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15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators76: Is Digital Innovation the Key to Safer Motherhood? With Anish from BabyscriptsIn this episode, we’re joined by Anish Sebastian, the founder and CEO of Babyscripts, a company changing access to maternal health. He shares his personal journey that fuelled his passion for digitally transforming prenatal care in the United States, where some maternal health statistics are worse than other high-income countries. We explore key insights such as the power of technology to bridge care gaps, the importance of a holistic approach to prenatal care, and the potential for digital tools to empower patients and improve outcomes.
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Purpose-Driven Innovation: The mission behind Babyscripts and tackling th...2025-04-2321 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators75: Can your voice help diagnose diseases? Taking ambient voice tech to the next level with Henry O’Connell from Canary SpeechWhat if your voice could predict your future health? Today, we’re joined by Henry O’Connell, CEO of Canary Speech, whose ground-breaking AI is changing the way we can diagnose health conditions. With a simple 20-second voice clip, ambient voice technology analysis can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and mental health conditions. But how does it work? What challenges did Henry face bringing this to life? And could your voice really be the key to a longer, healthier future?
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AI Meets Healthcare: Discover how Canary Speech uses voice biomarkers to detect n...2025-03-2623 minVinay Shankar | Blog75: Can your voice help diagnose diseases? Taking ambient voice tech to the next level with Henry O’Connell from Canary SpeechWhat if your voice could predict your future health? Today, we’re joined by Henry O’Connell, CEO of Canary Speech, whose ground-breaking AI is changing the way we can diagnose health conditions. With a simple 20-second voice clip, ambient voice technology analysis can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and mental health conditions. But how does it work? What challenges did Henry face bringing this to life? And could your voice really be the key to a longer, healthier future?
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AI Meets Healthcare: Discover how Canary Speech uses voice biomarkers to detect n...2025-03-2623 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators75: Can your voice help diagnose diseases? Taking ambient voice tech to the next level with Henry O’Connell from Canary SpeechWhat if your voice could predict your future health? Today, we’re joined by Henry O’Connell, CEO of Canary Speech, whose ground-breaking AI is changing the way we can diagnose health conditions. With a simple 20-second voice clip, ambient voice technology analysis can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and mental health conditions. But how does it work? What challenges did Henry face bringing this to life? And could your voice really be the key to a longer, healthier future?
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AI Meets Healthcare: Discover how Canary Speech uses voice biomarkers to detect n...2025-03-2623 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators74: Transforming care rostering & planning with Ian from Access HealthOn this episode, Ian McMullon a seasoned expert with over 20 years of experience, shares his fascinating journey from Rentokil to former founder of People Planner. It was a UK-based disruptor in the care rostering industry which has evolved into Access Care Rostering.
The platform has grown further following it’s acquisition by the Access group, where Ian now serves as Divisional Director. Learn how the platform is transforming care with its touch-first design, streamlined user experiences, and the integration of automated pathways. Ian also explores the future of the care sector, his experiences of company acquisitions and th...2025-01-1526 minVinay Shankar | Blog74: Transforming care rostering & planning with Ian from Access HealthOn this episode, Ian McMullon a seasoned expert with over 20 years of experience, shares his fascinating journey from Rentokil to former founder of People Planner. It was a UK-based disruptor in the care rostering industry which has evolved into Access Care Rostering.
The platform has grown further following it’s acquisition by the Access group, where Ian now serves as Divisional Director. Learn how the platform is transforming care with its touch-first design, streamlined user experiences, and the integration of automated pathways. Ian also explores the future of the care sector, his experiences of company acquisitions and th...2025-01-1526 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators74: Transforming care rostering & planning with Ian from Access HealthOn this episode, Ian McMullon a seasoned expert with over 20 years of experience, shares his fascinating journey from Rentokil to former founder of People Planner. It was a UK-based disruptor in the care rostering industry which has evolved into Access Care Rostering.
The platform has grown further following it’s acquisition by the Access group, where Ian now serves as Divisional Director. Learn how the platform is transforming care with its touch-first design, streamlined user experiences, and the integration of automated pathways. Ian also explores the future of the care sector, his experiences of company acquisitions and th...2025-01-1526 minVinay Shankar | Blog73: How effective is digital therapy for insomnia? With Alison from SleepstationOn this episode, Vinay welcomes Alison Gardiner who turned her passion for behaviour change into a life-changing solution for insomnia sufferers. As CEO and founder of Sleepstation, Alison has revolutionised sleep health through a program based on digital CBTi techniques. It leads to an improvement in sleep cycles for 94% of participants and is available worldwide. Listen to her inspiring journey of resilience while navigating challenges in healthtech entrepreneurship, strategies for scaling digital health solutions globally, and the importance of behaviour change in healthcare innovation.
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From Idea to Innovation: Alison transformed Sleepstation from a side...2024-12-1823 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators73: How effective is digital therapy for insomnia? With Alison from SleepstationOn this episode, Vinay welcomes Alison Gardiner who turned her passion for behaviour change into a life-changing solution for insomnia sufferers. As CEO and founder of Sleepstation, Alison has revolutionised sleep health through a program based on digital CBTi techniques. It leads to an improvement in sleep cycles for 94% of participants and is available worldwide. Listen to her inspiring journey of resilience while navigating challenges in healthtech entrepreneurship, strategies for scaling digital health solutions globally, and the importance of behaviour change in healthcare innovation.
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From Idea to Innovation: Alison transformed Sleepstation from a side...2024-12-1823 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators73: How effective is digital therapy for insomnia? With Alison from SleepstationOn this episode, Vinay welcomes Alison Gardiner who turned her passion for behaviour change into a life-changing solution for insomnia sufferers. As CEO and founder of Sleepstation, Alison has revolutionised sleep health through a program based on digital CBTi techniques. It leads to an improvement in sleep cycles for 94% of participants and is available worldwide. Listen to her inspiring journey of resilience while navigating challenges in healthtech entrepreneurship, strategies for scaling digital health solutions globally, and the importance of behaviour change in healthcare innovation.
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From Idea to Innovation: Alison transformed Sleepstation from a side...2024-12-1823 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators72: How a smartwatch & iOS app is personalising care for Parkinson’s disease? With Amanda from Strive PDOn this episode, Vinay chats with Amanda Hare, a nurse practitioner specialising in neurology, and experienced in Parkinson’s disease management. Amanda explains the complexity of treating Parkinson’s patients. To help, she introduces Strive PD, an iOS app that integrates objective data and patient inputs.
The solution was created by a patient. It tracks mobility, tremors, medication adherence, and enables symptom logging. The app enhances access to clinical trials, assists tailored treatment plans, and empowers patients through actionable data.
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How Amanda started her career in the neurological field
How individuals with Park...2024-11-2721 minVinay Shankar | Blog72: How a smartwatch & iOS app is personalising care for Parkinson’s disease? With Amanda from Strive PDOn this episode, Vinay chats with Amanda Hare, a nurse practitioner specialising in neurology, and experienced in Parkinson’s disease management. Amanda explains the complexity of treating Parkinson’s patients. To help, she introduces Strive PD, an iOS app that integrates objective data and patient inputs.
The solution was created by a patient. It tracks mobility, tremors, medication adherence, and enables symptom logging. The app enhances access to clinical trials, assists tailored treatment plans, and empowers patients through actionable data.
