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Healthtech Pigeon Reliable for Whom? AI & wearables in healthBelle from SomX is joined by Jess Heck and Catrina Baxter-Moorse from Jane App, and Andreas Bovens from Whereby. In this episode they delve into this weeks top news picks from the Healthtech Pigeon newsletter.🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2026-02-0149 min

Healthtech Pigeon Will OpenAI win Consumer Health?SomX’s James Somauroo, Jess Somauroo, and Harry Salt dive into a week of big news from OpenAI with Dr Harvinder Power, Co-Founder and CEO at Motics.Join us to unpack ChatGPT Health. The good, the bad, and the ugly.00:00 - Intro01:32 - OpenAI Report: AI as a Healthcare Ally + ChatGPT Health🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-somauroo/🖇 Connect with Je...

2026-01-1147 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is AI making us more lonely?SomX’s Belle Taylor and Harry Salt dive into this week's healthtech news with Prof. Susan Shelmerdine, Associate Professor of Radiology / AI at UCL Great Ormond St Hospital.🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Susan on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Harry on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-12-2150 min

Healthtech Pigeon Inside the Mind of a Healthtech VCSomX’s Jessica Somauroo interviews Healthtech VC Andrew Elder.🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-12-1434 min

Healthtech Pigeon Menopause diagnostics, rising innovators & healthtech’s 2025 wrappedSomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Harry Salt dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro01:52 - Forbes 30 Under 3013:20 - Forbes 30 Under 30 Alumnus Develops Diagnostic Tool for Menopause 24:20 - 2025 Wrapped🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Harry on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-12-0743 min

Healthtech Pigeon The real power of XR for mental health therapySomX’s James Somauroo and Harry Salt dive into this week's healthtech news with Ross O'Brien from The XR Health Alliance. 00:00 - Intro01:11 - Major Report Maps UK’s Extended Reality (XR) Health Market 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Ross on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Harry on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-11-3055 min

Healthtech Pigeon Will we see an end to the GLP-1 gold rush?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Belle Taylor dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro12:16 - MANUAL Is In The MONEY16:10 - Got a Clue? Well Yes, Since You Asked…🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-11-2328 min

Healthtech Pigeon Why is women's health content being censored?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Harry Salt dive into this week's healthtech news with help from Numan's Grace Hatton and SomX's James Somauroo.00:00 - Intro03:02 - NHS Job Cuts: The £1 Billion Bureaucracy Bonfire 12:12 - Women's Health Being Shadow Banned?27:05 - OpenAI Wants To Push Beyond a Core AI Offering🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Harry on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Grace...

2025-11-1646 min

Healthtech Pigeon 70% of NHS digital tools have no legal safety sign-offSomX’s James Somauroo and Curistica's Dr Keith Grimes dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro01:02 - The NHS’s “Wild West” of 10,000 Unchecked Health Apps🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Keith on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-11-0935 min

Healthtech Pigeon How AI is revolutionising cancer diagnosisSomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro02:26 - NHS launches AI-powered tool to speed up prostate cancer diagnosis16:38 - Do we need AI guardians to protect us from health information overload? // The anatomy of a personal health agentDo you have a project that tackles an urgent priority in women’s health? Ripple Women’s Digital Health Challenge 2025 invites innovators worldwide to join a proven 12-month programme to turn proposals into pilot-ready, patient-facing apps on the Cogniss no-code platform, with expert support. Delive...

2025-11-0241 min

Healthtech Pigeon What can we learn from the government's new women's health strategy?SomX’s Belle Taylor and The BMJ's Helen Surana, dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro02:35 - Government announces Women's Health Strategy to be renewed19:40 - Cyclana Bio raises £5m to boost women's health29:09 - Scientists develop breakthrough approach to detecting endometriosis in menstrual blood🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Helen on LinkedIn📖 Learn more a...

2025-10-2642 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is the future of heart disease management technology first?SomX’s Belle Taylor and Harry Salt, dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro01:50 - Oura hits $11bn valuation after $900m Series E18:41 -First look at Hello Heart’s AI assistant for medication management:🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Harry on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-10-1928 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is ambient voice technology the future of healthcare?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Nick Prentice, healthcare strategist, dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro05:40 - NHS launches virtual hospital23:05 - Lauxera Capital closes €400M health tech fund, bets big on European innovation going global35:00 - Fast-growing healthtech platform Heidi raises $65m and boosts valuation to $465m🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Nick on LinkedIn📖 Le...

