15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe podcast for inspiring stories from businesses, start-ups and innovators in healthcare and medical technology
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62: Can you use an app to unleash the power of photos & games in dementia?
April 17, 2024 13:58 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBOn 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 digit...
61: Reimagining the community nursing journey for patients & nurses using tech with Kelly Klifa from Ally Health
March 27, 2024 22:06 - 21 minutes - 30.3 MBOn 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 ...
60: Better than paper? A digital surgical consent platform with Dr Patrick Hart from Concentric Health
February 23, 2024 18:46 - 22 minutes - 31.6 MBOn 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 standardise...
59: Neutrocheck, an at-home test for neutropenic sepsis with Umaima Ahmad from 52North
January 25, 2024 18:32 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBOn 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 i...
58: Can you optimise your health before surgery with an app? With Adam Robinson from Surgery Hero
December 20, 2023 16:40 - 21 minutes - 35.4 MBOn 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...
57: Do we really need precision medicine for our drug prescriptions? With Athena Doshi, founder of Celeste
November 28, 2023 05:57 - 22 minutes - 31.8 MBOn 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 prescription...
56: How to use a digital health platform to effectively prescribe exercise? With Louise O’Mahony from EXi
November 07, 2023 21:42 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBOn 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...
55: From Echo to Phlo: How to build a new digital pharmacy world? with Alistair Murray from Phlo
September 26, 2023 20:39 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBOn 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, h...
54: Can you use AI to discover rare diseases? With Dr Peter Fish from Mendelian
September 06, 2023 17:07 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBOn 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 ...
53: Can a digital health app beat patient information leaflets? With Dom Raban from Xploro
August 10, 2023 20:35 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBOn 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, developin...
52: How to streamline medical image reporting with Brian Plackis Cheng from OpenRad
July 26, 2023 16:00 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBIn 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 expert...
51: The CUE1 wearable, an effective non-drug treatment for Parkinson’s with Lucy from Charco Neurotech
July 12, 2023 20:32 - 22 minutes - 31.7 MBLucy 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...
50: How to create a first-in-class drug? With Lisa Patel from Istesso
June 14, 2023 15:21 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBOn 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...
49: How did a digital health blockchain startup lead to a telemedicine platform? With Dr Abdullah Albeyatti
May 23, 2023 19:57 - 23 minutes - 33.2 MBDr 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 ent...
48: How to go deeper with AI to reduce missed healthcare appointments in the NHS? With Dr Benyamin Deldar from Deep Medical
May 10, 2023 06:01 - 17 minutes - 14.5 MBOn 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 Ben...
47: Can you use tech to empower our healthcare teams? with Dr Anas Nader from Patchwork
August 02, 2022 13:45 - 20 minutes - 19.8 MBDr Anas Nader is the Co-Founder of Patchwork Health, a digital solution that connects NHS organisations to an increasing number of healthcare workers, reducing dependency on locum agencies and improving the experience of flexible working in the NHS. Learn about Anas's career journey, which he currently describes as three acts in a theatre show, why he left medicine, how they built and tested their tech at a large hospital and some key learning points on their digital health start-up journey s...
46: Cinapsis, a healthtech platform supercharging how clinicians connect with Dr Owain Rhys Hughes
June 27, 2022 16:51 - 18 minutes - 17.7 MBOwain is a former NHS surgeon and founder at Cinapsis. It’s communications platform that enables GPs and clinicians to access support from specialists easily. Doctors can access the service through an app or directly through their primary care electronic health record system like EMIS or Systmone. It saves time, improves the patient journey and can save money. What you will learn in this episode: What is Cinapsis? Cinapsis is a clinical communication platform that makes it easy for clinician...