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How Amanda started her career in the neurological field
How individuals with Park...2024-11-2721 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators72: How a smartwatch & iOS app is personalising care for Parkinson’s disease? With Amanda from Strive PDOn this episode, Vinay chats with Amanda Hare, a nurse practitioner specialising in neurology, and experienced in Parkinson’s disease management. Amanda explains the complexity of treating Parkinson’s patients. To help, she introduces Strive PD, an iOS app that integrates objective data and patient inputs.
The solution was created by a patient. It tracks mobility, tremors, medication adherence, and enables symptom logging. The app enhances access to clinical trials, assists tailored treatment plans, and empowers patients through actionable data.
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How Amanda started her career in the neurological field
How individuals with Park...2024-11-2721 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators71: From Star Trek to Reality: The quest for digital body twins and quantified imaging with Clarissa from Q BioOn this episode Clarissa Shen joins the show, she is COO at Q Bio. She discusses how they are transforming healthcare with AI, machine learning, and big data. Discover how Q Bio’s advanced digital platform combines full-body MRI, biochemistry, and genomics to predict health risks, making diagnostics more accessible.
Clarissa reveals how they are building their own MRI scanner from scratch to take advantage of new computational power available in a Star Trek like world of preventative healthcare. Tune in to learn how digital twins can transform diagnostics, the potential of AI-driven health insights, and the im...2024-10-3025 minVinay Shankar | Blog71: From Star Trek to Reality: The quest for digital body twins and quantified imaging with Clarissa from Q BioOn this episode Clarissa Shen joins the show, she is COO at Q Bio. She discusses how they are transforming healthcare with AI, machine learning, and big data. Discover how Q Bio’s advanced digital platform combines full-body MRI, biochemistry, and genomics to predict health risks, making diagnostics more accessible.
Clarissa reveals how they are building their own MRI scanner from scratch to take advantage of new computational power available in a Star Trek like world of preventative healthcare. Tune in to learn how digital twins can transform diagnostics, the potential of AI-driven health insights, and the im...2024-10-3025 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators71: From Star Trek to Reality: The quest for digital body twins and quantified imaging with Clarissa from Q BioOn this episode Clarissa Shen joins the show, she is COO at Q Bio. She discusses how they are transforming healthcare with AI, machine learning, and big data. Discover how Q Bio’s advanced digital platform combines full-body MRI, biochemistry, and genomics to predict health risks, making diagnostics more accessible.
Clarissa reveals how they are building their own MRI scanner from scratch to take advantage of new computational power available in a Star Trek like world of preventative healthcare. Tune in to learn how digital twins can transform diagnostics, the potential of AI-driven health insights, and the im...2024-10-3025 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators70: Transforming Fertility: How Apricity’s virtual clinic is changing fertility care with Caroline AllenOn this episode, Caroline Allen joins the show, they discuss how Apricity is forging a new future for those seeking fertility treatments in the UK. She introduces her career in midwifery and how she made the move to Head of Growth at Apricity.
Apricity is the UK’s first virtual fertility clinic using tech to improve fertility outcomes. They blend some of the valued aspects of remote care and technology to improve outcomes, collect valuable additional data, provide expert support with clinical advisors through the app and have improved transparency on pricing. With their patient-centric approach, they ha...2024-10-0920 minVinay Shankar | Blog70: Transforming Fertility: How Apricity’s virtual clinic is changing fertility care with Caroline AllenOn this episode, Caroline Allen joins the show, they discuss how Apricity is forging a new future for those seeking fertility treatments in the UK. She introduces her career in midwifery and how she made the move to Head of Growth at Apricity.
Apricity is the UK’s first virtual fertility clinic using tech to improve fertility outcomes. They blend some of the valued aspects of remote care and technology to improve outcomes, collect valuable additional data, provide expert support with clinical advisors through the app and have improved transparency on pricing. With their patient-centric approach, they ha...2024-10-0920 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators70: Transforming Fertility: How Apricity’s virtual clinic is changing fertility care with Caroline AllenOn this episode, Caroline Allen joins the show, they discuss how Apricity is forging a new future for those seeking fertility treatments in the UK. She introduces her career in midwifery and how she made the move to Head of Growth at Apricity.
Apricity is the UK’s first virtual fertility clinic using tech to improve fertility outcomes. They blend some of the valued aspects of remote care and technology to improve outcomes, collect valuable additional data, provide expert support with clinical advisors through the app and have improved transparency on pricing. With their patient-centric approach, they ha...2024-10-0920 minVinay Shankar | Blog69: How to go from extraordinary side hustles to an AI mental health startup? With Ross from LimbicOn this episode, Vinay is joined by founder of Limbic, Ross Harper, who has a PhD in computational neuroscience. Limbic enhances mental health care by assisting providers to manage and support demand for mental health services through AI-driven tools. It can prioritise need, from more routine aspects to serious issues, by applying machine learning to user inputs like questionnaires. Ultimately, the platform improves access to services and the patient journey. In a Series A funding round, they raised $14 million for product development and U.S expansion. The platform has been adopted by 40% of NHS talking therapies.
2024-09-2023 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators69: How to go from extraordinary side hustles to an AI mental health startup? With Ross from LimbicOn this episode, Vinay is joined by founder of Limbic, Ross Harper, who has a PhD in computational neuroscience. Limbic enhances mental health care by assisting providers to manage and support demand for mental health services through AI-driven tools. It can prioritise need, from more routine aspects to serious issues, by applying machine learning to user inputs like questionnaires. Ultimately, the platform improves access to services and the patient journey. In a Series A funding round, they raised $14 million for product development and U.S expansion. The platform has been adopted by 40% of NHS talking therapies.
2024-09-2023 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators69: How to go from extraordinary side hustles to an AI mental health startup? With Ross from LimbicOn this episode, Vinay is joined by founder of Limbic, Ross Harper, who has a PhD in computational neuroscience. Limbic enhances mental health care by assisting providers to manage and support demand for mental health services through AI-driven tools. It can prioritise need, from more routine aspects to serious issues, by applying machine learning to user inputs like questionnaires. Ultimately, the platform improves access to services and the patient journey. In a Series A funding round, they raised $14 million for product development and U.S expansion. The platform has been adopted by 40% of NHS talking therapies.
2024-09-2023 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators68: How to understand your brain with MEG? With Caitlin from MYndspanOn this episode, Caitlin Baltzer, CEO and Co-founder of MYndspan helps us imagine a world where access to information on how our brain works is at our fingertips. MYndspan is a platform which uses a unique brain scanning technology called magnetoencephalography or more easily known as the MEG scanner. This non-invasive, millimetre-accurate scanning can offer a new perspective on brain function. The data can provide early detection for neurodegenerative illnesses and also provide new intelligence for personalised day-to-day brain health interventions. We start the journey with Caitlin with her banking career in Toronto.
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...2024-08-2821 minVinay Shankar | Blog68: How to understand your brain with MEG? With Caitlin from MYndspanOn this episode, Caitlin Baltzer, CEO and Co-founder of MYndspan helps us imagine a world where access to information on how our brain works is at our fingertips. MYndspan is a platform which uses a unique brain scanning technology called magnetoencephalography or more easily known as the MEG scanner. This non-invasive, millimetre-accurate scanning can offer a new perspective on brain function. The data can provide early detection for neurodegenerative illnesses and also provide new intelligence for personalised day-to-day brain health interventions. We start the journey with Caitlin with her banking career in Toronto.