2025-10-1251 min

Healthtech Pigeon What do we lose as virtual healthcare becomes the norm?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro18:40 - NHS launches virtual hospital🗞 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

2025-10-0533 min

Healthtech Pigeon How can telehealth solve healthcare's biggest challenges?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Belle Taylor dive into this week's healthtech news with help from Whereby's Niki Loboda and Hannah Jelliman00:00 - Intro02:44 - The State of Virtual Care33:43 - World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Niki on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn📖 Learn mo...

2025-09-2848 min

Healthtech Pigeon What are the benefits of the breast milk microbiome?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news with help from BoobyBiome's Lydia Mapstone. 00:00 - Intro02:08 - British startup BoobyBiome raises €2.8 million for infant health with breast milk microbiome breakthrough🗞 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 Lydia on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-09-2136 min

Healthtech Pigeon How do healthcare professionals truly feel about digital health?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and DNV's Stephen McAdam dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro03:53 - Digital Health Gains Still Out of Reach, BMJ Commission Finds21:12 - Accelerating Digital Health: DNV Ventures invests in Patients Know Best`s global expansion of personal health records🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Stephen on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team...

2025-09-1436 min

Healthtech Pigeon The ethical dilemmas of AI in healthcareSomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Belle Taylor dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro01:48 - Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt 18:25 - Soul Machines unveils empathetic AI ‘Digital Workforce’ for healthcare🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-09-0732 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is ChatGPT worsening mental health crises?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Amy Thomas dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro02:10 - Are AI Chatbots Making Mental Health Crises Worse? // Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI30:40 - Mounjaro price inequality in full play🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.hea

2025-08-3155 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is tech allowing us to be more human?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo, Amy Thomas and Taffy Kahari dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro01:40 - The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst18:36 - MND left her without a voice. Eight seconds of scratchy audio gave it back to her🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Taffy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn📖 L...

2025-08-2436 min

Healthtech Pigeon Preventive healthcare is the futureSomX’s Jessica Somauroo, Amy Thomas and Hollie Ruda are joined dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro02:34 - Beyond the AI buzz: Nina Capital’s critical view on healthtech hype19:45 - 9 out of 10 Brits changed their lifestyle after clinically-guided at-home blood tests, new study finds🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Hollie on LinkedIn

2025-08-1745 min

Healthtech Pigeon Why healthtech regulation is sexySomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Amy Thomas are joined Sanome's Benedikt von Thüngen as they dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro01:00 - MEMORI becomes first UK-built, certified software-as-a-medical device for real-time infection prediction27:03 - ChatGPT adds mental health guardrails after reports of bot feeding people’s delusions🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Benedikt...

2025-08-1047 min

Healthtech Pigeon The challenges facing longevity startupsDaisy, Belle and Hollie from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. 00:00 Intro01:26 Let a breakthrough in measuring body clocks ease the ills of shiftwork12:19 Why VC-Backed Longevity Startups Are Dying In A $5 Trillion Wellness Market23:58 This DNA test can predict if a 5-year-old will be obese as an adult🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect...

2025-08-0333 min

Healthtech Pigeon Can AI chatbots have more emotional intelligence than humans?SomX’s Amy Thomas, Hollie Ruda and Taffy Kahari dive into this week's healthtech news. 00:00 - Intro01:04 - Artificial Intelligence, real emotions — AI is more emotionally intelligent than humans, new study finds14:55 - Medical chatbot firm OpenEvidence raises $210m25:50 - Black women ‘denied pain relief’ on NHS maternity wards🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Hollie on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Taffy...

2025-07-2738 min

Healthtech Pigeon Tackling the stigma around obesitySomX’s Amy Thomas and Daisy Makin dive into this week's healthtech news with Reset Health's Dr Laura Falvey00:00 - Intro04:55 - Tandem Health raises $50M Series A to scale its AI scribe across the NHS19:12 - NHS staff unsettled by patients filming care and posting videos on social media29:20 - Weight loss jabs 'may protect against dementia and stroke', study suggests🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with...

