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Old School Tech Makes Big Impact in Cognitive Care: Reporting from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
This episode of StartUp Health NOW throws out the tech buzzwords and dives into the power of seemingly simple solutions. We meet two innovative founders in our Alzheimer’s Moonshot Community who are using familiar technologies – the telephone and television – to tackle major healthcare challenges. First up, Paul Campbell, CEO & Co-founder of Moneta…
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In this episode of StartUp Health NOW, Chuck Henderson, the CEO of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and a member of StartUp Health’s Health Moonshot Impact Board, took time out of his busy schedule at the recent ADA Scientific Sessions – the ADA’s annual global gathering of more than 11,000 people working on foundational products and bleedin…
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“Academia is a great area and fosters innovation, but then taking that science and translating it into something that can actually impact human health has a number of challenges. So trying to understand what those barriers are and how we can help bridge them is something that we have been able to do at ADDF and in collaboration with StartUp Health.…
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Join StartUp Health NOW for a powerful episode recorded live at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC)! We explore the exciting inflection point in Alzheimer’s research fueled by AI and machine learning. Hear directly from passionate founders in the StartUp Health Alzheimer’s Moonshot Community: Catherine Bornbaum, PhD, CBO at …
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Transforming diabetes management with DCB: On this week’s StartUp Health NOW, we chat with Greta Ehlers from Diabetes Center Berne (DCB) at the 2024 American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions. DCB’s mission? Revolutionize diabetes management with a unique global innovation challenge that attracts 100+ innovative startups. In this episode, we…
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The heart of AgeTech, according to Mary Furlong: “Baby Boomers want a vision of the future, not a memory of the past.” In this week’s StartUp Health NOW podcast episode, we dive into the booming longevity market with Mary Furlong, a legendary figure in AgeTech (senior innovation). In this excerpt from a Masterclass held for members of the StartUp H…
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This week on StartUp Health NOW, we explore youth wellbeing in the digital age with Katya Hancock, Founding Executive Director of Young Futures and a member of StartUp Health’s Health Moonshot Impact Board. After 10 years as part of the StartUp Health executive team, Hancock brings her experience to this innovative non-profit focused on helping you…
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This episode of StartUp Health NOW features a special guest host, Steven Krein, CEO & Co-founder of StartUp Health. Earlier this week, Steve led a Masterclass with Harry Leider, MD, a seasoned healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience. Dr. Leider offers invaluable insights for entrepreneurs, sharing his expertise across various sec…
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Virta Health is one of the greatest success stories in health tech today. Join us for an insightful StartUp Health NOW episode featuring Sami Inkinen, the visionary CEO & Founder of Virta Health, a pioneering company focused on the reversal of Type 2 diabetes. In this Masterclass, originally recorded in front of a virtual audience of entrepreneurs …
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Gates Ventures’ Aishu Sukumar Is Fostering Collaboration on StartUp Health’s Alzheimer’s Moonshot Impact Board
Breaking Down Silos for Alzheimer’s Innovation: A Conversation with Aishu Sukumar of Gates Ventures This episode of StartUp Health NOW welcomes Aishu Sukumar of Gates Ventures in another in our series of conversations with our Alzheimer’s Moonshot Impact Board. A champion for collaboration: Explore Sukumar’s vision for leveraging data and fostering…
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Why Dr. Craig Ritchie Brings Optimism to StartUp Health’s Alzheimer’s Moonshot Impact Board
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This episode of StartUp Health NOW challenges your perception of Alzheimer's in another in our series of conversations with our Alzheimer’s Moonshot Impact Board. This week's guest is Craig Ritchie, MD, PhD, CEO & Founder of Scottish Brain Sciences and a Professor at University of St. Andrews. A new view of Alzheimer's: Discover the distinction bet…
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Gates Ventures’ Kristina Malzbender Joins Alzheimer’s Moonshot Impact Board
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Hope on the Horizon: A New Era of Alzheimer's InnovationThis episode of StartUp Health NOW dives deep into the fight against Alzheimer's disease in the second in our series of conversations with our Alzheimer's Moonshot Impact Board. Join us as we chat with Kristina Malzbender, the Associate Director, Health & Life Sciences, at Gates Ventures. Hear…
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This Startup Uses Global Workforce Arbitrage to Make Mental Healthcare Accessible