45: Brush DJ, the smartphone app helping to beat dental cavities with Ben Underwood
June 06, 2022 21:09 - 22 minutes - 21 MBBen is a family dentist, and the founder of the Brush DJ app. Inspired in his early career, he created an app bringing together music and the simplicity of brushing teeth for two minutes into an app downloaded almost half a million times. He shares how he created it from mockups using a ruler and compass, how he has hundreds of 5-star reviews with almost no marketing spend, and his ongoing passion for improving oral health. What you will learn in this episode: What is Brush DJ? Brush DJ is a...
44: How to create a health & wellbeing chatbot with Grace Gimson from Holly Health
April 12, 2022 14:07 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MBGrace Gimson is the co-founder of Holly Health, a coaching app to support wellbeing. Grace came from a family of engineers and is naturally drawn to solving problems through creating products or services. The unsolved issues surrounding the health industry attracted her to build Holly Health. Learn about her story, how it all works, their challenges and their vision. What you will learn in this episode: What is Holly Health? Holly Health is a digital app that aims to help people by being the...
43: Deepeye, maximising the potential of AI in preventing vision loss with Manuel Opitz
February 17, 2022 15:05 - 27 minutes - 26.2 MBOn 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 yo...
42: A smart cane created for & by the visually impaired community with Jean Marc from WeWALK
December 02, 2021 13:55 - 21 minutes - 20.6 MBJohn 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 i...
41: Using digital & VR content to reduce the impact of concussions with Piya from TeachAids
September 13, 2021 22:32 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBDr 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 T...
40: The breastfeeding app answering over 100k queries a week with Enric from LactApp
August 11, 2021 12:20 - 22 minutes - 21.3 MBEnric 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. What you will learn from this episode: ...
39: Using tech to help improve male intimate health with Patricia from MYHIXEL
July 07, 2021 20:41 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode, Vinay is joined by Patricia, the founder of MYHIXEL. The company was founded in 2017 to improve male intimate wellness and to help men suffering from premature ejaculation. The product combines an app, a registered medical device and uses CBT concepts. Learn about the design and manufacture process, the research so far, and how the product uses gamification. What you will learn in this episode: What is MYHIXEL? MYHIXEL is a male sexual health brand that supports men sufferi...
38: Harnessing Big Data & AI in Healthcare with George Batchelor from Edge Health
June 01, 2021 19:16 - 22 minutes - 21 MBGeorge Batchelor is the Co-Founder and Director of Edge Health, a data-driven agency that helps healthcare providers be more efficient through better and more intelligent use of their data. The company has various data products that have supported various hospitals, charities and supported nationally with Covid-19 analytics. Learn about how they harness data to improve efficiency, how their journey started and why they value trust so much in their business. Key Messages: What is Edge Health?...
37: A digital platform to create 3D printed braces & splints with Manuel Opitz from Mecuris
May 04, 2021 21:14 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this episode, Vinay is joined by Manuel Opitz, the Co-Founder of Mecuris, a digital workshop to create orthotics & prosthesis to save cost and time, and be more patient-centred. He aims to link the gap between digital manufacturing and medical technology. Learn about their platform, how the platform is being used to help 3D printing, and their plans for growth. What you will learn in this episode: What is Mecuris? Mecuris is a provider of medical services to help medical practitioners and...
36: Can you prevent & detect falls with a lamp? With Roeland Pelgrims from Nobi
April 06, 2021 19:27 - 22 minutes - 21 MBNobi 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. Topics...
35: A 3-gram Sensor To Detect Sleep Apnoea With Laurent From Sunrise
March 04, 2021 16:34 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBOur guest today, Laurent Martinot, explains how Sunrise was founded to reduce the challenges associated with diagnosing sleep apnoea.. Inspired by their father, a physician with a special interest in sleep medicine, Laurent and his brother Pierre leveraged AI and other technologies to create a simple at-home test that generates a detailed clinical report without the need for expensive and onerous overnight observation. Topics Covered: Why Laurent and Pierre decided to focus on sleep apnoea: ...