2025-07-2055 min

Healthtech Pigeon How can we see real scale in the NHS?SomX’s Belle Taylor and Huw Penson dive into this week's healthtech news with PocDoc's Steve Roest00:00 - Intro02:25 - Tech-led NHS could boost UK economy by £40bn29:00 - Samsung to buy US health tech firm Xealth in digital health push42:50 - Comprehensive policies for scaling systemic and equitable integration of digital health technologies🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on Linke...

2025-07-1352 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is the NHS 10-Year plan worth reading?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Huw Penson dive into the NHS 10 Year Plan with Malte Gerhold and Liam Cahill.00:00 - Intro04:00 - 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future🗞 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 Malte on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Liam on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://som

2025-07-061h 00

Healthtech Pigeon How is AI helping to speed up diagnosis?SomX’s Belle Taylor, Andrew Hair and Leed's Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Dr Fahmid Chowdhury dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories.00:43 - New AI chest X-ray software to speed up diagnosis and improve patient care21:35 -NHS plans to DNA test all babies to assess disease risk🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Fahmid on LinkedIn

2025-06-2939 min

Healthtech Pigeon 2025 HLTH Europe roundupSomX’s Jessica Somauroo is joined by Dr Derrick Khor and Blanca Baez at HLTH Europe for the latest news and developments from across the healthtech ecosystem. 🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Derrick on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Blanca on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-06-2242 min

Healthtech Pigeon How can women protect their health data?SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Amy Thomas dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories.00:00 - Intro17:28 - Public health bodies urged to launch period tracking apps to protect data🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-06-1545 min

Healthtech Pigeon How is Neurotech changing the industrySomX’s Huw Penson, Andrew Hair and Hollie Ruda dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories.00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Musk's Neuralink raises $650 million in latest funding as clinical trials begin + A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a Person12:10 - atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech to Combine Creating a Global Leader in Psychedelic Mental Health Therapies20:13 - NHS England pauses ‘ground-breaking’ AI project following GP data concerns🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form...

2025-06-0826 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is the UK is becoming a leader in healthtech?SomX’s Huw Penson, Amy Thomas and Hollie Ruda dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories.[00:00] - Intro[01:34] - Amazon-style’ prescription tracking goes live on NHS App[13:14] - Hinge Health goes public, raises $437.3M in IPO[21:45] - UK health tech startups worth £32bn, report finds🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Hollie on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn...

2025-06-0133 min

Healthtech Pigeon How to effectively tackle digital exclusion in healthcareSomX’s Belle Taylor and Amy Thomas dive into the weeks’ healthtech stories with the help of The Health Foundations’ Tom Hardie.00:00 - Intro00:40 - Digitizing the NHS and adult social care16:10 - Can AI therapists really be an alternative to human help?30:40 - Digital Inclusion Under the Microscope as Digital Poverty Alliance launches NHS Sector Inquiry🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect w...

2025-05-2544 min

Healthtech Pigeon One month Countdown to HLTH Europe: Everything you need to knowHuw and Amy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from HLTH's Henry Stoneley. 06:18 - The new Finland: How Portugal has become a hub for health tech innovation17:00 - Mark Zuckerberg wants you to have more friends … but AI28:10 - Only 30% of Health and Social providers Using AI, New Survey Reveals🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn...

2025-05-1843 min

Healthtech Pigeon All things digital twinsJames SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Sanome's, Benedikt von Thüngen,01:31 - Belfast Digital Twin Centre to fast track industrial adoption of deep tech🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Benedikt on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2025-05-1152 min

Healthtech Pigeon Ambient scribes: Are they or aren't they a medical device?Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Tandem Health’s, Dr Katie Baker.02:45 - Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS18:48 - Ambient voice technology guidance launched by NHSE to support adoption32:40 - Few digital health technologies can address multimorbidity🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with A...

2025-05-0444 min

Healthtech Pigeon Rich data collection is the backbone of healthcareBelle and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Faces of Digital Health podcast host, Tjasa Zajc.02:55 - Europe’s healthtech and AI startups raise $13.9B in Q1 as global investors return16:00 - Driving Fertility And Perimenopause Innovations For Women’s Health30:24 - Single-dose psychedelic boosts ‘brain flexibility’ for weeks, study finds🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇...

