HealthTech Hour
By Steve Roest
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Episodes: 150
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HealthTech Hour sees Steve Roest, CEO & Founder of PocDoc, speaking to the founders, leaders, clinicians and investors who are driving the HealthTech revolution and are at the forefront of healthcare innovation. Drawing on his extensive network, Steve will give listeners a unique insight into some of the most exciting technologies and most inspiring people from across all aspects of HealthTech.
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The National Joint Registry is the most impactful health data science project you've never heard of - why and how it's transformed healthcare in the UK
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Why language barriers in the NHS hurt patients - and one woman's mission to solve this problem with Kavita Parmar, founder of Word360
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Conquering the NHS with the first digital insomnia treatment with Alison Gardiner, CEO of Sleepstation
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Sara Roberts, serial HealthTech entrepreneur on what matters and what doesn't in life and business
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Ep136: Pharmacogenomics - the new frontier in medicine that can save billions for the NHS, with Dr Mark Hudson-Peacock
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Ep135: Doctor turned Entrepreneur, Dr Taz Aldawoud on building the Uber of NHS social care
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Ep134: Making the UK Healthy Again - turning prevention into a centre of economic growth with James Bethell
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Ep133: What is Genomics and why we should care that it's done ethically with Dr Natalie Banner is Chief Ethics and Engagement Officer at Genomics England
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Ep132: Can a diagnostic tampon eradicate cervical cancer? Valentina, founder of Daye, believes it can.
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Ep131: MMA and Jujitsu legend Igor Araújo on the power of faith, love and hard work - beating all the odds to get your dream
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Ep130: Pelvic Floor Health is a critical problem for the healthcare system and women everywhere - Wendy Powell, founder of the MUTU System
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Ep129: Solving the Dementia ticking time bomb - the reality of the startup journey from UN Ambassador to burnout and back again
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Ep128: Dan Vahdat, founder of HealthTech unicorn Huma on solving hard problems and the value of naivety
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Ep127: Using AI to diagnose cancer better and faster with Giles Tully, NHS Cancer AI pioneer and CEO of Pinpoint Data Science
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Ep126: Pam Garside, advisor to governments, investors and founders, leading angel investor in HealthTech
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Ep125: Curbing substance addiction with technology with Dr David McLaughlan, global addiction expert at the Priory and the CEO and Founder of Curb Health
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Ep124: Innovation is the NHS’ only option to thrive and also to survive - Richard Stubbs, NHS Innovation Leader
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Ep123: Health businesses always forget about branding - it's as critical as clinical evidence, with Sharlene Lopez, Healthcare branding expert
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Ep122: Why pharmacies are so much better than you think, with Richard Harrison, Asda's Health Service Manager
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Ep121: How to solve the UK's Mental Health appointment crisis with Dr Melinda Rees, CEO of Psyomics
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ep120: Leading UK Doctor on how technology can save the GP surgery - and why the electronic patient record is so critical to healthcare
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May 23, 2025 |
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Ep119: Giving patients control of their own patient data creates better health outcomes - Mo, founder of Patients Know Best on his mission to improve global health through patient empowerment
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Ep118: Chemo, Surgery, Radiotherapy...and then what? Perci Health's founders Morgan and Kelly are on a mission to help millions with their holistic health post cancer treatment
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Ep117: Can Nick Kaye save Community Pharmacies in England? Protecting the frontline of care for the UK
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Ep116: Shaun Stafford, Fitness Influencer, World Champion, Entrepreneur and Men's Health Advocate
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Ep115: Your child's gut microbiome dictates their future health with Nora Cavani, CEO and co-founder of Alba Health
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Ep114: Cancer - combining chemotherapy and radiotherapy with nutrition, with Jane McLelland and Russell Hopson
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Ep113: Rachel Carrell, CEO of Koru Kids, No.1 provider of nanny services in UK - why good childcare matters to everyone
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Ep112: Natural cholesterol reduction, the 1970s diet and other great stories with Liz Hoggard, Health Journalist for Daily Telegraph
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Ep111: Lottie Whyte, Dragon's Den veteran, inspirational founder and CEO of MyoMaster, UK's fastest growing health business
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Ep110: Diabetes revolution - combining humans and technology - Shay Speakman Brown, UK Lead, Dexcom