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...2024-08-2821 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators68: How to understand your brain with MEG? With Caitlin from MYndspanOn this episode, Caitlin Baltzer, CEO and Co-founder of MYndspan helps us imagine a world where access to information on how our brain works is at our fingertips. MYndspan is a platform which uses a unique brain scanning technology called magnetoencephalography or more easily known as the MEG scanner. This non-invasive, millimetre-accurate scanning can offer a new perspective on brain function. The data can provide early detection for neurodegenerative illnesses and also provide new intelligence for personalised day-to-day brain health interventions. We start the journey with Caitlin with her banking career in Toronto.
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...2024-08-2821 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators67: Do we need technology for our health and wellbeing? With Srinivas ArkaOn this episode, Srinivas Arka joins the show. He is a philosopher, author and renowned speaker who focuses on achieving a state of well-being by addressing our mental, physical and spiritual health. Highly regarded for his talks, books, and workshops internationally, Srinivas Arka has also founded the Centre For Conscious Awareness charities worldwide. He has developed a unique form of intuitive meditation called Arka Dhyana, which helps us understand our true selves and reach our highest potential.
In this special episode, Srinivas Arka shares his unique and holistic style to approaching health, he explains why a...2024-08-0828 minVinay Shankar | Blog67: Do we need technology for our health and wellbeing? With Srinivas ArkaOn this episode, Srinivas Arka joins the show. He is a philosopher, author and renowned speaker who focuses on achieving a state of well-being by addressing our mental, physical and spiritual health. Highly regarded for his talks, books, and workshops internationally, Srinivas Arka has also founded the Centre For Conscious Awareness charities worldwide. He has developed a unique form of intuitive meditation called Arka Dhyana, which helps us understand our true selves and reach our highest potential.
In this special episode, Srinivas Arka shares his unique and holistic style to approaching health, he explains why a...2024-08-0828 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators67: Do we need technology for our health and wellbeing? With Srinivas ArkaOn this episode, Srinivas Arka joins the show. He is a philosopher, author and renowned speaker who focuses on achieving a state of well-being by addressing our mental, physical and spiritual health. Highly regarded for his talks, books, and workshops internationally, Srinivas Arka has also founded the Centre For Conscious Awareness charities worldwide. He has developed a unique form of intuitive meditation called Arka Dhyana, which helps us understand our true selves and reach our highest potential.
In this special episode, Srinivas Arka shares his unique and holistic style to approaching health, he explains why a...2024-08-0828 minVinay Shankar | Blog66: Vann, a cancer support platform inspired by a personal journey with Ani HaykuniImagine a platform where technology and compassionate care converge. This episode is a deep dive into that very space. We’re joined by Ani, the visionary founder of Vann, a cancer support app created from her own personal experience.
Incubated at Oxford University Innovation, Vann combines support for patients during and after diagnosis. The platform provides not only support and information for patients, but for any individual or group looking to signpost anyone who wants to understand how to manage their relationship with someone who has cancer. The app gathers data that is also used to tr...2024-07-1720 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators66: Vann, a cancer support platform inspired by a personal journey with Ani HaykuniImagine a platform where technology and compassionate care converge. This episode is a deep dive into that very space. We're joined by Ani, the visionary founder of Vann, a cancer support app created from her own personal experience.
Incubated at Oxford University Innovation, Vann combines support for patients during and after diagnosis. The platform provides not only support and information for patients, but for any individual or group looking to signpost anyone who wants to understand how to manage their relationship with someone who has cancer. The app gathers data that is also used to track the impact of treatments...2024-07-1720 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators66: Vann, a cancer support platform inspired by a personal journey with Ani HaykuniImagine a platform where technology and compassionate care converge. This episode is a deep dive into that very space. We're joined by Ani, the visionary founder of Vann, a cancer support app created from her own personal experience.
Incubated at Oxford University Innovation, Vann combines support for patients during and after diagnosis. The platform provides not only support and information for patients, but for any individual or group looking to signpost anyone who wants to understand how to manage their relationship with someone who has cancer. The app gathers data that is also used to track the impact of treatments...2024-07-1720 minVinay Shankar | Blog65: Surgical training beyond boundaries with Ad Gandhe from AmodiscOn this episode, practising orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Touch Surgery, Ad Gandhe joins the show to discuss Amodisc, his latest venture. This conversation cuts deep into healthcare transformation through technology, as we uncover the story behind a platform designed to educate various grades of surgeons on complex surgeries.
Born out of necessity, the platform tackles the post-pandemic hurdles surgical trainees face and supports professionals in lower income countries. It leverages easy accessible tech, new frontiers like holographic images and AI, to progress learning. But ultimately, it seeks to improve surgical outcomes worldwide.
...2024-06-2621 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators65: Surgical training beyond boundaries with Ad Gandhe from AmodiscOn this episode, practising orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Touch Surgery, Ad Gandhe joins the show to discuss Amodisc, his latest venture. This conversation cuts deep into healthcare transformation through technology, as we uncover the story behind a platform designed to educate various grades of surgeons on complex surgeries.
Born out of necessity, the platform tackles the post-pandemic hurdles surgical trainees face and supports professionals in lower income countries. It leverages easy accessible tech, new frontiers like holographic images and AI, to progress learning. But ultimately, it seeks to improve surgical outcomes worldwide.
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How Ad Gandhe, an orthopaedic surgeon...2024-06-2621 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators65: Surgical training beyond boundaries with Ad Gandhe from AmodiscOn this episode, practising orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Touch Surgery, Ad Gandhe joins the show to discuss Amodisc, his latest venture. This conversation cuts deep into healthcare transformation through technology, as we uncover the story behind a platform designed to educate various grades of surgeons on complex surgeries.
Born out of necessity, the platform tackles the post-pandemic hurdles surgical trainees face and supports professionals in lower income countries. It leverages easy accessible tech, new frontiers like holographic images and AI, to progress learning. But ultimately, it seeks to improve surgical outcomes worldwide.
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How Ad Gandhe, an orthopaedic surgeon...2024-06-2621 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators64: Can you improve mental health in six weeks? With Ravi Janapureddy from ResonyOn this episode, Ravi Janapureddy joins the show to discuss his latest venture, Resony Health. It’s a response to his own experience of burnout working as a financial consultant. Vinay navigates through the creation of Resony, a software as medical device platform that promises to improve accessibility to mental health services. The app, backed by some of the best elements of cognitive behavioural therapy, offers users a 6-week programme to manage anxiety, reduce stress and build resilience. Ravi is no stranger to entrepreneurship, with his disruptive mindset, he has begun several ventures including a farm to fork agribusiness and a...2024-06-0521 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators64: Can you improve mental health in six weeks? With Ravi Janapureddy from ResonyOn this episode, Ravi Janapureddy joins the show to discuss his latest venture, Resony Health. It’s a response to his own experience of burnout working as a financial consultant. Vinay navigates through the creation of Resony, a software as medical device platform that promises to improve accessibility to mental health services. The app, backed by some of the best elements of cognitive behavioural therapy, offers users a 6-week programme to manage anxiety, reduce stress and build resilience. Ravi is no stranger to entrepreneurship, with his disruptive mindset, he has begun several ventures including a farm to fork agribusiness and a...2024-06-0521 minVinay Shankar | Blog64: Can you improve mental health in six weeks? With Ravi Janapureddy from ResonyOn this episode, Ravi Janapureddy joins the show to discuss his latest venture, Resony Health. It’s a response to his own experience of burnout working as a financial consultant. Vinay navigates through the creation of Resony, a software as medical device platform that promises to improve accessibility to mental health services. The app, backed by some of the best elements of cognitive behavioural therapy, offers users a 6-week programme to manage anxiety, reduce stress and build resilience. Ravi is no stranger to entrepreneurship, with his disruptive mindset, he has begun several ventures including a farm to fork agribusiness an...2024-06-0521 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators63: Fertility Mapper: How to help patients navigate the fertility treatment journey? With CEO Kaleigh HartiganOn this episode, Kaleigh Hartigan, CEO and founder who has created fertility mapper joins the show. It’s powered by user reviews and provides clarity to those seeking fertility treatments. Kaleigh also reveals their newest tool to help those pursuing NHS support for fertility. The NHS IVF tool, breaks down complex criteria, to offer any person who needs it a comprehensive understanding of their eligibility for NHS treatment.