2025-04-2745 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is remote monitoring the future of healthcare?Amy and Taffy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. - Fierce Healthcare Fundraising Tracker—Hellocare.ai banks $47M; SignalFire raises $1B to invest in AI startups. - Lab-grown chicken ‘nuggets’ hailed as ‘transformative step’ for cultured meat. - Innovative Blood Testing Tech Could Spell the End of Needle Phobia - Digital Health Technology News🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form

2025-04-2039 min

Healthtech Pigeon How should we address health inequalities?Huw, Adama and Taffy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. 01:34 - A startup space where women’s representation is growing: digital healthCavenagh Health's survey: https://xrgpfimzcdu.typeform.com/to/lplPfikk?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com19:51 - Wes Streeting pledges to retain digital workforce amid NHS reforms🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Adama...

2025-04-1335 min

Healthtech Pigeon Why we must prioritise homegrown innovationsHuw and Daisy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Definition Health’s Dr Rosie Scott09:28 - HealthTech is the UK’s hidden gem – the government can’t ignore it22:51 - Covera Health launches AI platform for women’s imaging30:34 - Trust in AI-assisted health systems and AI’s trust in humans🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Con...

2025-04-0639 min

Healthtech Pigeon Should you rush to delete your genetic data?Huw and Jessica from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter11:00 23andMe customers struggle to delete their data - BBC News23:14 A California health tech company is letting AI run medical visits, fromintake to diagnosis38:31 - Experts enter fourth dimension to create better medical devices -University of Birmingham🗞 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

2025-03-3046 min

Healthtech Pigeon AI Implementation: Friend or Foe?Belle and Hollie from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Sword Health’s Robbie Huddleston[01:56] - NHS innovation centre floated as UKRI backs Labour’s missions[12:43] - As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses are pushing back[38:54] - Can AI help detect cognitive impairment?🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Robbie on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Hollie on LinkedIn

2025-03-2345 min

Healthtech Pigeon Why we should all be invested in longevityJames from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from LongVC's Artem Trotsyuk and Sergey Jakimov. [28:50] - 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary likely made over 20 times his money on a startup selling genetic-testing kits for cats[37:32] - Antiaging pill for dogs clears key FDA hurdle[44:47] - History beckons as Healx doses first rare cancer patient with AI-created drug🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Con...

2025-03-1659 min

Healthtech Pigeon The complex road to tech adoption in health systemsAmy and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with the help of Firstword Healthtech’s Tina Tan.[04:30] - Rune Labs' AI coaching tool aims to offer care continuity to people with Parkinson's[19:05] - Unicorn Flo Health eyeing startup acquisitions following $200m fundraise[29:30] - Sofinnova has €1.2B to invest in up to 60 new life sciences firms🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Co...

2025-03-0940 min

Healthtech Pigeon How the NHS can use tech to truly save timeHuw from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from The Health Foundation's Ben Shemesh. [01:25] - Tech to save time: how the NHS can realise the benefits [24:10] - France Bets on Medical AI, to Train 100,000 Doctors Yearly🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Ben on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https:/

2025-03-0232 min

Healthtech Pigeon How to ensure AI enables equitable healthcareHuw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from CTel's Christa Natoli. [02:55] - Most patients do not trust health systems to use AI responsibly[25:00] - Congress Extends Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Through March 31, 2025🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Christa on LinkedIn📖 Learn more abou...

2025-02-2342 min

Healthtech Pigeon Should AI be used in end-of-life medical decisions?Huw, James and Taffy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[02:30] - Nina Capital's new €50M fund sets sights on early-stage healthtechs[15:05] - NICE consults on changes to its HealthTech programme[25:30] - Should AI be used in end-of-life medical decisions?🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Taffy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James o...

2025-02-1649 min

Healthtech Pigeon How to make the most of digital mental health techAmy and Daisy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[01:10] - L&G Group Protection reports 79% year on year increase in digital health service usage - IFA Magazine[13:30] - The role of AI in the future of women's health[22:00] - Guidance launched to ensure safety of digital mental health tech🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Daisy o...

2025-02-0937 min

Healthtech Pigeon Let's talk about AI...againHuw, James and Daisy from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[01:25] - UK healthcare sector falling behind on AI adoption, study shows[17:15] - Project launched to improve regulation of AI healthcare devices[26:05] - UK health AI firm criticises NHSE procurement as it goes bust🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect wit...

2025-02-0238 min

Healthtech Pigeon The impact of telehealth on health systemsJames from SomX breaks down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with Whereby’s Howard Wu and Accurx’s Jacob Haddad.[40:15] - Patient portals top digital health tech use in older adults, survey finds[49:00] - AI Threatens To Further Erode Physician Autonomy🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Howard on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Jacob on LinkedIn...