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Ep109: Dr Sara Kayat, TV Doctor (This Morning), NHS GP and reproductive health specialist on her amazing journey
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Ep108: Dr Hazel Wallace aka The Food Medic, author of Female Factor and new book Not Just A Period on women's health and nutrition
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Ep107: Extending women's healthy lifespans with Andrea Berchowitz, CEO of Vira Health (the Stella app)
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Ep106: Amber Vodegel, Founder of world's #1 Pregnancy App on her new venture 28X - aiming to disrupt the period tracking space and protect women from commercial exploitation
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Ep105: NHS Menopause Special with TV's Linda Barker and NHS menopause specialist Bukky Ayoade
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Ep104: Henry Stoneley, the science of creating the best conference for all humans in Health - HLTH Europe
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Ep103: Richie McGregor from Cumbria Health, delivering healthcare in the remotest most rural region of the UK by focusing on digital and remote technology
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Ep102: Tony Nicolaidis, OriginAI - pioneers in using your WiFi signal and AI to detect movement and biometrics in your home
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Ep101: Jamie Tomalin, major HealthTech investor, thought leader on how NHS should adopt tech and the entrepreneurial journey
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Ep100: Daniel Nathrath, co-founder and CEO of Ada Health the Global leader in Healthcare AI, the world's number 1 AI doctor app
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Ep99: Dr N. Tony Ahmed, UK's leading NHS Dentist on the UK's crisis in dentistry, why you can't get an appointment and why Oral Hygiene is key to overall Human Health
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Ep98: What is Epigenetics, why it is the key to LONGEVITY with expert Dani Martin-Herranz, Chief Science Officer and co-founder at Hurdle
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Ep97: Chronic diseases like COPD and Severe Asthma are crippling our NHS and killing patients - how one tech entrepreneur is trying to solve this with remote monitoring via AI, done right
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May 30, 2024 |
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Ep96: Why should we all care about Electronic Patient Records, why they save millions of lives and understanding how the NHS can get value for money with Rachael Fox from leading EPR provider
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May 15, 2024 |
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Ep95: Why UK PLC is losing billions by not backing Open Source for the NHS and the AI revolution - views from Richard and Joel, two experts in the space
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May 02, 2024 |
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Ep94: How two business leaders are thriving with terminal cancer - a study in Post Traumatic Growth with Peter Cowley and Craig Maxwell
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Ep93: Liam Cahill, Digital Health Technologist and Visionary on the "beautiful chaos" that is our NHS and how innovative companies can thrive if they approach it correctly
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Ep92: Analyzing what makes HealthTech founders different to everyone else and why personalities matter when building a business with Ian Coyne, Partner at leading executive search firm and integral part of vibrant UK HealthTech scene
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Ep91: Saving 1 million people from a mental health crisis, addressing shortcomings of in-person therapy like recency bias and finding your purpose with Sean Ruane, Founder and CEO of Mind Data
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Ep90: Has there ever been more innovation in the NHS or has the crisis never been worse? Or Both? Using technology to make patients lives better
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Ep89: Dr Adam Abbs, Medical Lead at Hurdle Bio, GP, digital evangelist, entrepreneur, author on how the NHS can save £69 billion
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Ep88: Raj Kohli and Pete Huang, Co-Founders of Healthtech-1 - doing their life's best work saving GP surgeries over 90% of their administration time
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Ep87: Carmelo Insalaco, CEO of Rapid Health discusses being a digital front door for GPs to triage better and stop the 8am rush for appointments, and the impact of Babylon Health on the AI digital doctor space
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Ep86: Jess McCreadie, Principal Investor at Octopus Ventures - tech as an enabler of change, what investors like and don't, importance of diversity of gender and background in VC/startups, future health business trends
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Ep85: Chris Bischoff, MD at General Catalyst, leading growth investor in HealthTech in UK, Europe and US
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Ep84: Sophie Park, MD of Bayer G4A, digital health expert and advocate for advances in public health
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Success Mindset - PASSION to solve a problem, HUMILITY to start at the bottom - advice from CEO, founder, investor Brian Plackis Cheng on two must haves for founders - HealthTech Hour SHORTS
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Ep83: Brian Plackis Cheng, CEO of OpenRad, hugely scaling radiology services and cutting the backlog (MRIs, Xrays, CT) by using the cloud to connect machines, radiologists and patients
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ep82: Francesca Wuttke, CEO and Founder of nen - helping children with cancer manage their pain better