Having worked extensively in the NHS and also the WHO before developing Fertility Mapper, she advised private equity firms on health investments. Going on to adult social care, her experience, seeing those st...2024-05-0824 minVinay Shankar | Blog63: Fertility Mapper: How to help patients navigate the fertility treatment journey? With CEO Kaleigh HartiganOn this episode, Kaleigh Hartigan, CEO and founder who has created fertility mapper joins the show. It’s powered by user reviews and provides clarity to those seeking fertility treatments. Kaleigh also reveals their newest tool to help those pursuing NHS support for fertility. The NHS IVF tool, breaks down complex criteria, to offer any person who needs it a comprehensive understanding of their eligibility for NHS treatment.
Having worked extensively in the NHS and also the WHO before developing Fertility Mapper, she advised private equity firms on health investments. Going on to adult social care, her ex...2024-05-0824 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators63: Fertility Mapper: How to help patients navigate the fertility treatment journey? With CEO Kaleigh HartiganOn this episode, Kaleigh Hartigan, CEO and founder who has created fertility mapper joins the show. It’s powered by user reviews and provides clarity to those seeking fertility treatments. Kaleigh also reveals their newest tool to help those pursuing NHS support for fertility. The NHS IVF tool, breaks down complex criteria, to offer any person who needs it a comprehensive understanding of their eligibility for NHS treatment.
Having worked extensively in the NHS and also the WHO before developing Fertility Mapper, she advised private equity firms on health investments. Going on to adult social care, her experience, seeing those st...2024-05-0824 minVinay Shankar | Blog62: Can you use an app to unleash the power of photos & games in dementia?On this episode, we have CEO Bruce Elliot from Memory Lane games. It all started as a chat in a humble pub with his co-founder, where they began to discuss their own mothers and how much joy they gained from reminiscing over old photos. Recognising the value of conversation for those with dementia and cognitive decline, they have utilised a gamification model with photos and images in an app.
Learn about the journey to over 50k downloads and users in 100 countries, how they can utilise digital biomarkers in neurological conditions, how working with the Mayo clinic in...2024-04-1720 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators62: Can you use an app to unleash the power of photos & games in dementia?On this episode, we have CEO Bruce Elliot from Memory Lane games. It all started as a chat in a humble pub with his co-founder, where they began to discuss their own mothers and how much joy they gained from reminiscing over old photos. Recognising the value of conversation for those with dementia and cognitive decline, they have utilised a gamification model with photos and images in an app.
Learn about the journey to over 50k downloads and users in 100 countries, how they can utilise digital biomarkers in neurological conditions, how working with the Mayo clinic in the USA is...2024-04-1720 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators62: Can you use an app to unleash the power of photos & games in dementia?On this episode, we have CEO Bruce Elliot from Memory Lane games. It all started as a chat in a humble pub with his co-founder, where they began to discuss their own mothers and how much joy they gained from reminiscing over old photos. Recognising the value of conversation for those with dementia and cognitive decline, they have utilised a gamification model with photos and images in an app.
Learn about the journey to over 50k downloads and users in 100 countries, how they can utilise digital biomarkers in neurological conditions, how working with the Mayo clinic in the USA is...2024-04-1720 minVinay Shankar | Blog61: Reimagining the community nursing journey for patients & nurses using tech with Kelly Klifa from Ally HealthOn this episode, CEO and co-founder Kelly Klifa joins the show to discuss Ally Health. It’s a company that uses digital scheduling with a track and trace type system to bring clinical care to the home. No stranger to entrepreneurship, she is the founder of Testing for All, a company with an annual turnover of £29 million, which became the leading Covid-19 platform for connecting laboratories and home testing. They started with just one partner, and ended with eight labs processing between 8K and 10K tests a day.
Ally Health utilises a similar tech to ensure that com...2024-03-2721 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators61: Reimagining the community nursing journey for patients & nurses using tech with Kelly Klifa from Ally HealthOn this episode, CEO and co-founder Kelly Klifa joins the show to discuss Ally Health. It’s a company that uses digital scheduling with a track and trace type system to bring clinical care to the home. No stranger to entrepreneurship, she is the founder of Testing for All, a company with an annual turnover of £29 million, which became the leading Covid-19 platform for connecting laboratories and home testing. They started with just one partner, and ended with eight labs processing between 8K and 10K tests a day.
Ally Health utilises a similar tech to ensure that community nursing workflow is...2024-03-2721 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators61: Reimagining the community nursing journey for patients & nurses using tech with Kelly Klifa from Ally HealthOn this episode, CEO and co-founder Kelly Klifa joins the show to discuss Ally Health. It’s a company that uses digital scheduling with a track and trace type system to bring clinical care to the home. No stranger to entrepreneurship, she is the founder of Testing for All, a company with an annual turnover of £29 million, which became the leading Covid-19 platform for connecting laboratories and home testing. They started with just one partner, and ended with eight labs processing between 8K and 10K tests a day.
Ally Health utilises a similar tech to ensure that community nursing workflow is...2024-03-2721 minVinay Shankar | Blog60: Better than paper? A digital surgical consent platform with Dr Patrick Hart from Concentric HealthOn this episode Dr Patrick Hart joins the show, he is the clinical operations lead at Concentric Health. We delve into how Concentric is pioneering change in surgical operations and procedures. It streamlines how patients and clinicians navigate the consent process, reducing errors and delays in operations, integrating with electronic health record systems, and ultimately leading to better informed patients. The company is the market leader for digital consent in the UK, offering standardised consent forms for over 2000 operations across various NHS hospitals.
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How Patrick pivoted from medical training to health technology
How he...2024-02-2322 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators60: Better than paper? A digital surgical consent platform with Dr Patrick Hart from Concentric HealthOn this episode Dr Patrick Hart joins the show, he is the clinical operations lead at Concentric Health. We delve into how Concentric is pioneering change in surgical operations and procedures. It streamlines how patients and clinicians navigate the consent process, reducing errors and delays in operations, integrating with electronic health record systems, and ultimately leading to better informed patients. The company is the market leader for digital consent in the UK, offering standardised consent forms for over 2000 operations across various NHS hospitals.
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How Patrick pivoted from medical training to health technology
How he became a ‘founder associate’ at Conc...2024-02-2322 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators60: Better than paper? A digital surgical consent platform with Dr Patrick Hart from Concentric HealthOn this episode Dr Patrick Hart joins the show, he is the clinical operations lead at Concentric Health. We delve into how Concentric is pioneering change in surgical operations and procedures. It streamlines how patients and clinicians navigate the consent process, reducing errors and delays in operations, integrating with electronic health record systems, and ultimately leading to better informed patients. The company is the market leader for digital consent in the UK, offering standardised consent forms for over 2000 operations across various NHS hospitals.