2025-01-261h 06

Healthtech Pigeon Everything healthtech companies need to know about the UK AI Action PlanHuw, James and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[02:10] - Startups Welcome UK AI Action Plan, But With Caveats[26:10] - ‘The returns are awful’: why taxpayers are racking up losses on British start-ups🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn📖 Learn more...

2025-01-1945 min

Healthtech Pigeon What does the future of preventative healthcare look like?Huw, Belle and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[02:00] - Healthtech startups making healthcare delivery better for doctors and patients[25:40] -Withings unveils body-scanning mirror at CES 2025🗞 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🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://

2025-01-1248 min

Healthtech Pigeon A Year in Healthtech: Advocacy, Equity, and What’s Next for AI?James and Jessica from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.🗞 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📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2024-12-1548 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is healthtech helping or hurting health equity?James, Amy and Belle from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [02:05] - Why are doctors wary of wearables? [18:30] - How does the public feel about health technologies and data?🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Amy on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the So...

2024-12-0839 min

Healthtech Pigeon Can AI tools predict future health conditions?James, Jessica and Belle from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter. [14:20] - AI tool could predict type 2 diabetes 10 years in advance[40:50] - Many digital health startups are quietly raising down rounds and closing up shop. Here's why🗞 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 Belle on LinkedIn

2024-12-011h 02

Healthtech Pigeon What is holding the NHS back from innovation?Amy and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Doccla's Sukrti Nagpal[02:35] - Smart ring maker Oura hits a $5bn valuation after raising $75m[23:15] - Industry view: what is holding the NHS back from innovation, and what is needed to break these barriers?[34:20] - Alan unveils AI health assistant for its 680K health insurance members🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form...

2024-11-2450 min

Healthtech Pigeon Would you bet against Ali Parsa?Jessica, James and Huw from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[01:17] - Forward, Startup Behind ‘Doctor in Box’ Healthcare Modules, to Shut Down[23:55] - Ali Parsa launches Quadrivia: I have stepped back from LinkedIn for almost a year, but we have not been idle🗞 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 Huw on LinkedIn

2024-11-1741 min

Healthtech Pigeon Why we need system-level change for better population healthAmy and James from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's Dr Gareth Thompson, with segments from Jason C. Foster and Vijay Luthra exploring the future of US healthcare.[19:45] - 3 Types of Startups that Healthcare Leaders Want to See More Of[37:35] - Swedish startup Yazen Health raises €19.5M to combat obesity across Europe🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🎟️ Purcha...

2024-11-101h 57

Healthtech Pigeon The Ultimate Autumn Budget breakdownJessica and James from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[01:10] - A kick in the teeth' or 'necessary'? UK tech reacts to tax hikes and exit relief scheme changes in the Budget🗞 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

2024-11-0355 min

Healthtech Pigeon What should the NHS's 10 year health plan include?Jessica, Huw and Amy from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter.01:20 - Government launches online platform to shape 10 year health plan23:50 - DrDoctor study reveals why patients miss hospital appointments37:40 - Amazon Says AI Tools Reduce Healthcare Administrative Tasks 40%51:25 - Fundraising for women’s health start-up ‘painful as giving birth’🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form📝 Complete the Women in VC survey here

2024-10-2755 min

Healthtech Pigeon #114 How wearable neurotech coming to the mainstreamJessica and Hollie from SomX break down the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Dr Junaid Hassan Founder of Man Confidence[01:35] - Headspace Introduces AI Companion To Support Patients Through ‘Ebbs and Flows’ of Life[34:50] -What is wearable neurotech and why might we need it?🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form📝 Complete the Women in VC survey here 🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇...

2024-10-2053 min

Healthtech Pigeon Is it AI or is it just a really good algorithm?Daisy and Belle from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[02:35] - Wearable sensors moving into critical care roles[10:45] - How AI "twins" could help fill women's health gap[18:45] - Women’s health tech ‘less likely’ to get funding if woman is on founding team🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form📝 Complete the Women in VC survey here 🖇 Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn

2024-10-1331 min

Healthtech Pigeon Why did Huma acquire eConsult — and what's next?James and Jessica from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter.🗞 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📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

2024-10-0639 min

Healthtech Pigeon Could brainwaves give us more insight into mental health?Huw and Belle from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[02:00] - Digital mental health therapies could save thousands of NHS therapist hours [16:05] - Graphene spike mat and magnet technology to fight antibiotic resistance[23:50] - Brain activity patterns could help identify mental health markers🗞 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...

