📻 This week I had the pleasure to attend the HealthTech Hour, the biggest live HealthTech radio show in the UK.
💡 Steve Roest is an incredible host, and we had a great chat about #epigenetics, #longevity, the need to make novel #diagnostics accessible and my journey from academia to becoming a #startup founder.
🎙 You can have a listen here:
https://lnkd.in/ebD5mXRj
🙏 Big thank you to Johann Ilgenfritz for creating this wonderful channel for #healthtech content. I hope I can come back soon! And to Adam Abbs for engineering the connection.
Developing safe innovative digital health products | Digital Health Consultant | CMO | Health Education | GP | Democratising healthcare | Medical Director | GMC (🇬🇧) and IMC (🇪🇺) Registered
“You want to go where the market is pulling you rather than pushing a boulder up a hill, because selling to clinicians, a lot of the time, can feel like pushing a boulder up the hill. You want to go where you're being pulled.“
Sahil Diwan, co-founder and CEO of OtoSet® by SafKan Health, is an ambitious young entrepreneur who turned his passion for technology into a groundbreaking #medicaldevice.
SafKan Health, under Sahil's leadership, is changing the landscape for ear care with its first FDA-cleared automated ear-cleaning device, OtoSet. This user-friendly innovation, sparked from a personal family challenge, is now bringing relief to patients with impacted earwax.
Here’s a glimpse into Sahil's recent chat with Scott Nelson:
🎨 Design is crucial in influencing user perception, interaction, and the adoption rate of a product. Strive to create something visually appealing and user-friendly, without overwhelming complexity.
📜 Navigating FDA’s strict rules is more than compliance; active participation alongside expert counsel can grant you unexpected insights and improvements.
🛠️ Building a robust business foundation eases the challenges of fundraising. Balancing market demand, product evolution, and team dynamics is crucial for smoothing the path to funding.
Tune in to hear more on Sahil's journey from coding in college to leading a fast-moving #medtech startup: (link in comments)
This Medsider episode was brought to you by FastWave Medical, a hot IVL startup in the cardiovascular space. Don’t miss out on their next fundraise (more details in the comments).
P.S. - We recently launched Medsider Mentors Volume IV, which is chock-full of insights and learnings from founders and CEOs of some of the most dynamic medical device and health technology startups in the world. Click the link in the comment section for this latest edition now available exclusively to our premium members.
👇 Check out this webinar from these clinician-turned-startup first movers who've successfully made the transition from clinic to startups if you're thinking about startup roles.
💡 Some abridged highlights:
"Find your sparring partner to help you transition, as well as a mentor." - Jules Biedrzycki PT, DPT
"Understand your risk tolerance - startup life is not as 'safe' in terms of job security as the clinical world." - Cindy Uruburo, PT, DPT
"Monitor the legal status updates on prescription digital therapeutic reimbursement." - Dr. Emil Berengut DPT, MHA, MSW
"There's no special hashtag or keyword for LinkedIn to master the algorithm. Be yourself in your interactions." - Dr. Derrick Khor
Thanks so much to the clinical and scientific community for spreading their knowledge to the rest of us in this free webinar. If you're a clinician or scientist who's looking to pass on your learnings to the rest of us, reach out to us at Next Degree - we'll help you get the word out.
⚡ Let's shape the future of healthcare together.
#healthcare#community#careergrowth
“There's got to be stage-appropriate funding, stage-appropriate strategy, stage-appropriate boards, and stage-appropriate everything. And it changes with every stage as you evolve. Once you've actually achieved a certain target and met a goal, you need to pivot to what's next, and that will require its own way of capitalization and it will have its own set of priorities.”
With a career spanning three decades, digital health veteran Sumit Nagpal has co-founded and grown five companies that have tackled significant challenges in healthcare. His experience also includes working with Steve Jobs at NeXT.
Currently, Sumit is the Chairman and CEO of Cherish, the company developing 'Serenity' a radar-based health and safety monitoring device to support proactive self-care at-home for the elderly and others. He also serves on the board of HIMSS.
Here's a sneak peek at Sumit’s conversation with Scott Nelson:
🎨Steal like an artist. Learn from the successes and failures in other industries. Observe patterns, simplify ideas, and create a collaborative environment where ideas and feedback flow freely.
📏 Each phase of your business, from invention to scaling, requires different resources and priorities. Set clear and stage-appropriate goals, raise the necessary amount of capital—without excess—and meet those milestones.
👂 Cultivate an inquisitive mindset. Make listening key to your company culture. Gather diverse input, choose authentic partners, and build trusting relationships to support mutual goals.
Check out the full interview link with Sumit in the comments below.
This Medsider episode was brought to you by FastWave Medical, a hot IVL startup in the cardiovascular space. Don’t miss out on their next fundraise (more details in the comments).
P.S. - We just launched Medsider Mentors Volume VI, which is packed with insights and learnings from founders and CEOs of some of the most dynamic medical device and health technology startups in the world. Click the link in the comment section for this latest edition now available exclusively to our premium members.
Exciting insights at the January edition of AlbionVC’s HealthTech Breakfast Club hosted at Hambro Perks, with Molly Gilmartin and Issy Gordon. The discussion delved into the crucial shift from reactive to preventative healthcare, aka #wellness, and the startups betting on this trend, including THENA Capital Investing Partner’s portfolio company Daye’s Valentina Milanova 🇺🇦, alongside Thriva’s Hamish Grierson and Visible’s Luke Martin-Fuller.
Still a burning question for investors: How can we reshape the opportunity vs reality paradigm of the healthcare system from reactive to prevention? And is B2C the future in healthcare startup business models?
