Podcast · 65 episodes

The Healthtech Podcast

by Dr. James Somauroo · English

The Healthtech Podcast covers the latest in health and technology through interviews with disruptive healthtech startups and leaders. Whether you’re a patient, founder, investor or simply interested in healthtech, The Healthtech Podcast has it covered. 🌍 Listeners in over 150 countries. 🎙 New episode every week. 🗣 Hosted by Dr James Somauroo. www.thehealthtechpodcast.com | www.somx.health | www.jamessomauroo.com

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#465: Lessons from running a $250M healthtech & biotech fund, with Steve Burnell from TenmileSteve Burnell discusses his path from marine ecology and documentary filmmaking to healthtech leadership, then explains Tenmile’s $250M Australian-focused healthtech/biotech investing…30 Sep 2026 · 1 h 18 min

#464 How to go to market in healthtech - Ross Drynan from We Don’t ConsultHealthcare software founders and AI builders waste years building “chaos machines” (feature-heavy products) without market feedback; in healthcare, buyers often aren’t problem-aware, so go-to-market…23 Sep 2026 · 1 h 20 min

#463: Real world evidence & the metrics patients care about in healthtechReal-world evidence in healthtech and how health products should optimize for what patients care about between appointments, not just clinical snapshots.16 Sep 2026 · 1 h 12 min

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#462: Dr Nikita Kanani, Global Medical Director at Neko - Neko's Year 3 Prevention data & Insights from 80,000 scansDr Nikita Kanani (Global Medical Director at Neko) discusses Neko’s Year 3 prevention data from 80,000 scans, how prevention should be accessible and actionable, and how Neko plans NHS partnerships…10 Sep 2026 · 48 min · 21 chapters

#461: Deborah Cohen, BBC & ITV journalist: Has the Internet Hijacked Our Health?Deborah Cohen argues that social media influencers and health-marketing blur “medicine and marketing,” potentially driving people toward unnecessary or harmful health actions.2 Sep 2026 · 56 min · 20 chapters

#460: Why healthtech still hasn't had its big exitsWhy healthtech hasn’t produced “big exits,” framed through healthcare fragmentation and deal-making difficulty, plus a deep dive into one guest’s path from clinical medicine to investment banking and…26 Aug 2026 · 1 h 33 min · 27 chapters

#459: What if we monitored everyone that leaves hospital care?Dockler’s model for “proactive care” that monitors high-intensity patients after discharge to prevent unplanned hospital use; argues the main barrier isn’t technology but clinical staffing,…19 Aug 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 29 chapters

#458: Fat loss or weight loss? The number one GLP-1 questionThe episode debates “fat loss or weight loss?” in the context of GLP-1s, and how lifestyle medicine should be practiced in real primary care.5 Aug 2026 · 56 min · 16 chapters

#457: Should medical education let AI in?How far health-education platforms should let AI in, and what makes MicroPharm’s training defensible in an AI era.29 Jul 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 24 chapters

#456: Half of babies with heart problems are missed - AI in ultrasound is changing thatThe UK “postcode lottery” in prenatal detection of congenital heart disease (CHD), where about half of serious cases are missed on routine scans; missed cases lead to emergency retrieval, worse early…22 Jul 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 25 chapters

#455: Is animal testing in drug development on its way out?Whether animal testing in drug development is being phased out, and how “virtual control groups” and other non-animal methods can reduce animal use while maintaining regulatory trust.15 Jul 2026 · 52 min · 22 chapters

#454: Slow regulation is killing health tech innovationSlow, ambiguous medical-device regulation blocks iterative software development; Scarlet builds a notified body designed to enable fast MVPs and continuous iteration for software/AI medical devices.8 Jul 2026 · 1 h 7 min · 20 chapters

#453: Why "can AI replace doctors?" is the wrong question. Shravan Nageswaran, Atman LabsThe episode argues that “can AI replace doctors?” is the wrong question.1 Jul 2026 · 1 h 45 min · 34 chapters

#452: Uncovering the objective truth in health tech journalismHealth tech journalism and evidence—how journalists verify “objective truth” using underreported data and on-the-ground reporting, plus what women’s symptom data and CGM research reveal about…24 Jun 2026 · 37 min · 16 chapters

#451: A new biomarker for depression?Mental health measurement and treatment are too guess-based; the episode argues that objective, data-driven signals (including wearables and AI) could improve diagnosis, monitoring, and drug…17 Jun 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 25 chapters

#450 : What it takes to get a "yes" inside the NHSProf Shafi Ahmed discusses what it takes to get “yes” for innovation inside the NHS, arguing that innovation exists in the NHS but requires leadership, relationships, rigorous safety planning, and…10 Jun 2026 · 1 h 18 min · 28 chapters

#449: 9.2 million people can't sleep... and the NHS isn't readyUK sleep medicine capacity and public health impact of undiagnosed sleep apnea; fragmented training and care pathways; need for standardized sleep medicine training and scalable at-home…3 Jun 2026 · 1 h 4 min · 26 chapters

#448: We need £2M to rebuild women's health from scratchFounder-CEO Sajita Selvaraja (Hester Health) discusses building a new women’s health company after seeing slow, incremental change across advocacy, academia, policy, and tech.27 May 2026 · 1 h 15 min · 34 chapters

#447: Can you build europe's biggest clinic in just five years?Health Hero’s strategy to build Europe’s largest digital clinic and “new operating system” for primary care, scaling via acquisitions, and using AI for navigation, augmentation, and orchestration…20 May 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 24 chapters

#446: Is AI giving clinicians empathy back?AI and generative tech’s promise vs risk in healthcare; how content can improve clinician/patient communication; need for faster regulation and education.13 May 2026 · 1 h 8 min · 28 chapters

#445: Why is your wearable shaming you?The episode argues that chronic “distress” (long-term stress without resets) harms health and that most wearables and apps shame users instead of teaching quick, practical ways to downshift into…6 May 2026 · 1 h 11 min · 26 chapters

#444: What does safe, clinical AI for mental health look like?What “safe, clinical” AI for mental health should look like, contrasting constrained, risk-mitigated systems with consumer chatbots; how AI can deliver CBT/ACT-style skills training for anxiety and…29 Apr 2026 · 53 min · 27 chapters

#443: The NHS has trust. AI doesn't. Now what?Public trust and responsible adoption of AI in the NHS, including how attitudes vary by age, gender, and socioeconomic status; whether the NHS can leverage its existing trust to roll out AI features…22 Apr 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 28 chapters

#442: Can ultrasound + AI predict premature births?Founder Robert Bunn discusses ultrasound.ai’s AI that predicts when a pregnancy will end (including miscarriage and premature delivery) from ultrasound images, aiming to give clinicians weeks/months…15 Apr 2026 · 1 h 16 min · 31 chapters