2024-09-2930 min

Healthtech Pigeon Dragon's Den: Healthtech SpecialJames and Jess from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter, with help from digital health investors David Buller and Laurent Van Lerberghe[03:55] - Analysis finds Thermology Health imaging tech capable of saving NHS £1 billion[13:20] - Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips[28:35] - Scientists develop stunning AI to predict blood pressure from voice🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Conn...

2024-09-2249 min

Healthtech Pigeon Have you read the Lord Darzi Report yet?Huw and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Together Digital's Liam Cahil.[02:05] - Independent investigation of the NHS in England[29:40] - NHS warned on rollout of AI-powered genomic health prediction[45:15] - Scientists develop stunning AI to predict blood pressure from voice🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn

2024-09-1553 min

Healthtech Pigeon Nobody ever got fired for hiring MckinseyHuw and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from DocAbode’s Taz Aldawoud.[04:55] - Monitoring technology in social care could save over £1.2bn for NHS[29:45] - Innovate UK reverses female founder funding decision following uproar from UK startup community[43:40] - What do 'digital transformation' and 'digital health' really mean?🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect...

2024-09-0853 min

Healthtech Pigeon Who's using AI in health...and do they need to know?James and Jessica from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[01:00] - Survey: AI most exciting emerging technology in healthcare[26:00] - How to make sure AI helps rather than hinders healthcare[33:15] - Decentralised trial reveals home-testing behaviours for respiratory infections🗞 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📖 Learn more about the SomX tea...

2024-09-0149 min

Healthtech Pigeon The way we test healthcare AI isn't workingHuw, James and Daisy from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[03:45] - The testing of AI in medicine is a mess. Here’s how it should be done[34:00] - Preparing the NHS for the AI Era: A Digital Health Record for Every Citizen🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn

2024-08-2651 min

Healthtech Pigeon Could tongue colour identify diseases?Belle and Jessica from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter.[02:40] - Hims & Hers CEO: Women's health business "will likely" eclipse men's[18:20] - Innovative AI system uses tongue color to identify multiple health conditions[26:30] - 23andMe to launch GLP-1 telehealth offering, trims internal drug development team🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn📖 Learn more...

2024-08-1849 min

Healthtech Pigeon Funding and femtech: record breaking raisesJessica and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Flo Health Inc's Anna Klepchukova.[15:40] -Femtech startups appear on track for record VC funding[25:05] - Mental health benefits company Spring Health hits $3.3B valuation, boosted by $100M series E round[35:05] - AI assistant eases NHS pressure in cataract care🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect...

2024-08-1159 min

Healthtech Pigeon Digital pathways transforming stroke recoveryBelle and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from Pogo Digital Healthcare’s Jack Francis.[02:10] - Digital pathway launched to improve care for stroke survivors [30:35] - Flo Health raises record $200m for period tracking app and becomes Europe’s first femtech unicorn[31:50] - The NHS at 100 - time to reimagine the future?🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn...

2024-08-0443 min

Healthtech Pigeon AI's role in mental health careJessica and James from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from ieso Digital Health's Director of Evidence Generation, Clare Palmer.[29:20] - Diagnosing STIs with a ‘selfie’? AI could make it possible [37:00] - Are AI-chatbots suitable for hospitals? Diagnostic capabilities of large language models tested🗞 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 Clare on L...

2024-07-2851 min

Healthtech Pigeon What does an AI in healthcare strategy look like?Huw and Belle from SomX breakdown the best stories from this week’s newsletter with help from The Health Foundation’s Tim Horton.[02:15] - AI outperforms clinical tests at predicting Alzheimer’s progress[42:30] - Digital health needs women at the heart of it🗞 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🖇 Connect with Tim on LinkedIn

2024-07-2150 min

Healthtech Pigeon 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 newsl...

2024-07-1440 min

Healthtech Pigeon 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 J...

2024-07-0742 min

Healthtech Pigeon The ultimate HLTH Europe roundupJames 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

2024-06-3046 min

Healthtech Pigeon Reframing the investment landscapeJoin 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 newsle...