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How Patrick pivoted from medical training to health technology
How he became a ‘founder associate’ at Conc...2024-02-2322 minVinay Shankar | Blog59: Neutrocheck, an at-home test for neutropenic sepsis with Umaima Ahmad from 52NorthOn this episode, Vinay is joined by co-founder Umaima Ahmad, to discuss their startup 52North and their ambitious tech that powers a life-saving product. Neutrocheck is device for those undergoing chemotherapy and who are at risk of neutropenic sepsis. With a background in financial law, Umaima and her team of co-founders were inspired to solve a problem that is a serious side-effect for those needing crucial treatment for cancer. Hear all about their journey to creating the product and how it all took off after a small grant of only ten thousand pounds.
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How Umaima’s...2024-01-2520 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators59: Neutrocheck, an at-home test for neutropenic sepsis with Umaima Ahmad from 52NorthOn this episode, Vinay is joined by co-founder Umaima Ahmad, to discuss their startup 52North and their ambitious tech that powers a life-saving product. Neutrocheck is device for those undergoing chemotherapy and who are at risk of neutropenic sepsis. With a background in financial law, Umaima and her team of co-founders were inspired to solve a problem that is a serious side-effect for those needing crucial treatment for cancer. Hear all about their journey to creating the product and how it all took off after a small grant of only ten thousand pounds.
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How Umaima’s mid-career Masters led to...2024-01-2520 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators59: Neutrocheck, an at-home test for neutropenic sepsis with Umaima Ahmad from 52NorthOn this episode, Vinay is joined by co-founder Umaima Ahmad, to discuss their startup 52North and their ambitious tech that powers a life-saving product. Neutrocheck is device for those undergoing chemotherapy and who are at risk of neutropenic sepsis. With a background in financial law, Umaima and her team of co-founders were inspired to solve a problem that is a serious side-effect for those needing crucial treatment for cancer. Hear all about their journey to creating the product and how it all took off after a small grant of only ten thousand pounds.
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How Umaima’s mid-career Masters led to...2024-01-2520 minVinay Shankar | Blog58: Can you optimise your health before surgery with an app? With Adam Robinson from Surgery HeroOn this episode, Adam Robinson joins the show to share how his diverse background including working with Tesco and Spotify, led him to found Surgery Hero. The company was developed to tackle mental and physical issues that can reduce the effectiveness of surgery due to various aspects such as anxiety, weight management, alcohol use and more. They provide their patients with education, coaching and digital tools that can reduce cancellations, hospital stays, and rehabilitation times. With the evidence showing that good perioperative care can improve patient outcomes by more than 50%, their goal is to have 100 million people have successful...2023-12-2021 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators58: Can you optimise your health before surgery with an app? With Adam Robinson from Surgery HeroOn this episode, Adam Robinson joins the show to share how his diverse background including working with Tesco and Spotify, led him to found Surgery Hero. The company was developed to tackle mental and physical issues that can reduce the effectiveness of surgery due to various aspects such as anxiety, weight management, alcohol use and more. They provide their patients with education, coaching and digital tools that can reduce cancellations, hospital stays, and rehabilitation times. With the evidence showing that good perioperative care can improve patient outcomes by more than 50%, their goal is to have 100 million people have successful surgeries...2023-12-2021 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators58: Can you optimise your health before surgery with an app? With Adam Robinson from Surgery HeroOn this episode, Adam Robinson joins the show to share how his diverse background including working with Tesco and Spotify, led him to found Surgery Hero. The company was developed to tackle mental and physical issues that can reduce the effectiveness of surgery due to various aspects such as anxiety, weight management, alcohol use and more. They provide their patients with education, coaching and digital tools that can reduce cancellations, hospital stays, and rehabilitation times. With the evidence showing that good perioperative care can improve patient outcomes by more than 50%, their goal is to have 100 million people have successful surgeries...2023-12-2021 minVinay Shankar | Blog57: Do we really need precision medicine for our drug prescriptions? With Athena Doshi, founder of CelesteOn this episode, Vinay Shankar is joined by Athena Doshi, founder of Celeste, a medication diagnostic tool. The company aims to tackle the gender gap in health, to provide prescriptions that fit physiology to improve outcomes in women’s health. Celeste aims not only to bridge the gap, but decrease wastage and eliminate the time it takes to treat a patient with the optimal drug. The platform works seamlessly with healthcare systems to provide a holistic approach to diagnostics and prescriptions. Learn all about it, and why Athena believes the ExactRx platform is a crucial infrastructure piece for healthcare sy...2023-11-2822 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators57: Do we really need precision medicine for our drug prescriptions? With Athena Doshi, founder of CelesteOn this episode, Vinay Shankar is joined by Athena Doshi, founder of Celeste, a medication diagnostic tool. The company aims to tackle the gender gap in health, to provide prescriptions that fit physiology to improve outcomes in women’s health. Celeste aims not only to bridge the gap, but decrease wastage and eliminate the time it takes to treat a patient with the optimal drug. The platform works seamlessly with healthcare systems to provide a holistic approach to diagnostics and prescriptions. Learn all about it, and why Athena believes the ExactRx platform is a crucial infrastructure piece for healthcare systems.
Le...2023-11-2822 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators57: Do we really need precision medicine for our drug prescriptions? With Athena Doshi, founder of CelesteOn this episode, Vinay Shankar is joined by Athena Doshi, founder of Celeste, a medication diagnostic tool. The company aims to tackle the gender gap in health, to provide prescriptions that fit physiology to improve outcomes in women’s health. Celeste aims not only to bridge the gap, but decrease wastage and eliminate the time it takes to treat a patient with the optimal drug. The platform works seamlessly with healthcare systems to provide a holistic approach to diagnostics and prescriptions. Learn all about it, and why Athena believes the ExactRx platform is a crucial infrastructure piece for healthcare systems.
Le...2023-11-2822 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators56: How to use a digital health platform to effectively prescribe exercise? With Louise O’Mahony from EXiOn this episode we have Louise O'Mahony, who is the head of customer success at EXI. She shares her transformative journey from managing exercise referral services to working with the National Diabetes Prevention Program and now working on the EXI platform. EXI has been built to integrate with existing technologies to create a seamless pathway to prescribing exercise and holistic fitness. The app simplifies the task of prescribing exercise for people, including those with long-term conditions, acknowledging all achievements. The data leveraged from the app is designed to help medical professionals review exercise regimes easily while continually refining the AI...2023-11-0723 minVinay Shankar | Blog56: How to use a digital health platform to effectively prescribe exercise? With Louise O’Mahony from EXiOn this episode we have Louise O’Mahony, who is the head of customer success at EXI. She shares her transformative journey from managing exercise referral services to working with the National Diabetes Prevention Program and now working on the EXI platform. EXI has been built to integrate with existing technologies to create a seamless pathway to prescribing exercise and holistic fitness. The app simplifies the task of prescribing exercise for people, including those with long-term conditions, acknowledging all achievements. The data leveraged from the app is designed to help medical professionals review exercise regimes easily while continually refining th...2023-11-0723 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators56: How to use a digital health platform to effectively prescribe exercise? With Louise O’Mahony from EXiOn this episode we have Louise O'Mahony, who is the head of customer success at EXI. She shares her transformative journey from managing exercise referral services to working with the National Diabetes Prevention Program and now working on the EXI platform. EXI has been built to integrate with existing technologies to create a seamless pathway to prescribing exercise and holistic fitness. The app simplifies the task of prescribing exercise for people, including those with long-term conditions, acknowledging all achievements. The data leveraged from the app is designed to help medical professionals review exercise regimes easily while continually refining the AI...2023-11-0723 minVinay Shankar | Blog55: From Echo to Phlo: How to build a new digital pharmacy world? with Alistair Murray from PhloOn this episode, we welcome Alastair Murray who is the chief pharmacist at Phlo. He was started his healthtech journey at Echo, the digital pharmacy that was later acquired by Lloyds Pharmacy. Phlo aims to provide a safer, error-free prescriptions-based system. Its API creates seamless connections with existing client’s software and the distinctive Phlo Connect system uses AI to track availability, stock, and price. Learn all about Alistair’s journey, the experiences he gained scaling Echo, how Phlo works and their unique tech, and their ambitious plans to transform medication dispensing.