34: Tech-enhanced Skin & Mole Tracking with Jon Friis from Miiskin
January 14, 2021 14:41 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBOur guest on this episode is Jon, co-founder of Miiskin, an app that helps the user monitor their skin for signs of cancer. Dubbed a ‘mole-mapping’ app, Miiskin empowers users and helps them become proactive in their skin care. Learn about the app’s simple beginnings and story, their path to using augmented reality and AI for automatic skin imaging, and the importance of privacy. Topics Covered in this Episode: How Miiskin’s technology works The founders personal story. Basic and premiu...
33: Breaking ground on 3D printed casts for fractures With Sigvards from Castprint
October 06, 2020 14:48 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBOur guest on this episode is Sigvards, co-founder of CastPrint, a company that uses 3D printing to make a more comfortable cast for fractures. Sigvards talks about how he came up with the idea and how CastPrint works. Learn about their process, their plans to tap into 10% of the European fracture cast market where there are 6 million fractures a year, and the future of 3D printing. Topics Covered in this Episode: birth of CastPrint. science of 3D printed casts. and drawbacks of CastPrin...
32: Corti, An AI Friend For Emergency Call Handlers With Andreas Cleve
July 16, 2020 23:01 - 22 minutes - 21.4 MBOur guest on this episode of 15 Minutes with the Doctor is Andreas Cleve, co-founder of Corti.ai. It’s a voice-based digital assistant that augments conversations that emergency call handlers have with patients, to provide them with additional support in real-time. Learn how Corti started, how it can provide second opinions using AI, and their focus on high-quality data. Topics Covered in this Episode: The premise of Corti The origins of Corti Corti’s data How Corti will help furthe...
31: How AccuRx Chain Rapidly Mobilised To Support Family Doctors During The Coronavirus Pandemic With Jacob Haddad
May 01, 2020 10:11 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this episode, Vinay speaks with Jacob from AccuRx. Jacob is one of the creators of Chain SMS, a program designed for primary care to be able to easily and quickly communicate with their patients, video consult, and send documents. The text-based service has proved a hit with many doctors in a huge shift to virtual and remote consultations in response to Covid-19. Topics Covered in this Episode: Chain SMS and its key features The why Vinay’s experience with Chain SMS How AccuRx mobilised ...
30: Personalised 3D Printed Nutritional Supplements with Melissa Snover from Nourished
April 14, 2020 20:56 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBOn this episode, Vinay is joined by Melissa from Nourished, a start-up where they create a personalised nutritional supplement using 3D printers in single batches. Melissa shares her background that led to this venture, describes various aspects of the product, benefits of the unique market and how their adaptability meant they could create a new blend as requested by customers for nutritional support during the coronavirus pandemic. Topics Covered in this Episode: What is Nourished? Ab...
29: Driving innovation by Sharing Equipment with Johannes Solzbach from Clustermarket
December 17, 2019 21:44 - 21 minutes - 20.6 MBOn this episode, Vinay is joined by Johannes, CEO of Clustermarket, an online sharing platform connecting researchers in the science and healthcare space to scientific equipment on-demand at leading institutions. The ability to share and book equipment online enables access to tools that can help people innovate faster. Learn about Clustermarket’s why, how and what. Topics Covered in this Episode: Identifying the Problem Equipment How it Works? Income Generation Building Partnersh...
28: Ladle – A digital weight loss tool with Hazel Maxwell
October 31, 2019 20:14 - 27 minutes - 26.3 MBOn this episode of 15 Minutes with the doctor, Vinay is joined by Hazel Maxwell, co-founder of the Ladle app. Ladle is a low-cost digital weight loss tool that is currently being used by the city of Nottingham to help improve the lifestyles of its citizens. Learn why they developed this solution, the importance of testing and needs assessments, and how they rolled out the product. Topics Covered in this Episode: How Ladle got started Conducting needs assessments Trial and market tests...
