Interviews
Kelly McKee is VP of Decentralized Clinical Trials and Patient Registries at Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company and provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry. Kelly has spent the last 20+ years working to make the clinical trial process more efficient and accessible to patients and caregivers through innovative solutions including decentralised [...]
Stephen Critchlow is executive chair and founder of Evergreen Life . The digital health company is empowering people to take control of their own health by giving them access to their own health record. Health Tech World speaks to Stephen about AI, chronic disease management and the emergence of the patient 'data donor'. What is [...]
BT on the future of AI in healthcare, digital transformation and the tech-enabled future of the NHS Both BT and the NHS have undergone monumental change since first joining forces in the immediate post-war years and to this day, the two organisations remain closely linked. BT’s connectivity and infrastructure solution can be found in every [...]
A high-tech laser disinfectant could transform how hospital-acquired diseases are kept under control. Antimicrobial resistance contributed to 4.95 million deaths in 2019, according to the World Health Organisation. By 2050, this figure is estimated to hit 10 million annually. The economic burden meanwhile is expected to be significant, according to the World Bank which predicts [...]
Tim Moran is a 25-year medtech industry veteran and President and CEO of Avertix. The US company has developed The Guardian System - the first and only FDA-approved Class III implantable device designed to detect heart attacks in real-time. Tim talks to Health Tech World about the technology and its potential impact on the global [...]
Co-founder of investment firm LongeVC, Sergey Jakimov, spoke to Health Tech World about where he sees the most potential in the market and the value of 'healthspan' over lifespan. Serial entrepreneur Sergey Jakimov has co-founded three deep-tech ventures and raised more than $25 million in venture funding, securing him a spot on Forbes Latvia’s 30 [...]
The developer of Bluetooth speaks to Health Tech World about the power of light for improving the health of the global population. Tord Wingren is a Swedish inventor, entrepreneur, and scientist, recognised as the developer of Bluetooth during his tenure at Ericsson Mobile Communications. It was while working for Ericsson that he discovered the importance [...]
Beth Tofel is the co-founder and president of FootprintID, a personal portable health record that helps users access, share and keep track of medical records. Health Tech World hears from the co-founder and president of FootprintID, Beth Tofel, about the platform's mission to save the lives of business travelers and help organisations fulfill their duty [...]
Get to know Open Medical’s Chief Commercial Officer, Dr Michael Shenouda, from what superpower he would like to have to his advice on key leadership traits. What's something that people would be surprised to learn about you? I am very superstitious but only for very specific things. For example, my favourite number is 10, and [...]
Why a radical overhaul of hospital operations is long overdue and how digital tech and inspiration from industry could enable it.