On the show, you will disc...2023-09-2621 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators55: From Echo to Phlo: How to build a new digital pharmacy world? with Alistair Murray from PhloOn this episode, we welcome Alastair Murray who is the chief pharmacist at Phlo. He was started his healthtech journey at Echo, the digital pharmacy that was later acquired by Lloyds Pharmacy. Phlo aims to provide a safer, error-free prescriptions-based system. Its API creates seamless connections with existing client’s software and the distinctive Phlo Connect system uses AI to track availability, stock, and price. Learn all about Alistair’s journey, the experiences he gained scaling Echo, how Phlo works and their unique tech, and their ambitious plans to transform medication dispensing.
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How Alastair bega...2023-09-2621 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators55: From Echo to Phlo: How to build a new digital pharmacy world? with Alistair Murray from PhloOn this episode, we welcome Alastair Murray who is the chief pharmacist at Phlo. He was started his healthtech journey at Echo, the digital pharmacy that was later acquired by Lloyds Pharmacy. Phlo aims to provide a safer, error-free prescriptions-based system. Its API creates seamless connections with existing client’s software and the distinctive Phlo Connect system uses AI to track availability, stock, and price. Learn all about Alistair’s journey, the experiences he gained scaling Echo, how Phlo works and their unique tech, and their ambitious plans to transform medication dispensing.
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How Alastair bega...2023-09-2621 minVinay Shankar | Blog54: Can you use AI to discover rare diseases? With Dr Peter Fish from MendelianOn this episode, Dr Peter Fish, the CEO of Mendelian joins the show. Their mission is to make it easier for clinicians to diagnose rare diseases. Their AI based platform can sift through medical records to discover more than 100 rare conditions. As a serial entrepreneur, he has built and invested in various tech companies, combining his medical background with his passion for the tech industry. Learn about his investment experience starting at the age of 18, why they created the product, how it works, their journey to development, and their ambitious plans for addressing rare diseases, which seem to be...2023-09-0623 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators54: Can you use AI to discover rare diseases? With Dr Peter Fish from MendelianOn this episode, Dr Peter Fish, the CEO of Mendelian joins the show. Their mission is to make it easier for clinicians to diagnose rare diseases. Their AI based platform can sift through medical records to discover more than 100 rare conditions. As a serial entrepreneur, he has built and invested in various tech companies, combining his medical background with his passion for the tech industry. Learn about his investment experience starting at the age of 18, why they created the product, how it works, their journey to development, and their ambitious plans for addressing rare diseases, which seem to be not...2023-09-0623 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators54: Can you use AI to discover rare diseases? With Dr Peter Fish from MendelianOn this episode, Dr Peter Fish, the CEO of Mendelian joins the show. Their mission is to make it easier for clinicians to diagnose rare diseases. Their AI based platform can sift through medical records to discover more than 100 rare conditions. As a serial entrepreneur, he has built and invested in various tech companies, combining his medical background with his passion for the tech industry. Learn about his investment experience starting at the age of 18, why they created the product, how it works, their journey to development, and their ambitious plans for addressing rare diseases, which seem to be not...2023-09-0623 minVinay Shankar | Blog53: Can a digital health app beat patient information leaflets? With Dom Raban from XploroOn this episode we have Dom Raban, the CEO of Xploro, a digital therapeutics platform. As a result of his daughter developing and then beating cancer as a child, he was inspired to create the company to help young people better understand their health condition. The platform uses augmented reality, games, chatbots, and AI to deliver health content to children and young adults in a more meaningful way. This improves satisfaction and health outcomes. Learn about his design background, developing the product, the key features and research, expanding into world markets, and how they plan to bring the product...2023-08-1020 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators53: Can a digital health app beat patient information leaflets? With Dom Raban from XploroOn this episode we have Dom Raban, the CEO of Xploro, a digital therapeutics platform. As a result of his daughter developing and then beating cancer as a child, he was inspired to create the company to help young people better understand their health condition. The platform uses augmented reality, games, chatbots, and AI to deliver health content to children and young adults in a more meaningful way. This improves satisfaction and health outcomes. Learn about his design background, developing the product, the key features and research, expanding into world markets, and how they plan to bring the product to...2023-08-1020 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators53: Can a digital health app beat patient information leaflets? With Dom Raban from XploroOn this episode we have Dom Raban, the CEO of Xploro, a digital therapeutics platform. As a result of his daughter developing and then beating cancer as a child, he was inspired to create the company to help young people better understand their health condition. The platform uses augmented reality, games, chatbots, and AI to deliver health content to children and young adults in a more meaningful way. This improves satisfaction and health outcomes. Learn about his design background, developing the product, the key features and research, expanding into world markets, and how they plan to bring the product to...2023-08-1020 minVinay Shankar | Blog52: How to streamline medical image reporting with Brian Plackis Cheng from OpenRadIn this episode, Vinay talks to Brian Plackis Cheng, CEO of OpenRad, a teleradiology service. The company brings radiology reporting services to the cloud. It enables all medical imaging interpretation to happen remotely, allows easier collaboration with clinical colleagues and patients can access their scans through the patient portal. Brian is a specialist in scaling tech companies, with a deep passion for defining the future of radiology. As a serial entrepreneur, he has brought his expertise in AI, the cloud and online media to OpenRad.
On the show you’ll find out:
What is OpenRad?
How Op...2023-07-2623 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators52: How to streamline medical image reporting with Brian Plackis Cheng from OpenRadIn this episode, Vinay talks to Brian Plackis Cheng, CEO of OpenRad, a teleradiology service. The company brings radiology reporting services to the cloud. It enables all medical imaging interpretation to happen remotely, allows easier collaboration with clinical colleagues and patients can access their scans through the patient portal. Brian is a specialist in scaling tech companies, with a deep passion for defining the future of radiology. As a serial entrepreneur, he has brought his expertise in AI, the cloud and online media to OpenRad.
On the show you’ll find out:
What is OpenRad?
How OpenRad was designed to ta...2023-07-2623 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators52: How to streamline medical image reporting with Brian Plackis Cheng from OpenRadIn this episode, Vinay talks to Brian Plackis Cheng, CEO of OpenRad, a teleradiology service. The company brings radiology reporting services to the cloud. It enables all medical imaging interpretation to happen remotely, allows easier collaboration with clinical colleagues and patients can access their scans through the patient portal. Brian is a specialist in scaling tech companies, with a deep passion for defining the future of radiology. As a serial entrepreneur, he has brought his expertise in AI, the cloud and online media to OpenRad.
On the show you’ll find out:
What is OpenRad?
