Healthtech Pigeon

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

James, Jess, and Harry are joined by Patrick Beldon, CEO and Co-Founder at Cortirio, to delve into this weeks neuroscience news and talk about how Cortirio are working on portable brain imaging!Learn more about Cortirio: https://cortirio.com/🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-somauroo/🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicasomauroo/🖇 Connect with Harry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-salt/📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

Jessica welcomes Andreas Bovens and Calvin Bowen from whereby to discuss the evolving landscape of Telehealth and the integration of technology in healthcare.Learn more about Whereby: https://whereby.com/🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1PkAwCjniQjiGl53i8dtZ8g3xer2🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicasomauroo/📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SomX’s James Somauroo and Curistica's Dr Keith Grimes dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro01:02 - The NHS’s “Wild West” of 10,000 Unchecked Health Apps🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Keith on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro02:26 - NHS launches AI-powered tool to speed up prostate cancer diagnosis16:38 - Do we need AI guardians to protect us from health information overload? // The anatomy of a personal health agentDo you have a project that tackles an urgent priority in women’s health? Ripple Women’s Digital Health Challenge 2025 invites innovators worldwide to join a proven 12-month programme to turn proposals into pilot-ready, patient-facing apps on the Cogniss no-code platform, with expert support. Delivered by Cogniss, the Health Innovation Network (HIN), AWS and SomX, the programme offers clear pathways to piloting and adoption. Applications close on Wed 5 Nov 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time, with judging on Thurs 4 Dec 2025🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

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

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

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

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news.00:00 - Intro18:40 - NHS launches virtual hospital🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and Belle Taylor dive into this week's healthtech news with help from Whereby's Niki Loboda and Hannah Jelliman00:00 - Intro02:44 - The State of Virtual Care33:43 - World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Belle on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Niki on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

SomX’s Jessica Somauroo and James Somauroo dive into this week's healthtech news with help from BoobyBiome's Lydia Mapstone. 00:00 - Intro02:08 - British startup BoobyBiome raises €2.8 million for infant health with breast milk microbiome breakthrough🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a podcast guest using this form🖇 Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with James on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Lydia on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at https://somx.health

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

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