27: Optimising Your Life & Brain with Dan Murray-Serter from Heights
September 23, 2019 14:22 - 20 minutes - 19.7 MBOn this episode, Vinay speaks with Dan from Heights. Dan and his team aim to help people optimise their life and brain by providing curated content in neuroscience, nutrition and psychology. Dan is also launching a high quality supplement for brain health. Learn about his passion to move into the wellness space, his past as a co-founder of a popular fashion mobile app, and he shares what he has learnt from his entrepreneurial journey so far. Topics Covered in this Episode: The product – A ...
26: Staircase Chats with SkinVision & NeedleSmart – Digital Healthcare Show 2019
July 29, 2019 15:31 - 22 minutes - 21.4 MBIn this special recording of 15 minutes with the doctor, we have two guests providing a snapshot of two unique products. From SkinVision, we have Program Manager, Loes Van Egmond. SkinVision is a smartphone app that allows users to upload a photo of a skin lesion and get an assessment within 30 seconds. They are trying to improve early detection of skin cancers and subsequently make treatment more affordable. From Needlesmart, we have CEO Cliff Kirby. NeedleSmart is a device that destroys a h...
25: Precision Oncology with John From Cambridge Cancer Genomics
June 05, 2019 20:53 - 24 minutes - 23 MBOn this episode of 15 Minutes with the Doctor, we are joined by John Cassidy, Co-Founder and CEO of Cambridge Cancer Genomics. John shares with listeners how the company started and how they have advanced precision oncology through genomics. This personalised approach means their software can predict which cancer treatments are likely to be most effective. Key Topics: The current status of oncology Solutions created through genomics The 3 keys to innovation in genomics How Cambridge Cancer ...
24: The Magic Table with John Ramsey From Shift 8
May 14, 2019 13:22 - 21 minutes - 20.8 MBOur guest on this episode of the 15 Minutes with the Doctor is John Ramsay. He’s the Chief Exec of Shift 8 and has introduced the Tovertafel (“Magic Table”) to the UK – It allows light projections onto any table surface and enables the users to play musical, sports, and other types of games while having a safe space to engage with others. It is aimed at those with dementia and learning disabilities. Learn about John’s personal story into healthcare innovation, what the Tovartafel is and its b...
23: How to Build a Medical Education Startup and a Property Portfolio with Dr Lafina Diamandis
April 08, 2019 14:14 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBLafina joins this episode of the 15 Minutes with the Doctor podcast. She is a GP trainee, co-founder of Eurekadoc, and host of the new Health Meets Home podcast. Lafina has found a lot of benefit in her unconventional career path, and she hopes that Eurekadoc can provide resources for other doctors to enhance their professional skills in a similar way. She shares her journey with us into how and why they built Eurekadoc and her passion for property investing. Lafina wants fellow doctors to...
22: Music & Medicine With Dr Amal Lad
February 10, 2019 16:07 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MBOn this episode of 15 minutes with the Doctor, we have Dr Amal Lad, a doctor and musician who is bridging the gap between Medicine and Music. He has found his “sweet spot” in understanding the body while integrating his musical skills into medical projects. Learn about his thoughts on music as therapy, opportunities for financial income, and his future plans. - Amal is a self-taught musician. As a self-taught musician working towards his creative potential, he found that studying medicine wa...
21: 18 Months & 4000 Patients Later…With Dr Paul Upton From Ultramed
October 04, 2018 21:28 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBOn this episode, we are joined by Dr Paul Upton from Ultramed. Paul was the first guest on the show and he discussed MyPreOp – A digital platform built to improve pre-operative assessment for patients and hospitals. Paul returns to the show to discuss what’s happened over the last 18 months, his challenges and successes. All is revealed in this episode. - What is MyPreOp? - How have the results been? - Why aren’t more hospitals using it with more of their patients? - What kinds of recogniti...