How OpenRad was designed to ta...2023-07-2623 minVinay Shankar | Blog51: The CUE1 wearable, an effective non-drug treatment for Parkinson’s with Lucy from Charco NeurotechLucy Jung is the CEO of Charco Neurotech, a start-up that has created a non-invasive device for improving symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The CUE1 device uses vibrotactile stimulation through a small electronic device placed on the chest. It’s a unique device inspired by the famous neurologist Dr Charcot and already has 16 000 patients on the waiting list. Learn about her story starting from developing the product while doing her Masters at Imperial College London, her focus on using tech to help with long-term conditions, and all the detail about developing the product.
On the show, you’ll dis...2023-07-1222 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators51: The CUE1 wearable, an effective non-drug treatment for Parkinson’s with Lucy from Charco NeurotechLucy Jung is the CEO of Charco Neurotech, a start-up that has created a non-invasive device for improving symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The CUE1 device uses vibrotactile stimulation through a small electronic device placed on the chest. It’s a unique device inspired by the famous neurologist Dr Charcot and already has 16 000 patients on the waiting list. Learn about her story starting from developing the product while doing her Masters at Imperial College London, her focus on using tech to help with long-term conditions, and all the detail about developing the product.
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How Lucy b...2023-07-1222 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators51: The CUE1 wearable, an effective non-drug treatment for Parkinson’s with Lucy from Charco NeurotechLucy Jung is the CEO of Charco Neurotech, a start-up that has created a non-invasive device for improving symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The CUE1 device uses vibrotactile stimulation through a small electronic device placed on the chest. It’s a unique device inspired by the famous neurologist Dr Charcot and already has 16 000 patients on the waiting list. Learn about her story starting from developing the product while doing her Masters at Imperial College London, her focus on using tech to help with long-term conditions, and all the detail about developing the product.
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How Lucy b...2023-07-1222 minVinay Shankar | Blog50: How to create a first-in-class drug? With Lisa Patel from IstessoOn this episode, we have Lisa Patel, who is the CEO and co-founder of the drug discovery & development company Istesso. They work in the emerging field of immunometabolism, harnessing the connection between immunology & metabolism to help a patient return to their natural rhythm. Lisa wanted to further her passion to eliminate conditions like rheumatoid arthritis by creating a ‘first in class’ medication that could change the way we treat autoimmune conditions. Hear about her experiences from working at a world-class pharma company, her views on being mentioned in a leading financial column, the role of big tech in drug disc...2023-06-1420 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators50: How to create a first-in-class drug? With Lisa Patel from IstessoOn this episode, we have Lisa Patel, who is the CEO and co-founder of the drug discovery & development company Istesso. They work in the emerging field of immunometabolism, harnessing the connection between immunology & metabolism to help a patient return to their natural rhythm. Lisa wanted to further her passion to eliminate conditions like rheumatoid arthritis by creating a ‘first in class’ medication that could change the way we treat autoimmune conditions. Hear about her experiences from working at a world-class pharma company, her views on being mentioned in a leading financial column, the role of big tech in drug discovery and...2023-06-1420 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators50: How to create a first-in-class drug? With Lisa Patel from IstessoOn this episode, we have Lisa Patel, who is the CEO and co-founder of the drug discovery & development company Istesso. They work in the emerging field of immunometabolism, harnessing the connection between immunology & metabolism to help a patient return to their natural rhythm. Lisa wanted to further her passion to eliminate conditions like rheumatoid arthritis by creating a ‘first in class’ medication that could change the way we treat autoimmune conditions. Hear about her experiences from working at a world-class pharma company, her views on being mentioned in a leading financial column, the role of big tech in drug discovery and...2023-06-1420 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators49: How did a digital health blockchain startup lead to a telemedicine platform? With Dr Abdullah AlbeyattiDr Abdullah Albeyatti is a GP and founder of two healthtech companies. Medicalchain harnesses blockchain technology to provide patients with access to their medical records on multiple levels of healthcare, removing barriers and enabling patients to be at the centre of their health. MyClinic is a telemedical solution created within three weeks of the Covid pandemic starting. It is now used in 78 countries and has unique clinician-inspired features. Discover the lessons learned through his entrepreneur journey, his insights on the intersection of medicine and tech, and the importance of empowering patients.
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How Dr Albeyatti fo...2023-05-2323 minVinay Shankar | Blog49: How did a digital health blockchain startup lead to a telemedicine platform? With Dr Abdullah AlbeyattiDr Abdullah Albeyatti is a GP and founder of two healthtech companies. Medicalchain harnesses blockchain technology to provide patients with access to their medical records on multiple levels of healthcare, removing barriers and enabling patients to be at the centre of their health. MyClinic is a telemedical solution created within three weeks of the Covid pandemic starting. It is now used in 78 countries and has unique clinician-inspired features. Discover the lessons learned through his entrepreneur journey, his insights on the intersection of medicine and tech, and the importance of empowering patients.
On the show, you’ll discover:2023-05-2323 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators49: How did a digital health blockchain startup lead to a telemedicine platform? With Dr Abdullah AlbeyattiDr Abdullah Albeyatti is a GP and founder of two healthtech companies. Medicalchain harnesses blockchain technology to provide patients with access to their medical records on multiple levels of healthcare, removing barriers and enabling patients to be at the centre of their health. MyClinic is a telemedical solution created within three weeks of the Covid pandemic starting. It is now used in 78 countries and has unique clinician-inspired features. Discover the lessons learned through his entrepreneur journey, his insights on the intersection of medicine and tech, and the importance of empowering patients.
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How Dr Albeyatti fo...2023-05-2323 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators48: How to go deeper with AI to reduce missed healthcare appointments in the NHS? With Dr Benyamin Deldar from Deep MedicalOn this episode, we have Benyamin, a Doctor and co-founder of Deep Medical. He developed the idea for the company in 2020 alongside his co-founder, David Hanbury, who is an AI engineer. They wanted to help utilise appointments in healthcare more efficiently while being focused on finding solutions that were people-centred.
Using AI, Deep Medical is designed to better understand human behaviour and predict who might be at risk of missing their appointments with 90% accuracy. We talk about Benyamin’s journey to developing the product, how the product works, their current rollout and their ongoing ambition to reduce health inequalities.
On th...2023-05-1017 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators48: How to go deeper with AI to reduce missed healthcare appointments in the NHS? With Dr Benyamin Deldar from Deep MedicalOn this episode, we have Benyamin, a Doctor and co-founder of Deep Medical. He developed the idea for the company in 2020 alongside his co-founder, David Hanbury, who is an AI engineer. They wanted to help utilise appointments in healthcare more efficiently while being focused on finding solutions that were people-centred.
Using AI, Deep Medical is designed to better understand human behaviour and predict who might be at risk of missing their appointments with 90% accuracy. We talk about Benyamin’s journey to developing the product, how the product works, their current rollout and their ongoing ambition to reduce health inequalities.
On th...2023-05-1017 minVinay Shankar | Blog48: How to go deeper with AI to reduce missed healthcare appointments in the NHS? With Dr Benyamin Deldar from Deep MedicalOn this episode, we have Benyamin, a Doctor and co-founder of Deep Medical. He developed the idea for the company in 2020 alongside his co-founder, David Hanbury, who is an AI engineer. They wanted to help utilise appointments in healthcare more efficiently while being focused on finding solutions that were people-centred.