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Ep81: Will West, CEO of CellCentric, leaders in epigenetic cancer drug development, using genetic markers to cure cancer
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Ep80: Dr Claudia Pastides, Flo Health - Being open and honest about menstruation, sex and reproductive health
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ep79: Liis Narusk, CEO of Certific, Estonian HealthTech leader focused on how technology can move us from sick care to health care
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May 17, 2023 |
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Absolute mission clarity and be resilient - advice from multi-time IPO CEO on how to succeed as a founder - HealthTech Hour SHORTS
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May 09, 2023 |
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Ep78: Chris Yates, CEO of Abingdon Health, leading UK Life Science company, diagnostics expert, multi-IPO CEO
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May 02, 2023 |
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Ep77: Hamish Grierson, CEO of Thriva, talking to Steve Roest about the future of diagnostics and why increasing access to testing is the key to better health for us all
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Never give up - Monday Morning Motivation to all entrepreneurs from CEO trying to cure Motor Neurone Disease - HealthTech Hour SHORTS
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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How patient power made motor neurone disease a priority to cure - HealthTech Hour SHORTS
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Ep76: Dr Melanie Lee, CEO of LifeArc - cutting edge motor neurone disease research - using £1.3bn to fund treatments, cures and what scientists need to do to become entrepreneurs!
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Ep75: Sebastian Anastassiou, major VC investor on surviving in a downturn, advice for entrepreneurs and CEOs and healthtech scene, next set of exciting healthtech startups...and SVB!
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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No support for women's hormone health during athletic career - Dame Jessica Ennis Hill HealthTech Hour SHORTS
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Ep74: Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill former Olympic Champion and FemTech entrepreneur and Dr Michelle Tempest Partner at Candesic
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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I stopped Trump and the EU stealing UK Covid Vaccine - Matt Hancock - HealthTech Hour SHORTS
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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HealthTech Hour SHORTS: Davina McCall breaks down menopause boundaries
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Ep73: Marcel Gehrung CEO of Cyted and Sara Nelson Programme Director at DigitalHealth.London
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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HealthTech Hour SHORTS - Billionaire HealthTech founder explains skill every founder needs to win
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Tech needs more diversity to solve the world's problems - HealthTech Hour SHORTS
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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HealthTech Hour SHORTS - Scientific research is broken but blockchain can fix it
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Ep72: Lina Zakarauskaite, Principal at Stride.VC - leading early stage health investor, NHS advocate and believer in blockchain
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Ep71: Jason C. Foster, CEO of Ori BioTech - leaders in techbio which if successful could cure cancer
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Ep70: Lina Chan, Women's Health Expert and CEO of Parla Health talks reproductive health
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Ep69: Christoph Ruedig, Investor at AlbionVC, leading venture capital firm in UK
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Ep68: Lord James Bethell, former Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Dept of Health and Social Care
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Ep67: Amanda Lambert, Chief Customer Officer of Nuffield Health
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Ep66: Lucius Cary, MD of Oxford Technology and Angel Investor Old School
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Ep65: Richard Phillips, Head of Strategy at the Association of British Health Technology
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Ep64: Dr. Ahmed Shahrabani, Co-Founder of Locum's Nest
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Ep63: Dr Hakim Yadi, Co-Founder and CEO of Closed Loop Medicine
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Ep62: Darren Evans, CEO of After Cloud
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Ep61: Rachael Grimaldi, CEO and Co-Founder of CardMedic
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Ep60: Christiane Gross, International Business Development Lead at LactApp
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Ep59: Mary Fenske, CEO of PostureWings
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Ep58: Dom Raban, CEO and Co-Founder of Xploro
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Ep57: Matt Hancock, MP and former Health Secretary
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May 17, 2022 |
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Ep56: Neil Griffiths, Managing Director of TeleTracking
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May 15, 2022 |
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Ep54: Dr Scott Murray, Founder and CEO, Venturi Cardiology
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May 10, 2022 |
