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Like normal healthtech news but, you know, not boring. The team at SomX bring you the audio version of the weekly Healthtech Pigeon newsletter - a panel show with journalists, VCs, podcasters, entrepreneurs, execs and those with a strong opinion to make things interesting. Regular hosts and guests are Dr James Somauroo, Jessica Smith, Belle Taylor, Huw Penson, Jess Farmery from the SomX team. 🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com πŸš€ Learn how SomX can help your healthtech company at www.somx.health

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Like normal healthtech news but, you know, not boring. The team at SomX bring you the audio version of the weekly Healthtech Pigeon newsletter - a panel show with journalists, VCs, podcasters, entrepreneurs, execs and those with a strong opinion to make things interesting. Regular hosts and guests are Dr James Somauroo, Jessica Smith, Belle Taylor, Huw Penson, Jess Farmery from the SomX team. 🐦 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com πŸš€ Learn how SomX can help your healthtech company at www.somx.health

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English


Episodes
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How important is the breastmilk microbiome?

4/28/2024
Join Jessica and James as they take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views joined by Dr Sioned FΓ΄n Jones, co-founder of BoobyBiome. This week: [01:26] - How UK-based BoobyBiome Is Advancing Infant Feeding Harnessing the Power of the Breast Milk Microbiome [24:20] - Maven Clinic expands fertility support for males alongside health coaching program [46:10] - GE HealthCare launches voice-activated, AI-powered ultrasound machines for women’s health [59:55] - UK healthtech Elvie raises Β£9.6m in fresh funding πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Sioned on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:01:09:19

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Happiness is a state of mind

4/21/2024
Join Aahuti and Huw as they take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views. This week: [14:10] - β€˜What we’re seeing is not telehealth’: alarm over doctors using AI and prescribing without seeing patients [34:55] - A Wearable Tech Gives Pharmas & Therapists Better Feel for Changes in Mental Health [46:20] - Healthtech Zoe announces 20% cost cutting, detailing redundancy packages πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Aahuti on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:01:01:50

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What's going on with digital health funding?

4/14/2024
Join James and Huw as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views. This week: [00:50] - More deal volume, lower check sizes for digital health in Q1, with AI investment leading the pack: Rock Health [22:30] - Virtual reality eases pain in cancer trial β€” even the next day [37:00] - I lead one of the startups accusing Apple of patent infringement. Here’s why Congress should side with us [47:30] - How UK-based BoobyBiome Is Advancing Infant Feeding Harnessing the Power of the Breast Milk Microbiome πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:55:00

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Pigeon et al πŸ“š

4/7/2024
Join James, Belle and Daisy as they delve into the week’s healthtech news and views. This week: [00:25] - Increasingly sophisticated AI systems can perform empathy, but their use in mental health care raises ethical questions [23:50] - Sylvia Kang Founds Mira To Fill Gap In Women’s Health Market πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Belle on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn πŸ“š References from this episode: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01230-zhttps://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.490Sister Circle Highlights Unbelievable Truth about Women’s Health | LBBOnlineSister Circle charity πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:48:24

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Foresight is a Wonderful Thing

3/31/2024
Join Jessica and James as they examine the week’s healthtech news and views, with help from Hassan Chaudhury and Victoria Betton, the team behind the Digital Health Equity Charter. This week: [01:10] - Sign the Equity Charter: Standing up to discrimination in Digital Health [21:40] -What β€˜Digital Transformation’ Means to 3 Health System Execs πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Hassan on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:52:56

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How secure are femtech apps, really?

3/24/2024
Join Jessica, Belle and Medic Footprints’ Dr Abeyna Bubbers-Jones as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views. This week: [07:45] - Virtual reality headsets calm NHS surgery patients [18:30] -New research exposes security, privacy, and safety issues in FemTech systems πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Belle on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Abeyna on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:46:18

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Healthtech's biggest cheerleader πŸ“£

3/17/2024
Join Jess and Huw and James as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views. This week: [00:50] - This biotech startup wants to prevent unhappiness. Here's the pitch deck Matter Neuroscience used to raise $26 million [07:15] -Sooma gets €5M boost to expand its tDCS at-home depression treatment [10:50] -UK report reveals bias within medical tools and devices [19:00] - Everything you need to know to prepare for the EU’s AI Act πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Jess on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:24:12

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The Pigeon's Guide to Productivity

3/10/2024
Join Jessica, Huw and James as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views joined by Luke Pratsides, Head of Medical at Numan. This week: [02:25] - Let’s talk differently about obesity [23:00] - Kry profitable in all markets: β€œWe wouldn’t have managed it as quickly without AI” [35:40] - Meet the AI chatbot therapists filling the gaps in Europe’s mental health care shortfall πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Luke on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:49:02

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Casper...is that you?πŸ‘»

3/3/2024
Join Jessica and Belle as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views. [04:25] - Β£6.2M grant share: Female-led health startup to build diverse biomarker database with Innovate UK support [16:25] - Health-care AI: The potential and pitfalls of diagnosis by app [27:35] -Driving Accessibility in HealthTech: 3 Things Founders should Consider for Thoughtful AI Implementation in 2024 πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Belle on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:33:03

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It's not bad, you're just reading it wrong.

