is embedded across a global network of healthcare institutions – combines routinely collected EMR data with outcomes collected directly from patients at-home. This provides researchers with a rich source of regulatory grade data that can be further augmented with the collection of custom endpoints to meet specific research criteria.http://www.umed.ioApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe 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 Malte Gerhold, Director of Innovation and Improvement at The Health Foundation, an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK. Malte leads the Foundation’s work to support radical innovation and improvement in health and care services, providing insights, practical resources and funding to enable change, including through new technologies and data. Malte is also a trustee of the Alzheimer’s Society, a member of the Sciana Health Leaders Network, and a Fellow of the RSA.Learn more: https://www.health.org.uk/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe 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 Mati Gill, an experienced healthcare innovation leader and CEO of AION Labs. Mati founded AION Labs after serving more than a decade as a senior executive at Teva Pharmaceuticals. AION Labs is a first-of-its-kind venture studio comprising global pharma, technology and investment leaders, united in a mission to create and adopt groundbreaking new AI technologies that will transform the process of drug discovery and development for the benefit of people worldwide.Get in touch with Mati: [email protected] more: https://aionlabs.com/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe 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 Roeland Decorte, Founder and CEO of Decorte Future Industries, a deep tech company that uses groundbreaking artificial intelligence to extract health data from sound. Roeland has a PhD in Ancient Code-breaking from the University of Cambridge and expertise that spans mechanical engineering, prototyping, AI-driven healthtech, manufacturing, and biometric sensing.Learn more: https://decorte.co.uk/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe 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. Sioned Fôn Jones, an award-winning Scientist with a Master of Science in Chemistry and a PhD in Biophysics. She was listed on the 2024 Forbes Under 30 list and was a recipient of the 2023 Potts Medal for her outstanding contribution to science. In 2019, Sioned founded BoobyBiome, a biotech company leveraging their knowledge of the breast milk microbiome to revolutionise infant health.Learn more: http://www.boobybiome.comApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe 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 the UK's top former TV executive Neil Smith. Neil is the CEO and Founder of Mettle, a mental fitness app co-founded with adventurer Bear Grylls and Dr Alex George (UK Government’s Mental Health Ambassador). At this time of crisis, Mettle is revolutionising men’s mental health by giving them the permission and tools they need to be happier, healthier and more successful, for the good of all.Learn more: Bemettle.comApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe 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 Toby Basey-Fisher, CEO & Founder of Entia, an oncology service provider supporting more effective cancer care by predicting and preventing treatment side effects. Having seen family members struggle with the challenges of poorly personalised cancer therapy, Toby founded Entia to change this. He received his PhD in Biomedical Physics from Imperial College London where he also holds an honorary lectureship. Toby has served as a board member at BIVDA and is a Blavatnik Enterprise Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He has overseen the growth of Entia from a university spin-out to an established market leader in oncology remote patient monitoring.Learn more: https://www.entia.co/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe 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 Liam Cahill, Founder of Together Digital a company that helps organisations build more meaningful, purposeful and rewarding relationships with their audiences, workers and society. Liam has a background in digital technology, systems thinking, org strategy and all things health. He previously co-founded an impactful, nationally respected social enterprise that supports the NHS to improve care around medicines and prescribing. Over the years, he has advised a range of nonprofits, health systems and healthtech startups, and held NED roles in non profits.Learn more: https://togetherdigital.co/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe 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 Sam Toole who is a Partner at Primary, where he spearheads new enterprise and healthcare investments. The Nantucket native and Hamilton alum was previously the GM of Physician Marketplace for Nomad Health, where he helped lead the company’s sales team from seed through a Series B. Sam’s entrepreneurial career started as the founder of ACK Surf, a surf school on the island of Nantucket, then continued with the creation of a DTC lifestyle clothing brand.https://www.primary.vc/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦:www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health