2024-06-2345 min

Healthtech Pigeon 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...

2024-06-1643 min

Healthtech Pigeon Tackling inequity in healthcareJoin 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...

2024-06-091h 03

Healthtech Pigeon Femtech's evolution and bridging the women's health funding gapJoin 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🗞...

2024-06-0251 min

Health Beyond Tomorrow #31 How to Build a Movement as a Health Entrepreneur? (Jess Smith - SomX)Discover how to build a movement/community as a health entrepreneur in this episode with Jess Smith (Co-founder of SomX). Jess provides a deep dive into the realm of effective communication within healthcare.Highlighting the pervasive communication challenges, she underscores how health entrepreneurs can leverage strategies like those of SOMX to establish authenticity, offer value, and, crucially, build a thriving community. Dive in to unearth the secrets of community-building for health entrepreneurs. Main Discussion Points: - Communication Challenges in Healthcare: The foundation every health entrepreneur needs to understand before building a community. - SomX’s Strategy: A ma...

2023-08-2844 min

Healthtech Pigeon Funding, Fertility & Phenoxymethylpenicillin 🧫Join James, Belle and new SomX recruit, Chaz, as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views.This week: [01:40] - Seeking sleep without popping pills? Ozlo emerges from stealth?[07:20] - Getting personal: a wearable for precision antibiotic dosing[18:40] - Amazon partners with Maven to offer reproductive care to employees🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a guest using this form🖇 Connect with James on Link...

2023-08-1329 min

The Scrubbed In Show by Peerr E119: SomX - The PR Agency that understands HealthTech - Jessica Smith (CXO + Co-founder)In this week’s episode Jess shares her journey into building a healthtech communication agency despite never being entrepreneurial. We delve into her non-conventional route and why her creativity + PR experiences served well for SomX. We discuss the importance of having a value driven approach and why branding it’s more than just a logo! Jess shares the difficult first few months after starting SomX, why her confidence comes from other people and why she can ‘turn it on’ as a natural introvert. Jessica is co-founder & CXO of SomX, a healthtech and biotech-specific communicat...

2023-02-051h 06

The Healthtech Podcast #279 Selling to the NHS, with SomX Associate Director, Henry StoneleyThis week, James is joined by SomX's very own Associate Director, Henry Stoneley. With many years of experience in selling primary care technologies to the NHS, Henry shares his top tips and greatest insights for breaking down the barriers to entry. How should founders approach selling to the NHS? Who do healthtech innovators need be talking to? All is to be revealed...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 you...

2022-11-0340 min

Healthtech Pigeon The Return Of Theranos? 🩸Join James & Henry and SomX's PR lead, Jess Farmery, for another week of healthtech news and views.This week: Daye raise €11.5 for vaginal microbiome testing, the problems with voice biomarkers, and is military metaphor appropriate for talking healthcare?[00:55] - Healthtech-specific risks for medical malpractice liability[07:56] - "Voice biomarker" tech analyses your voice for signs of depression[12:16] - UK-based gynae health startup Daye raises €11.5 million to launch at-home screening kit and bridge the gender health gap[16:27] - From ‘war rooms’ to ‘cancer battles’: history shows military metaphors are detrimental to the NHS[23:30] - xWave part...

2022-10-2842 min

Healthtech Pigeon Soonicorn yoghurt 🍯This week: 10 caretech startups to watch, integration depression, and why women should be doing more acid*.🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🥸 Apply to be a guest by filling in this form🚀 Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health🙋🏻‍♂️ Connect with James on Linkedin🕺🏻 Connect with Henry on Linkedin🤦🏼‍♀️ Connect with Jessica on Linkedin

2022-08-2034 min

Healthtech Pigeon Benchmarks, biotech & big bangsThis week: Patchwork raise, Space force gets physical, and Bessemer Venture Partners teach us our COGS from our ARPU.🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🥸 Apply to be a guest by filling in this form🚀 Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health🙋🏻‍♂️ Connect with James on Linkedin🕺🏻 Connect with Henry on Linkedin🤦🏼‍♀️ Connect with Jessica on Linkedin