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This episode explores how MindCo Health, a company in the StartUp Health community, is leveraging "psychologist arbitrage" to make mental healthcare more accessible. Join us as we chat with Health Transformer Emilio Goldenhersch, CEO & Co-founder of MindCo Health to find out more about how his company is making mental healthcare more affordable wit…
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Taking a Breath of Fresh Air: Innovation in Respiratory Health
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This episode of StartUp Health NOW shines a light on respiratory health with guest Sathya Elumalai, CEO & Co-founder of Aidar Health – a long-time member of the StartUp Health community. The power of breath: Explore how Elumalai's company, Aidar Health, is revolutionizing respiratory health with their innovative MouthLab device. More than just a br…
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Inside the Health Moonshot Impact Board: A Conversation with Microsoft & the ADA on Global Health Innovation
This StartUp Health NOW episode features two key members of StartUp Health's Health Moonshot Impact Board: Kimmi Grewal and Chuck Henderson.Kimmi Grewal, Microsoft: Learn how Microsoft helps startups scale globally, tackle security challenges, and leverage AI. Discover how Kimmi's experience informs StartUp Health's approach to supporting early-sta…
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Crowdfunding for Health Startups: A Masterclass From a Founder Who Raised Millions
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Think crowdfunding isn't for healthcare? Think again.Join us for a Masterclass with Jim Iversen, CEO & Co-founder of Sen-Jam Pharmaceutical. A long-time member of our StartUp Health community, Iversen reveals how he raised over $3 million through platforms like Red Crow and WeFunder.In this episode, you'll learn: Crowdfunding platforms best suited …
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Tired of overblown claims about AI in healthcare?This episode dives into the real, impactful ways AI is transforming patient care.Join us as we chat with founders in the StartUp Health community who are using AI to improve healthcare for patients and providers: Jerrod Ullah, HealthTalk A.I.: Hear how his experience as an ICU nurse fueled an AI plat…
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In this week's StartUp Health NOW episode, we’re talking about work. Specifically the digital health workforce, and we’re talking with the one and only Polina Hanin, Senior Principal & Head of Development at Aequitas Partners.Here at StartUp Health, we had the pleasure of working with Polina for several years, and it's unlikely anyone has a better …
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As a healthcare startup, you can have the best idea in the world, but if you don’t have the capital to hire the right people, build your product, and survive a long sales cycle, you’re unlikely to have a huge impact. To put it simply, raising funds has been challenging for health startups over the last couple years.In this StartUp Health NOW episod…
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On today’s StartUp Health NOW episode we're bringing you an excerpt from a recent StartUp Health Masterclass featuring Lee Shapiro, the managing partner at 7wireVentures.Very few people, if any, have the experience and market understanding that Lee Shapiro has. As we’ll get into in the conversation, he’s been an investor as well as an operator, gui…
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This week on StartUp Health NOW, we have again handed over the microphones to two members of our Health Moonshot Impact Board and having them interview each other.At one end of the table we’ve got Margaret Laws, CEO & President of HopeLab, former Director of Innovations for the Underserved at CHCF, and Founder of the CHCF Health Innovation Fund, an…
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Inside the Health Moonshot Impact Board: Esther Dyson & Roger Jansen Get Candid on Health Innovation
Welcome back to StartUp Health NOW!We think it’s fair to say that when people think of StartUp Health, they think about entrepreneurs and founders. Over the last 12 or 13 years we’ve supported more than 500 health tech startups and nearly 1000 founders, many of whom have been featured on this show.Perhaps less well known is what happens behind the …
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Because of the nature of the work we do at StartUp Health, we’re often dealing with bleeding-edge ideas and technologies. Just last week on the show we talked to a founder creating what could be the smallest implantable devices on the market. Others are working on molecules that could cure diseases.But there’s another kind of innovation that we’re …
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When it comes to health technology, often the next big thing is really, really small.Our guest on the show this week, Dr. Will Hendren, has seen personally that when it comes to implanting a medical device in the body, size matters.Dr. Hendren spent decades as a surgeon working with rescue devices like pacemakers, which themselves have evolved from…
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At StartUp Health, we get the pleasure of talking with many, many founders of healthcare startups. It’s a perk of the job, because each founder, each new idea, inspires us and gives us hope that we’re on the cusp of some major breakthroughs.Then reality sets in, and we’re reminded just how hard it is to go from an idea – even a brilliant one with v…
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