Using AI, Deep Medical is designed to better understand human behaviour and predict who might be at risk of missing their appointments with 90% accuracy. We talk about Benyamin’s journey to developing the product, how the product works, their current rollout and their ongoing ambition to reduce he...2023-05-1017 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators43: Deepeye, maximising the potential of AI in preventing vision loss with Manuel OpitzOn this episode, Manuel Opitz, a serial healthtech entrepreneur returns to the show. After continued growth at Mercuris, a 3D prosthetics startup, he has now started work on a Deepeye. An AI platform that supports ophthalmologists make important therapeutic decisions in blindness causing health conditions such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Learn how he got involved, the specifics of the platform, gaining investment and contracts and his personal story.
What you will learn in this episode:
What is Deepeye?
Deepeye empowers ophthalmologists by using an AI model trained on thousands of images. It helps doctors understand the optimal...2022-02-1727 minVinay Shankar | Blog43: Deepeye, maximising the potential of AI in preventing vision loss with Manuel OpitzOn this episode, Manuel Opitz, a serial healthtech entrepreneur returns to the show. After continued growth at Mercuris, a 3D prosthetics startup, he has now started work on a Deepeye. An AI platform that supports ophthalmologists make important therapeutic decisions in blindness causing health conditions such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Learn how he got involved, the specifics of the platform, gaining investment and contracts and his personal story.
What you will learn in this episode:
What is Deepeye?
Deepeye empowers ophthalmologists by using an AI model trained on thousands of...2022-02-1727 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators43: Deepeye, maximising the potential of AI in preventing vision loss with Manuel OpitzOn this episode, Manuel Opitz, a serial healthtech entrepreneur returns to the show. After continued growth at Mercuris, a 3D prosthetics startup, he has now started work on a Deepeye. An AI platform that supports ophthalmologists make important therapeutic decisions in blindness causing health conditions such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Learn how he got involved, the specifics of the platform, gaining investment and contracts and his personal story.
What you will learn in this episode:
What is Deepeye?
Deepeye empowers ophthalmologists by using an AI model trained on thousands of images. It helps doctors understand the optimal...2022-02-1727 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators42: A smart cane created for & by the visually impaired community with Jean Marc from WeWALKJohn Marc is the Head of R&D at WeWALK, a startup with the ultimate vision to be a platform that unites the visually impaired community and improves societal integration through mobility. It has created a smart cane and a companion app to bring tech advancements to the standard white cane. Learn about all the features, their design and development processes, their collaborations with companies such as Microsoft, the assistive tech market, and more.
What you will learn in this episode:
What is WeWALK?
WeWALK is an intelligent cane that is intended to enhance and add value to a long...2021-12-0221 minVinay Shankar | Blog42: A smart cane created for & by the visually impaired community with Jean Marc from WeWALKJohn Marc is the Head of R&D at WeWALK, a startup with the ultimate vision to be a platform that unites the visually impaired community and improves societal integration through mobility. It has created a smart cane and a companion app to bring tech advancements to the standard white cane. Learn about all the features, their design and development processes, their collaborations with companies such as Microsoft, the assistive tech market, and more.
What you will learn in this episode:
What is WeWALK?
WeWALK is an intelligent cane that is intended to...2021-12-0221 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators42: A smart cane created for & by the visually impaired community with Jean Marc from WeWALKJohn Marc is the Head of R&D at WeWALK, a startup with the ultimate vision to be a platform that unites the visually impaired community and improves societal integration through mobility. It has created a smart cane and a companion app to bring tech advancements to the standard white cane. Learn about all the features, their design and development processes, their collaborations with companies such as Microsoft, the assistive tech market, and more.
What you will learn in this episode:
What is WeWALK?
WeWALK is an intelligent cane that is intended to enhance and add value to a long...2021-12-0221 minVinay Shankar | Blog41: Using digital & VR content to reduce the impact of concussions with Piya from TeachAidsDr Piya Sorcar is the founder of TeachAids. She leads a team of world experts developing public health education content used in 82 countries. In this episode, we discuss Crashcourse, an education tool that aims to reduce the effect of concussions through interactive and virtual reality digital content. Learn about her journey, funding, creating compelling digital content and how universities, athletes and more are engaged in the initiative.
What you will learn from this episode:
What made TeachAids focus on developing CrashCourse?
After expanding HIV education, TeachAids looked to researchers to think about the...2021-09-1423 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators41: Using digital & VR content to reduce the impact of concussions with Piya from TeachAidsDr Piya Sorcar is the founder of TeachAids. She leads a team of world experts developing public health education content used in 82 countries. In this episode, we discuss Crashcourse, an education tool that aims to reduce the effect of concussions through interactive and virtual reality digital content. Learn about her journey, funding, creating compelling digital content and how universities, athletes and more are engaged in the initiative.
What you will learn from this episode:
What made TeachAids focus on developing CrashCourse?
After expanding HIV education, TeachAids looked to researchers to think about the problems of tomorrow. They studied history and...2021-09-1423 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators41: Using digital & VR content to reduce the impact of concussions with Piya from TeachAidsDr Piya Sorcar is the founder of TeachAids. She leads a team of world experts developing public health education content used in 82 countries. In this episode, we discuss Crashcourse, an education tool that aims to reduce the effect of concussions through interactive and virtual reality digital content. Learn about her journey, funding, creating compelling digital content and how universities, athletes and more are engaged in the initiative.
What you will learn from this episode:
What made TeachAids focus on developing CrashCourse?
After expanding HIV education, TeachAids looked to researchers to think about the problems of tomorrow. They studied history and...2021-09-1423 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators40: The breastfeeding app answering over 100k queries a week with Enric from LactAppEnric is the co-founder of LactApp, a mobile app that offers personalised answers to women struggling or needing breastfeeding support. The app is driven by a complex and well-designed “navigation system” populated with 76 000 questioning paths to provide more than 3000 unique answers using AI. Learn how an unforunate event led to the creation of the app, the features, how they create new content, their competitors, how they generate revenue and more.
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Why was the app developed?
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What you will learn from this episode:
Why was the app developed?
One of the Co-Founders, Maria, got into a car accident and found it challenging to breastfeed. Empowered by her...2021-08-1122 minVinay Shankar | Blog40: The breastfeeding app answering over 100k queries a week with Enric from LactAppEnric is the co-founder of LactApp, a mobile app that offers personalised answers to women struggling or needing breastfeeding support. The app is driven by a complex and well-designed “navigation system” populated with 76 000 questioning paths to provide more than 3000 unique answers using AI. Learn how an unforunate event led to the creation of the app, the features, how they create new content, their competitors, how they generate revenue and more.
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Why was the app developed?
One of the Co-Founders, Maria, got into a car accident and foun...2021-08-1122 min15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators36: Can you prevent & detect falls with a lamp? With Roeland Pelgrims from NobiNobi is a smart lamp with a mission to enable older adults to live at home comfortably for as long as possible, by using fall prevention and detection tech. It has other care and comfort functions to make independent living possible. We are joined by Roeland Pelgrims, co-founder of Nobi. Today, he shares his unique expertise in smart home technology for older people while providing insight into creating the product and plans to scale. Plus, we learn about all the features of the lamp.
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With the rise of an ageing population, the current system...2021-04-0622 minVinay Shankar | Blog36: Can you prevent & detect falls with a lamp? With Roeland Pelgrims from NobiNobi is a smart lamp with a mission to enable older adults to live at home comfortably for as long as possible, by using fall prevention and detection tech. It has other care and comfort functions to make independent living possible. We are joined by Roeland Pelgrims, co-founder of Nobi. Today, he shares his unique expertise in smart home technology for older people while providing insight into creating the product and plans to scale. Plus, we learn about all the features of the lamp.
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