2022-08-1242 min

Healthtech Pigeon Rise of the chatbots 💬This week: Cera raise big, unicorn stock sinks, and if we lose a funding battle to Proptech, Pigeon will turn this car newsletter around and go back home.🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🥸 Apply to be a guest by filling in this form🚀 Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health🙋🏻‍♂️ Connect with James on Linkedin🕺🏻 Connect with Henry on Linkedin🤦🏼‍♀️ Connect with Jessica on Linkedin

2022-08-0525 min

Healthtech Pigeon The end of Googling symptoms?🚦This week: What’s gone on at NHS AI lab, analysing Apple’s approach, and Australian startup wants you to stop Googling your symptoms.🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🥸 Apply to be a guest by filling in this form🚀 Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health🙋🏻‍♂️ Connect with James on Linkedin🕺🏻 Connect with Henry on Linkedin🤦🏼‍♀️ Connect with Jessica on Linkedin

2022-07-2921 min

Healthtech Pigeon Part-man, part-building 🏢This week: Overstuffed olive slims down, uplifting ALS breakthrough, and meet Fred Hutchinson, part-man, part-building. Joining as a guest this week is Lauren Bevan, currently head of health and social care at BJSS and has worked in the industry for almost 20 years. She comes bringing strong views but a weak wi-fi signal.🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🥸 Apply to be a guest by filling in this form🚀 Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health🙋🏻‍♂️ Connect with James on Linkedin🕺🏻 Connect with Henry on Linkedin🤦🏼‍♀️ Connect with Jessica on Linkedin🐥 Connect w

2022-07-2346 min

Healthtech Pigeon Two sides to every correction.This week: Flesh penetrating waves, The Rut’s 1979 single Babylon’s Burning becomes prescient 43 years too late, and NHS staff given a pay rise. No. Sorry. Pigeon’s misread that. NHS staff given a share of a £312 medal.🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🥸 Apply to be a guest by filling in this form🚀 Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health🙋🏻‍♂️ Connect with James on Linkedin🕺🏻 Connect with Henry on Linkedin🤦🏼‍♀️ Connect with Jessica on Linkedin🐥 Connect with Rajiv on Linkedin

2022-07-1533 min

Founders Keepers #08 Jessica Smith - Growing a world-leading healthtech consulting agency with SomXJessica Smith is the co-founder and CXO of the privately-held innovation and communications agency, SomX, and whose expertise is specifically targeted at healthtech companies. SomX have provided personalised strategy, content and PR for more than 30 healthtech companies to date, including startups at seed stage, Series A and Series B, as well as corporates in healthcare, pharma and health and life insurance. Jessica was a previous Associate Director at global PR and marketing agency, and has broad experience in healthcare communications across NHS, corporate, charity, healthtech and pharma industry clients. Today, we talk about finding Somx’s niche; her experience of be...

2022-07-1538 min

Healthtech Pigeon Healthtech 1 - 0 Fintech 🌱This week: Fintech plays second fiddle (poorly probably), blood test startups are back, and how switching thinking from biotech to techbio could unblock the sector. 🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🥸 Apply to be a guest by filling in this form🚀 Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health🙋🏻‍♂️ Connect with James on Linkedin🕺🏻 Connect with Henry on Linkedin🤦🏼‍♀️ Connect with Jessica on Linkedin🐥 Connect with Rajiv on Linkedin

2022-07-0932 min

Healthtech Pigeon Centaurs & Unicorns 🦄This week: Birdie confirms avian supremacy with $30m series B and cofounder and CPO Rajiv Tanna joins James, Jess and Henry to discuss the raise and the rest of the week's news in healthtech.🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🥸 Apply to be a guest by filling in this form🚀 Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health🙋🏻‍♂️ Connect with James on Linkedin🕺🏻 Connect with Henry on Linkedin🤦🏼‍♀️ Connect with Jessica on Linkedin🐥 Connect with Rajiv on Linkedin

2022-07-0335 min

Healthtech Pigeon Raise, Sell, Sleep. Repeat ♽The one-minute healthtech roundup. Now in podcast form. James, Jessica and Henry from SomX bring you the first episode of this brand new, weekly panel show covering the healthtech news. This week, Apple & Alphabet’s differing approaches, mental health raises, and EMIS picked up for $1.5bn.🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com🥸 Apply to be a guest by filling in this form 🚀 Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health🙋🏻‍♂️ Connect with James on Linkedin🕺🏻 Connect with Henry on Linkedin🤦🏼‍♀️ Connect with Jessica on Linkedin

2022-06-2531 min