20: Patent Masterclass for Healthcare Entrepreneurs & Innovators
July 23, 2018 20:25 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBOn this special masterclass episode, we are joined by Phil, a patent attorney with a company called EIP. It’s a longer than usual episode but it covers the essentials in regards to patents. Phil gives us a concise but thorough description of patents, the process for being granted a patent, and some useful guidelines and tips for healthcare entrepreneurs and innovators. What you will learn in this episode: - Patent defined - What can be patented? - When is the ideal time to patent? - Patent p...
19: Solving The Ultrasound Probe-lem With Victor from Usono
June 13, 2018 17:58 - 18 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode, we chat to Victor from Usono. A Dutch company that specialises in improving and innovating the use of ultrasound in healthcare. They develop smart ultrasound accessories that help to make the application of ultrasound better. Learn how their story started with a university project, why the big ultrasound manufacturers support the product, and about their future ambitions. What you will learn in this episode: - How Usono began. - How does the product work? - How did they know...
18: Inventions for Mobility with Lise Pape
May 10, 2018 20:05 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBIn this episode, we have Lise, founder of Walk With Path. Lise was inspired to start the company after she witnessed the challenges her father faced with Parkinson’s disease. The company is focused on increasing mobility and preventing injuries. Lise shares with us how she generates ideas, why users and problems are at the heart of her design processes, and hear more about her journey to creating two physical products. What you will learn in this episode: - How the journey to Walk with Path ...
17: Creating a Patient-controlled Medical Record with Mohammed from Patients Know Best
April 12, 2018 19:01 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBIn this episode, we welcome Mohammad, founder of Patients Know Best. The platform is a patient-controlled medical record system with numerous features for users, including seeing results, communicating with health professionals, and sharing the medical record with family or friends. Learn about Mohammad’s early journey into creating software, how the company has grown to securing contracts which serve up to 2.3 million patients, and how they have started utilising the benefits of blockchain. ...
16: Creating a Platform to Improve Employee Wellbeing with Soma Analytics
March 01, 2018 18:39 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this episode, we talk to Christopher, one of the founders of Soma Analytics. They have developed a tool which supports organisations to improve the mental wellbeing of their employees. We talk about how their unique approach seeks to improve the human potential of a workforce, how they are testing the tool with big name companies, and how they secured vital EU funding. Also covered in this episode: - What is Soma Analytics? - How Soma helps the workforce. - How they secured big companies ...
15: Optimising the Dining Industry with Tarryn from Kafoodle
January 22, 2018 19:18 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBIn this episode we have Tarryn Gorre who is a chef, nutritionist and founder of Kafoodle. It’s a software company which helps businesses in the hospitality or care sector easily generate food recipes, including nutrition, costing and allergy information. Initially the software targeted restaurants, bars and cafes catering to the 8% of children and 2% of adults that have a food allergy or intolerance. “We’re not really taught nutrition as chefs, we’re taught to cook.” The EU rules changed in ...
14: Using Machine-Learning to Reduce No-Shows with Benjamin Fels
December 08, 2017 18:54 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBToday, we have Benjamin, the Co-founder of Macro-Eyes, a machine-learning company that simplifies personalised patient care. One of their products is Sibyl, it’s a scheduling tool that can help predict when patients are most likely to attend their medical appointments, therefore maximising appointment use. Learn about Benjamin’s background in hedge-funds and finding meaningful patterns in data, learn how Sibyl works, and why he wanted to address the not-so-shiny problem of patient scheduling....
13: Doctors Recommend Other Doctors With Dr Kartik Modha
October 13, 2017 12:59 - 5 MBIn this episode, we talk to Dr Kartik Modha, who is the founder of myHealthSpecialist.com and Tiko’s GP Group – A social media group for primary care doctors in the UK. Kartik is listed as one of the 50 most influential GP’s in UK. Learn how he has developed an online platform where doctors recommend other doctors and how his passion to foster collaboration within the profession led to success in digital health. What you will learn in this episode: - What is myHealthSpecialist.com? - How t...