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Ep55: Tess Cosad, CEO and Co-Founder of Bea Fertility
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May 10, 2022 |
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Ep53: Jacob Beckley, Founder of Cure Token
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May 03, 2022 |
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Ep52: George Goldsmith, CEO and Co-Founder of COMPASS Pathways
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Ep51: Elizabeth Gazda, CEO of Embr Labs
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Ep50: Marissa Fayer, CEO of HerHealthEQ
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Ep49: Chris Barker, CEO of Spirit Group
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Ep48: Kate Bratt-Farrar, Chief Executive of Heart Research UK
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Ep47: Celina Gorre, CEO of WomenHeart
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Ep46: Ali Parsa, CEO and Founder of Babylon
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Ep45: Dr Christian Jessen, presenter of Embarrassing Bodies
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Ep44: Jules Payne, Chief Executive of Heart UK
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Ep43: Marcel Gehrung, CEO and Co-Founder of Cyted
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Ep42: Dr Debashish Das, CEO of Ortus-iHealth
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Ep41: Joe Ferriera, Marketing Director of Moletest
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep40: Rachael Crook, CEO and Co-Founder of Lifted
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep39: Michael Niddam, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Kamet Ventures
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep38: Fergus Hay and Matthew Dunster, Chairman and MD of Digital Home Visits
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep37: Dr Dafydd Loughran, CEO of Concentric Health
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep36: Brigette Bard, Founder and CEO of BioSure UK
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep35: Dr Ewa G Truchanowicz, Managing Director of Dignio UK
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep34: Lorin Gresser, CEO and Founder of DemDx
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep33: Dr. Jay Verma, a practising primary care physician for Medloop
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep32: Fergus Hay, CEO of Elysian Fields and Chairman of Vida
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep31: Chris Wilkinson, Associate Director of Crossword and James Tumbridge, Partner at Venner Shipley LLP
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep30: Dr Carey McClellan, founder of getUbetter
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep29: Shelby Sanderford, CEO of DOCPACE
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep28: David Ezra, CEO of Vantage Health
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep27: Richard Wyatt-Haines, Director of HCI
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep26: This week, Steve chats to Dr Kerstyn Comley and Suzi Godson, Co-Founders of MeeToo,
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep25: Talia Cohen Solal, CEO and Co-Founder of Genetika+
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep24: Dr Elina Naydenova, Founder of Feebris
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep23: Rick Rowan, CEO of NuroKor
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep22: Dr Dan Bunstone, Chief Medical Officer of Push Doctor
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep21: Dr Nick Taylor, CEO and Co-Founder of Unmind
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep20: Sam Shah, Chief Medical Strategy Officer of Numan
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep19: Dr Kate Bunyan, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Doctor Care Anywhere
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep18: Hugh Lloyd-Jukes, CEO of Oxehealth
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep17: Dr Manish Patel, CEO and Co-Founder of Jiva.ai
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep16: Rudy Benfredj, CEO and Co-Founder of Mendelian
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep15: Jonathan Abraham and Anuj Saboo, Co-Founders of Healum
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep14: Elliott Engers, CEO of Infinity Health
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep13: Keshav Sankla, Director of AI and Innovation at Solutions4Health
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep12: David Crane, CEO and Co-Founder of the Smoke Free app
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep11: Lars Grieten, CEO and Co-Founder of FibriCheck
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep10: Ahmed Shahrabani, CEO and Founder of Locum's Nest and Sarah Jarvis, Clinical Director of Patient.info
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep9: Adam Hunter, Chief Commercial Officer of Phlo
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep8: Neelam Patel, CEO of MedCity
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep7: Max Kersting, CEO and Co-Founder of Regimen
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep6: Jenny Thomas, Director of Digital Health.London and Mridula Pore, CEO of Peppy
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep5: Kathrin Folkendt, CEO and Founder of FemTech Insider
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Ep4: Kate Newhouse, COO of Kooth
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Ep3: Daniel Rooke, Co-Founder of Start Codon
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Ep2: Peter Cowley, Angel Investor and Mentor
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Ep1: Brigette Bard, CEO and Founder of BioSure
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Dec 16, 2021 |