2/25/2024
Join James and Huw as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views, joined by Director of Data Strategy and Partnerships at Arcturis Data., Christie Brooks. This week: [01:45] - 23andMe considers splitting up company to revive stock price [10:20] - Artificial intelligence is making critical health care decisions. The sheriff is MIA. [35:50] -Tools for Better Data Interoperability Are Here β€” But Providers Aren’t Adopting Them πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Christie on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:56:15

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A Nice Day in Dystopia

2/23/2024
Join Jessica and Huw as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views, joined by TORTUS CEO, Dr Dom Pimenta. This week: [01:50] - TORTUS secures $4.2M Seed Funding for clinical documentation automation [29:00] - Healthcare executives are investing in digital health tech without seeing an ROI [37:50] - Majority of data informing NICE’s appraisals of β€˜poor quality’ πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Dom on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:46:49

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It’s not easy being green 🌱

2/11/2024
Join Jessica and Jess as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views, joined by IBIS Capital Vice President, Bracy Fertig. This week: [02:45] - Double Take: This Singapore Healthtech Startup Develops β€˜Digital Twins’ To Manage Chronic Diseases [13:05] - Amazon Unveils New Program To Tackle Chronic Disease. But Will It Help Cure A Sick Nation?- [24:25] - Elon Musk's Neuralink Has Implanted Its First Chip in a Human Brain. What's Next? πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form 🎟️ Register for The HealthTechX Summit here - Use HTX24SMITH for 30% off your ticket πŸ–‡ Connect with Bracy on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jess on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:35:03

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When you need something done right...πŸ’ͺ

2/4/2024
Jessica and Huw take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views, with help from DocComs CEO Roseanna Jaggard This week: [02:55] - Edinburgh startup making 3D-printed tumours raises Β£4.2m [08:15] - Wearable device monitors tumour size and displays it in an app [16:35] - Virtual ward costs twice that of inpatient care, study finds [26:45] - What will happen if doctors can’t use WhatsApp? πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Roseanna on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:34:54

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Heart failure? Big deal(s)

1/28/2024
Jessica and Huw take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views. This week: [02:05] - Digital health startups are running out of cash β€” firesales are expected [13:40] - General Catalyst to acquire nonprofit system Summa Health [17:40] - New UK rules will drastically lower the number of women able to angel invest in startups πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:26:53

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The Warm Embrace of Health AI

1/21/2024
James, Jessica and nen's Francesca Wuttke take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views. πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Francesca on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:46:24

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Biomarkers, Regulation and Death πŸ’€

1/14/2024
Jessica, James and Huw take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views. This week: [20:05] - This women's smart health ring uses AI to analyze menstrual and sleep data [37:05] - Qvin’s Q-Pad Makes History with First FDA Approval for Menstrual Blood Health Testing πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:46:29

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When the beat drops...🎢

1/7/2024
Jessica, James and Huw take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views. This week: [00:20] - Goldman Sachs Asset Management raises $650 mln for life sciences fund [13:15] - Overhyped? Digital Health Executive Anti-Predictions For Healthcare In 2024 [25:40] - Warner & UK HealthTech trial β€˜music as medicine’ [36:15] - What's the deal with ZOE? πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:48:08

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Quick! To the Robotarium!

12/10/2023
Join Jessica, James and Huw as they take a deep dive into the week's healthtech news and views. This week: [14:35] - ☒️ The doctor will call you now: are remote GP appointments safe? [37:10] - πŸ”„ Generative AI could revolutionize health care β€” but not if control is ceded to big tech πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Faris on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:55:40

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If at first you don't succeed...

12/3/2023
Jessica, James and Huw (accompanied by the dog chorus) take a deep dive into the week’s healthtech news and views, discussing Amazon's latest healthcare play and the value of biomarkers in consumer healthtech. This week: [10:20] - Why Consumers Should Care About Biomarkers β€” And How Technology Developers and Manufacturers Can Bridge the Gap [27:05] - Amazon (AMZN) Bets on One Medical After Past Health-Care Initiatives Sputter πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:43:15

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All's Phare in Health and Tech

11/26/2023
Join Jessica, James and Huw as they take a deep dive into the week's healthtech news and views. This week: [10:05] - How the shakeup at OpenAI underscores the need for AI standards in health care [23:50] - EPR target for 90% of NHS trusts to go live is met early [28:10] - Toku’s AI platform predicts heart conditions by scanning inside your eye πŸ—ž Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com ✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form πŸ–‡ Connect with James on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn πŸ–‡ Connect with Huw on LinkedIn πŸ“– Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Duration:00:40:00