Who Would Have Thought - Digital Health Innovation

2022 SmartTab Year in ReviewA recap of the progress at SmartTab for the year 2022 and challenges we've had to overcome. Most importantly celebrating the legacy of Robert Niichel, 2023 is about bringing his vision to life.  From the conversations we've had throughout 2022, the progress in the lab and what's ahead for SmartTab and the future of digital health as we enter 2023.SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. Here's to building momentum in 2023!

Joining us in this episode of Who Would Have Thought is Victoria Donovan, Founder and CEO of Clinically Media, an award-winning full-service agency specializing in patient recruitment and retention in clinical research. Tune in to learn how Clinically Media is reinventing the recruitment and retention process to address the lack of diversity and inclusion in clinical trials.Victoria talks about developing trust and engagement in clinical research for marginalized communities, how the world of digital healthcare can improve disparities in clinical trials, and what's in store for the future of clinical research.Victoria describes the key role of decentralized clinical trials in diversifying patient populations and how we can build more trust between clinical researchers and patients who are reluctant to engage in the healthcare system. Plus, she highlights the immense value of having a diverse group of patient advocates as part of the patient recruitment process.To learn more about Clinically Media, visit: http://www.clinicallymedia.comResources Mentioned:Article: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Patient Recruitment and Retention by Kate Schroeder, Seth Palmer, MBA, CDMP: https://bit.ly/3VX4ubn The Power of Patients: https://www.powerofpatients.com About Our Guest:Sometimes your true calling in life isn't entirely apparent until an opportunity appears right in front of you. For Victoria Donovan, this is partly how she founded Clinically Media in 2017. What started as freelance marketing jobs for pharmaceutical companies and biotech firms, turned into a network of companies needing assistance with larger projects, including the formidable task of recruiting patients for clinical trials. Now, Victoria is the Founder and CEO of Clinically Media, an award-winning full-service agency specializing in patient recruitment and retention in clinical research. Clinically Media helps drug development and device companies efficiently source patients using data-driven, cost-effective solutions, as well as prepare for fundraising and commercial launch. Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriadonovan About SmartTab: SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this very special episode of Who Would Have Thought, we welcome Kyle Kiser, CEO of Arrive Health (formerly RxRevu), an industry leader in real-time prescription benefit services. Kyle and his team focus on creating seamless, cost-effective prescribing experiences for patients and providers. Tune in to learn about the importance of price transparency and simplifying healthcare, as well as what it's like growing an innovative healthcare technology company.Kyle sheds light on solutions to the biggest challenges in effective healthcare delivery and the impact of policy and legislation on prescription price transparency and healthcare technology innovation. You'll also learn how Arrive Health is directly improving the lives of patients, healthcare providers, and caregivers through innovation, ethics, and strategic partnerships.To learn more about Arrive Health, visit: www.arrivehealth.comAbout Our Guest:Kyle Kiser is the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Arrive Health. He is a student of the healthcare value chain and is passionate about solving impactful problems and creating change that makes healthcare work better for people.Connect with Kyle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kiser-68ba218 About SmartTab: SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: www.smarttab.coQuotes: “Ultimately, it's the provider and patient relationship that is the most powerful and important moment in someone's healthcare journey. What we see our role as is clearing the path for that sacred encounter to happen.”“We want to solve the affordability issues, we want to solve the access issues, we want to do that with technology so that that patient and that provider can focus on health.”“Price transparency is more important than ever because it's a baseline requirement to delivering adequate care.”Chapters:00:00 Show Intro01:06 Kyle's background + His role at Arrive Health03:32 Why RxRevu rebranded as Arrive Health + Arrive Health's mission as a leader in healthcare.05:54 The inspiring story behind their company mantra, “Lucy Up”.07:43 What are the biggest challenges in delivering effective healthcare in 2022?10:28 Why is price transparency important in healthcare?12:13 How Arrive Health manages strategic partnerships with stakeholders.13:42 How Arrive Health is directly improving the lives of patients and healthcare providers.16:53 The importance of data quality in digital healthcare + How Arrive Health is improving the quality of their data.17:18 The impact of policy and legislation on prescription price transparency and healthcare innovation.19:38 How do you work with investors and innovation partners, like UCHealth and Dr. Richard Zane?22:01 What's next for the future of digital health and Arrive Health?26:26 How to connect with Kyle Kiser and Arrive Health.

In this episode of Who Would Have Thought, we welcome Amy Valley, