HealthTech Hour

It can take up to 5 years to get a first Mental Health appointment in some parts of the UK. Large parts of this backlog are due to increase in demand, but Dr Melinda Rees, today's guest with Steve Roest, argues that administrative burden accounts for a huge amount. Dr. Melinda Rees is CEO of Psyomics, an integrated healthtech and biotech company that is redesigning how we access and interact with mental health services at scale, to eliminate the backlog in appointments. A 30 year NHS Mental Health clinician, Dr Melinda is perfectly positioned to comment on the crisis and provides a coherent, compelling vision for the future.

Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Dr Amar Ahmed, one of the UK's leading GPs and a long-time advocate of introducing technology to solve the massive problems we're seeing across the UK in frontline healthcare. Amar is a regular at No.10 and the United Nations, where he advises on integrating new tech into the healthcare system. Dr Amar Ahmed has been a GP partner for 24 years at a busy family GP surgery in Cheshire. Known for pioneering innovation in primary care, he has developed practical, award-winning solutions for the NHS frontline.

Mo is the inspirational founder and CEO of Patients Know Best which today has over 5 million registered patients and is working with over 100 health providers to release around 26.5 million data points every month.His mission is to give all patients access to their health data because it leads to better health for everyone. This is a fascinating deep-dive into an area that is continually touted as "the future of health" by governments, think tanks and venture capital alike. Mo is a multi-published author and possibly the world's leading expert in patient data.

Speaking to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc this week are Kelly and Morgan the co-founders of Perci Health, the UK's largest virtual cancer clinic, delivering early detection, comprehensive cancer management, and survivorship support. They are on a mission to radically improve global cancer outcomes.After you've done the standard treatments, it can often feel like you're being kicked out without any plan. That's where Kelly and Morgan's company, Perci Health, comes in. Looking at NHS-approved clinical support, mental health support, physiotherapy and nutrition. Their view is that more and more people will be living WITH cancer, not dying FROM cancer, so focusing on helping people live the best life is their mission.

Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Nick Kaye, the Chair of the National Pharmacy Association. He is on a mission to save Community Pharmacy, in the face of huge changes in demand for healthcare and demands from Government about what pharmacies have to deliver in the new health landscape in the UK.He is a third-generation community pharmacist, cares deeply about the entire industry and is passionate about how exciting the future of community pharmacy is.

Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Shaun Stafford, who is a multi-time world champion in mens's fitness, founder of a leading chain of gyms (Cith Athletic) and was one of the very first official fitness social media influencers. He has been Spencer Matthew's personal trainer for over 10 years and helped Spencer on his recent world record breaking desert marathon event. Shaun is an advocate for Men's Health, being an ambassador for Manual, the men's health brand. Shaun and Steve go back 20 years from their time at university together.

Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Nora Cavani, CEO and co-founder of Alba Health, about the importance of the first 1000 days of a child's microbiome - from pregnancy through to the early years. Nora is passionate that the first 1000 days dictates what health issues may occur in the future and by focusing on developing a healthy, diverse microbiome early, conditions such as allergies, eczema and potentially even chronic diseases could be prevented. Alba Health is the only gut health business focusing on children with access to a unique longitudinal dataset. Nora and Alba are helping parents and children all across Europe (now including UK!) live healthier lives from an early age.

Jane McLelland is a 3 time cancer survivor and advocate of a "middle path" - combining traditional proven treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy with previously unheralded approaches to nutrition and other areas of care.Russell Hopson is an established leader in the global advertising industry, having led agencies in the UK and Australia. He is currently in a drug trial having been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer in April 2023. He was given between 4 and 6 months to live and 2 years later, he credits Jane's mindset with much of his positive approach to tackling his cancer.This show is a very emotional but balanced approach to a sensitive subject.

Steve Roest speaks to the inspiring Rachel Carrell, a serial entrepreneur, Rhodes Scholar and mum of 3. Rachel is the founder and CEO of Koru Kids, one of the largest providers of nanny services in the UK and the clear market leader. On this show, Rachel takes us through a tour of UK childcare services, why they're so fragmented and difficult to navigate for parents and why they're letting parents and kids and the industry itself down. Koru Kids is a multi-award-winning childcare service providing part time and full time nannies across the UK.Over 9 years, Rachel and her team have trained over 45,000 nannies and 3,000 kids a day are looked after by a Koru Kids nanny in the UK.From starting in an abandoned council building in Camden to being the market number 1, Rachel tells an amazing story.

Steve Roest speaks to Liz Hoggard, a national journalist who writes about health and wellbeing, women's issues, arts and lifestyle. She wrote a very popular article recently about lowering her own cholesterol without the help of statins and has a habit of experimenting on herself in the interests of journalism!This includes following a 1970s diet, among other great stories. Liz has written for the Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Observer, Daily Mail and Radio Times. She is the author of two books, Dangerous Woman: The Guide to Modern Life and How to Be Happy: Lessons from Making Slough Happy.

In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Lottie Whyte, the amazing CEO and founder of MyoMaster. Lottie bootstrapped MyoMaster from day 1 with her husband (a professional rugby player) and has seen explosive growth in the last two years - including coming through Dragon's Den and putting Steven Bartlett in his place - to become the UK's fastest growing health and wellness business. This is a great deep dive into what drives an entrepreneur on, but isn't sugar coated - Steve and Lottie get into the real deal of what it's like, warts and all. She built the business as a mother of a young child, with another on the way, working with her spouse - so her and Steve have quite a bit in common in this regard! Lottie feels strongly about advocating for change in the almost total lack of investment that goes to black and brown women and credits the Black Founders programme at Google for helping add rocket boosters under MyoMaster's 2023/24 growth.Lottie Whyte is the CEO and Co-Founder of MyoMaster, a sports recovery company. MyoMaster is one of the UK's fastest growing health and wellness businesses. She started the business alongside her professional rugby player husband, Joe Gray, following years of recurring injury.

In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Shay Speakman-Brown, the Head of Market Access for the UK and Ireland at Dexcom about the revolution in diabetes care, the human stories behind it and the technology that has driven it - and what's coming next. Dexcom were the first company in the world to invent the continuous glucose monitor and are the first to get a continuous glucose monitor regulated for over the counter purchases. Shay is a leader in the field of technology-driven diabetes care.

Dr Sara is a practicing NHS GP who has specialised in reproductive health. Dr Sara is also resident GP on ITV's This Morning and a TV personality, which started off on the amazing show GPs behind closed doors. She is also a best-selling author and her first book How to Have a Baby, published earlier this year, is an empowering, unbiased guide and essential toolkit for pregnancy, labour, birth, breastfeeding and your baby's first year.This show is about her amazing journey, her inspirations, the stresses and strains of being a GP and insights into the healthcare system at large. A must for anyone considering a career in medicine or a medic considering a switch to TV!

Dr Hazel Wallace, aka the Food Medic is a former NHS doctor, registered associate nutritionist, personal trainer, author and founder of the platform, The Food Medic - where for the last 11 years it has been her mission to provide evidence-based nutrition and health information that is easy-to-follow and practical to implement.She has a new book coming out next year, called Not Just a Period (available on Amazon for pre-order!). Her follow up to the Food Medic, the Female Factor, has inspired Hazel to explore the world of women's health, specifically reproductive health, in more detail both clinically through her private practice and with her writing. She has amassed over 1M followers on social media and is a huge advocate for change in the public and private healthcare systems.

In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Andrea Berchowitz, CEO and co-founder of Vira Health who have the mission of extending women's healthy lifespans, starting with the menopause. Vira do this through their groundbreaking Stella app, which provides not only content but clinical care. This episode is a wonderful deep dive into why digital menopause care is so important, the different types of care available, amazing advice from a top entrepreneur in healthcare and more.

In this week's show, Steve Roest speaks to Amber Vodegel, who among other things founded the world's #1 Pregnancy App, Pregnancy +. Amber is am incredibly successful digital healthtech entrepreneur, with expertise in scaling health apps using AI and deep analytics, with a proven track record of building impactful digital health solutions. Her latest venture, 28X, focuses on menstrual health education—an AI-powered, free-to-use, privacy-safe platform aiming to revolutionise women's health, especially for the vulnerable in our society. She wants to disrupt the period tracking space that is dominated by major venture capital-backed corporations who she believes are not acting in the best interests of women and girls.

Ahead of World Menopause Day on October 18th, Steve Roest, host of the HealthTech Hour and CEO of PocDoc is joined by TV presenter, writer and menopause campaigner, Linda Barker, alongside NHS England's Menopause Lead, Bukky Ayoade.This show is a fantastic listen for anyone going through the menopause, worried about the menopause or with any questions. Both Linda and Bukky share their personal journeys through menopause, tackle disinformation, provide clear, accurate signposting for women in need. There is also a robust and honest discussion about HRT and non-HRT treatment methods as well as the pros and cons of social media.

In this show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to the inspirational and eloquent Henry Stoneley about how he and his team have built one of the best conference experiences in the world - including the science + art of creating an amazing human experience at HLTH Europe.From not taking money from speakers to secure speaking slots to outlawing questions to scientifically laying out the conference space to foster connections, Henry and his team have massively raised the game.Henry is part of the team that brought HLTH, Europe's biggest innovation event, to Europe in 2024. He's still part of the same team, working on bringing a bigger, better bolder, HLTH Europe 2025 back to Amsterdam.

On this week's show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Richie McGregor, who is the Head of Digital and Performance for Cumbria Health, a CQC rated outstanding social enterprise organisation delivering Primary and Urgent Care services throughout Cumbria.Cumbria and neighbouring Northumbria are the two most remote, most rural regions in the UK and have taken a very proactive, leading position on integrating digital and remote technologies in delivering healthcare effectively - when it's over an hour to the nearest GP, the challenges faced by patients and staff are totally different to those in a city or town. They cover all kinds of ground in this episode, including the recent Darzi report on the state of the NHS.

This week Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Tony Nicolaidis the Chief Commercial Officer for Origin AI, a company that invented Wi-Fi sensing technology and is revolutionising smart homes, healthcare, and home security.This technology is incredible and Tony does a good job of talking Steve through it. OriginAI have developed a technology that can detect the micro disruptions in WiFi signal caused by anyone even breathing in a room with WiFi. The applications for this technology are huge - from energy, security through to health and ageing.

In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Jamie Tomalin, Investment Manager at Triple Point Ventures, who are one of the UK's leading early funders of HealthTech and healthcare technology generally. Jamie is a deep thinker and thought leader in the HealthTech space and the wider startup scene. He has very interesting views on how healthcare systems should and could adopt technology more quickly for the greater good as well as sharing his views on the startup scene. A must for anyone founding a business, founders and ceos in the HealthTech space - and NHS clinicians who want to hear it from the other side!

For the 100th episode, we have a very special guest...Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Daniel Nathrath, the co-founder and CEO of Ada Health. A serial entrepreneur, Daniel founded Ada in 2011 alongside a team of doctors, scientists and industry pioneers, combining AI technology with the world's medical knowledge to create better outcomes for patients.Widely acknowledged as the most accurate AI digital doctor, Ada Health has been the leader in the field of clinical-grade AI as a doctor-patient support for many years. Daniel is a visionary in the HealthTech space and has huge passion for providing access to healthcare for all, anywhere in the world, via your digital device.

Dr N. Tony Ahmed is one of the most senior and most experienced dentists in the NHS. He is a lifelong NHS dentist and in this episode he and Steve Roest go into the reality of the NHS dentistry crisis, why access to dentistry is a critical part of disease prevention and why it's important to "put the mouth back in the body" from a whole body health approach. Dr Tony Ahmed is a practicing dentist and chair of the Shropshire and Staffordshire Local Dental Network which has implemented digital referrals in over 200 dental practices and sits on the Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS ICB.

In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Dani Martin-Herranz is the Chief Science Officer and co-founder at Hurdle. Dani is a world-expert in the field of Epigenetics, which focuses on the "software" layer within humans that controls what our genes do - and is hailed as the key to extended lifespan. Dani was a scientist who then founded a diagnostic business called Hurdle. Hurdle is driven by the need to make diagnostic technologies more actionable and accessible for preventative healthcare.

In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Paul McGinness the Co-Founder and CEO of Lenus Health - focused on delivering predictive AI to transform the diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions. COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the second highest cause of A&E visits, is a chronic condition that worsens over time. The prevalence and severity of this disease is worsening. Paul has spent the last 20 years bootstrapping his own technology empire and now is focused on applying his amazing experience to Health - and the area of remote patient monitoring. AI is going to revolutionise this space....but it needs to be done right, safely without stopping the amazing impact it could have.

In this show Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and his guest Rachael Fox, EVP of Altera Digital Health have a major discussion about the true value of a digital Electronic Patient Record and WHY it matters, or should matter to all of us. The right Electronic Patient Record can make the difference between life and death in hospitals and it is an area with real controversies between new entrants and old, incumbent legacy enterprise providers. There are also billions of pounds at stake - of UK taxpayer money!Rachael Fox is the Executive Vice President at Altera Digital Health, a leading electronic patient record (EPR) provider who work with NHS trusts.

In this show, Steve Roest, host and CEO of PocDoc speaks to Richard Pugmire and Joel Ratnasothy about the incredible area of Open Source software and how a battle is raging between Big Enterprise and the wider software development industry about the best way to rebuild the NHS for the future. Open Source technology is used across our entire lives, but in health, it's seen as dangerous and too insecure - we dig into why and do some myth busting!But why are the NHS and other massive institutions so keen on giving away their data to companies that charge them for services which can only take place after they have handed over the data? Is this a real problem or just griping from smaller companies?Richard Pugmire is CEO at Answer Digital, a digital consultancy working with the NHS to advance digital transformation, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence.Joel Ratnasothy is CEO of Interneuron, a clinical systems software provider delivering open source technologies to the NHS in particular their Open MCR platform.

In this episode of the HealthTech Hour, Steve Roest speaks to two people he's known for a long time - Peter Cowley and Craig Maxwell. Peter and Craig share the same terminal cancer diagnosis and share a similar reaction to this extremely traumatic event - relentlessly focus on how to bring positivity and real impact to other people's lives instead of shrinking back into themselves. They both opted-in to make the very best of their situation and be a positive role model for positivity in the face of adversity for friends, families and other cancer sufferers. They both dedicated themselves to a higher cause, a purpose, that is a source of energy when times are tough. Both are incredibly inspiring examples of Post Traumatic Growth, a condition where the very worst of events brings out the very best in people as a result. In Peter's case, his diagnosis was compounded by some truly terrible events within his family which we discuss on the show.Peter Cowley is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, publisher and author of his latest book, ‘Public Success, Private Grief.'Craig Maxwell was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 lung and bone cancer (EGFR) at the age of 40. He has since embarked on a series of extraordinary challenges to raise vital funds for families facing similar battles.Find Peter's book, "Public Success, Private Grief" on Amazon - https://www.ps-pg.com/ Find and donate to the Maxwell Foundation here - https://maxwell.foundation/

On this week's show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour hosts Liam Cahill - a healthcare strategist, advisor and the founder of Together Digital. Liam previously co-founded an impactful, nationally respected social enterprise supporting the NHS to improve care around medicines and prescribing. Liam has written and spoken extensively about how innovation can thrive in complex systems, with the NHS being one of the most complex single systems in the global economy today. Liam trains public and private sector organisations on how to do innovation and is a thought leader in this space.

In this episode Steve Roest speaks to Ian Coyne who has spearheaded a major piece of groundbreaking research that compares the personality make-up of HealthTech founders to the personalities of other CEOs and founders in other industries to determine what makes them different and why they've dedicated themselves to scaling innovation in a very hard sector. Full disclosure: Steve Roest our host also took part in this study with interesting results!Steve and Ian then go on to discuss the importance of getting the right blend of personalities together at the right time and the incredible impact that can have on company success - and the opposite, if you get the wrong mix!Ian is a Client Partner at Coulter Partners, the leading executive search firm focused on health, science and technology where he leads their digital health team. As a computer scientist by training, Ian has always worked at the forefront of technology transformation with a focus on talent and culture. Through his work, he is a published author on the topic of change management in business.

In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Sean Ruane, Founder and CEO of Mind Data, an innovative mental wellbeing platform characterised by its data-driven approach, offering real-time mental health insights within universities and organisations.Steve and Sean get really into the emotional journey of personal mental health crisis that brought Sean to his realisation that his purpose in life was to save 1 million people from ending up in the same situation he had.Sean's belief is that his Purpose should be Greater than and of the External Circumstances that he goes through.Listen in!

This week Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc (pocdoc.co) speaks to Steve Sawyer, Managing Director of The Access Group's Health, Support, and Care division, one of the largest providers of digital care to the NHS. In this episode, Steve and Steve (!) get into social prescribing, mental health, digital tech that helps vulnerable people and try to unpick the conundrum which is finding the truth about the state of the NHS at the moment vs the picture portrayed in the media.

This week Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Dr Adam Abbs. Adam is a GP, author, educator and digital health expert, currently Medical Lead at Hurdle.bio with a focus on disruptive models in remote healthcare. Adam was at the forefront of Virtual GP appointments and has put a huge amount of thought into how the NHS and other healthcare systems can embrace and implement technology to improve patient health and save money. Previously he was clinical director at Medicspot and curator of BMJ remote learning guides. In this show, the final live show before Christmas, Steve and Adam really go on a journey around the major changes that have happened, for better and worse, in the UK healthcare system as a result of technology.

On this week's show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Raj Kohli and Pete Huang who started Healthtech-1 to automate repetitive processes for healthcare systems. As an example, to bring this to life - it is very common that all patient registrations are done manually. Each registration has up to 100 pieces of discrete information which are manually entered into the GP records. Each year, in University towns, GP surgeries regularly register 5,000+ new patients, meaning each GP surgery is using valuable, time stretched labour to manually enter 500,000 pieces of information, manually, instead of helping patients. The guys share many more stories like this on the show. Pete and Raj worked as administrative assistants in Raj's parent's GP surgery while starting their business so they could really understand the problems being faced by frontline staff. Pete, Raj and Steve have known each other for a few years and the discussion is a really enlightening journey of two mission driven founders who really truly care about making life better for the NHS.

This week, Carmelo Insalaca is Steve Roest's guest on the show. Carmelo is CEO and founder of Rapid Health, one of the next generation of digital front door services that have followed in the wake of Babylon Health. Steve and Carmelo get straight into the recent damning exposee of Babylon and dig into how Rapid Health has achieved a major step up in efficiency for GPs while maintaining clinical standards - and avoiding the pitfalls that caught up with other services.

Jess McCreadie, Principal Investor at Octopus Ventures speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc on this week's HealthTech Hour. Jess has spent her career helping businesses finance themselves, grow, scale and is hugely passionate about Venture Capital as a force for good. In this episode, Jess and Steve cover a huge amount of ground including: - Jess' journey through male-dominated industries, driven by her passion for finance and watching companies grow - and her views on diversity of gender and of background in VC/finance/startup culture - The impact of AI on healthcare and why it's not all smooth sailing - The value of solving a genuine problem and the mistakes founders make in becoming too obsessed with their technology - Software as an enabler for many health problems - e.g. automation of fertility (Overture) and neuromodulation - The issues with startup culture and what's good / bad for founders and staff

Chris Bischoff is Managing Director at General Catalyst and speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc. General Catalyst is the leading investor in early and growth stage healthcare businesses across the UK, US and Europe. Chris has incredible experience across the healthcare sector and takes Steve through his thesis on investing, his investments in Babylon and Livongo, the pros and cons of Value Based Care and what qualities he thinks founders need to thrive in healthcare.

Sophie Park, MD of Bayer G4A Investments & Partnerships speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc in today's show. Sophie is one of the leading voices for integrating digital health technology into public and private healthcare systems. In addition to her role at Bayer, Sophie has advised 2 White House administrations and her and Steve really get into some heated debate about the role of Pharma in being a force for good and how technology can be accelerated to help make people healthier.

What are the main mindset you need to have a chance to succeed as an entrepreneur, or even in a fast-paced, high growth environment? Steve Roest asks Brian Plackis Cheng on this week's HealthTech Hour. For the full show, download it - Ep83!

Brian Plackis Cheng is CEO of OpenRad and speaks today to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour. OpenRad is a company combined of two cutting edge imaging businesses that now brings radiology reporting services to the cloud, enabling all medical imaging interpretation to happen remotely - cutting backlog, enabling radiologists to do more and getting people treated more quickly.

On this show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Franceska Wuttke about Nen's mission to make tools, games and strategies based on CBT therapy for children with cancer, to learn how to manage their pain. Managing pain is a short term issue but also as Franceska explains, the long term consequences of childhood pain can be devastating, including major mental health issues and addiction in later life.A very emotional subject with a hugely passionate guest - have a listen!

Will West is CEO of CellCentric speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc this week. Will and CellCentric are using next generation epigenetic data to create cancer drugs that can stop certain types of cancer at a genetic level. Epigenetics is a hugely fascinating and slight mind-bending area of scientific development!

Dr Claudia Pastides is Director of Medical Accuracy at Flo Health and speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc in this week's show. Flo aims to build a better future for female health and supports women during their entire reproductive life cycle and has over 48 million active users a month - an incredible number of women - across the entire world. Flo covers not just menstrual tracking, but also provides honest, accurate information about sex, reproductive health and other issues that are often considered taboo. Not just for adults, over 50% of all UK under 18s use Flo.

Liis Narusk from Certific speaks to Steve Roest CEO of PocDoc. Liis is one of the most extensive thinkers in Europe at this moment on the evolution of technology within the GP system, but focused with Certific outside the UK - yes, there is a world outside the UK! Liis co-founded Certific with Taavet Hinrikus, the founder of Wise and Dr Jack Kreindler, doctor, thinker and explorer. In this show, they cover the impact of AI on healthcare, how the regulations are going to struggle with AI, why patients across Europe are still not using digital health records and more!

Chris Yates is the CEO and founder of Abingdon Health and he spoke to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc this week. Abingdon Health is one of the leading UK "born and bred" life science companies and diagnostic companies. Chris has successfully IPO'd two companies including Abingdon and they are currently trading on AIM under #Abdx

Chris Yates, CEO and founder of Abingdon Health spoke to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc in this week's show. Chris has successfully IPO'd 2 diagnostics companies and Abingdon Health is one of the leading lights of the UK's thriving life science and diagnostics industry. One of the major covid test manufacturers, Chris' experience in this sector is vast and his success as a multi-IPO CEO is valuable to any entrepreneurs. Chris is a huge believer in the value of lateral flow testing as a major tool in the fight for better health for all, globally.

Hamish Grierson is widely known as one of the smartest and nicest people in UK healthtech and is the founder of Thriva, a leader in at home diagnostic testing. In this show, he and Steve clearly share a lot of the same values and missions between Thriva and PocDoc, it's a masterclass in self managed healthcare!

In this super short wisdom bomb, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc asks Melanie for her advice to any entrepreneurs, but specifically scientific entrepreneurs. Her advice is amazing! Get after it! Monday morning here we come!

This is a clip from the full show this week between Dr Melanie Lee and Steve Roest. Melanie is the CEO of LifeArc who have decided to give away £1.3bn in funding to finding diagnostics, treatments and cures for motor neurone disease. In this clip, she explains how important patient and patient family power has been in prioritising the disease.

Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Dr Melanie Lee, CEO of the incredible charity LifeArc which is aiming to donate £1,3bn of funding by 2030 into diagnosis, treatment and cures for motor neurone disease, cystic fibrosis and tuberculosis among other things. Melanie is a fantastic guest with incredible insight into scientific research and how to take research and make it a reality - success for patients and the NHS. She also has some valuable advice for scientists and entrepreneurs as to how to keep going when times are tough.

Sebastian Anastassiou is an ex medic and successful investor at Nina Capital. If you want advice about your startup, listen up! He loves synthetic data, AI and healthtech that underpins healthcare systems. He and Steve Roest talk about Silicon Valley Bank, what entrepreneurs need to survive in the next 2 years and the next generation of exciting healthtech companies...including PocDoc!