Some great ideas and key insights lead us to believe this shift is inevitable with the rise in at-home diagnostics and testing, availability of large data and the ability to leverage this information, and the fiscal advantages of supporting prevention vs the cost of treating. And B2C models still worth betting on and even better when combined with B2B revenue streams!
#MedTech#HealthTech#PreventionInHealthcare
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“I was really driven and attracted by what we refer to as a double benefit. If we're going to make money and generate returns for investors, we're only going to do that because we've impacted patients and we've given tools or solutions to care providers, and that was really appealing.”
Meet David Hochman, the man behind Orchestra BioMed. He brings unconventional wisdom to #medtech through the building of partnerships that go beyond the norm, fostering collaborative growth and shared success.
David has over two decades of experience in healthcare entrepreneurship, venture capital, and investment banking as Chairman of Motus GI Holdings, Inc. and former board member of Corbus Pharmaceuticals and PROLOR Biotech. He’s now setting new standards for industry collaboration in his role at Orchestra.
Here’s a sneak peek at David’s conversation with Scott Nelson:
🤝 David gets creative when designing partnerships. Learn how he creates business models tailored to mutual vision and capability, proving that shared risk can lead to shared reward.
🔬 Orchestra BioMed boasts operational prowess in executing collaborative R&D, leading to game-changing data and, subsequently, market impact.
🛣 With an eye on the horizon, David champions having a long-term perspective, steering clear of shortcuts, and focusing on strategies that promise enduring success for all stakeholders.
Dive into the full interview to learn more about how David and his team are redefining the roadmap for #medicaldevices partnerships with their bold, collaborative, and strategic initiatives that play to each party's strengths: (link in comments)
This Medsider episode was brought to you by FastWave Medical, a hot IVL startup in the cardiovascular space. Don’t miss out on their next fundraise (more details in the comments).
P.S - We recently launched Medsider Mentors Volume IV, which is chock-full of insights and learnings from founders and CEOs of some of the most dynamic medical device and health technology startups in the world. Click the link in the comment section for this latest edition now available exclusively to our premium members.
Did you know the number one symptom of physician burnout is treating patients like an object and not a person? So James Edwards went out to humanize the patient at the point of care. 👨⚕️🥼🩺
But guess what? It truly goes BOTH ways. 🔄🔁
Patients treat Doctors like a consumable thing they are entitled to. Why are they not at my appointment at time? Maybe because they are spending extra time being there for a patient processing a difficult diagnosis.
Fostering that empathy for patient and provider is a huge part of what Cloudbreak went out to do, simplifying telemedicine by a single interoperable platform, available at the push of a button, with integrated language services for Limited English Proficient (LEP) & Deaf Patients. Which was aquired by UpHealth, Inc. in June 2021.
Hear James Edwards tell that story, and jump into his entire 20+ years of startup experience! He is an advisor, mentor, and coach to entrepreneurs nationwide as Chief Platform Officer at StartUp Health and recognized as a thought leader in digital health and entrepreneurship. Jamey's journey includes co-founding and leading impactful companies like Emergent Medical Associates, Pacific HealthWorks, LLC, Language Access Network, and the recently merged Cloudbreak Health, which went public via SPAC in a groundbreaking $1.4 billion transaction!!
Jamey walks me through going from being one of their portfolio startups- to joining StartUp Health! Bringing his personal experience to helping founders today.
If there is one thing you should take from this episode it's Jamey's mantra- DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP, which you may notice hanging behind him throughout our chat. From the War of 1812, it has become his entrepreneurial mantra, it centers around surviving the challenging times to keep moving forward.
We cover it all- storytelling, mission driven attitudes, co-developing with customers in GTM, raising funding, problems startups face, to flag collecting, and much more- don't miss this episode! Be sure to subscribe to us on Youtube!
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Braving the storms to attend today's #DCTechMeetup, whose focus this month is on the state of HealthTech in DC.
If you're planning on attending, stop by and say hi!
https://lnkd.in/edf_9HaM
Here are some of the things I'm actively focused on:
📝 What an operationalized product strategy looks like across different growth stages.
🤲 Keeping teams connected and aligned to the mission AND each other.
🏢 What Product Operations look like in non-tech first organizations.
As found on iHeart radio, apparently they tag me as an expert who gives substantial insights into our industry.
Perhaps, you be the judge.
Check out this episode that's as relevant as the day it was recorded. The value of a robust team can be a huge difference maker for success and resilience.
#startups#medicalequipment#medtech#innovation#medicaldevices#podc ast
As found on iHeart radio, apparently they tag me as an expert who gives substantial insights into our industry.
Perhaps, you be the judge.
Check out this episode that's as relevant as the day it was recorded. The value of a robust team can be a huge difference maker for success and resilience.
#startups#medicalequipment#medtech#innovation#medicaldevices#podc ast
Developing safe innovative digital health products | Digital Health Consultant | CMO | Health Education | GP | Democratising healthcare | Medical Director | GMC (🇬🇧) and IMC (🇪🇺) Registered
1moI’ve only just had a chance to listen to this Daniel Elías Martín Herranz. I missed the live show but caught up on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/6BPu8D0omuOmk3etfMsHYr?si=ZC66QKUcQ0y-Xy5FX2sWSg&t=3229&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A5pZb65BCLauYxbJrbzDQfP I particularly enjoyed two elements: 1- the debate about the chicken and egg (what comes first) of biomarker vs therapeutics 2- Steve Roest ‘s noble attempts to get the pronunciation of Dani’s name perfect each time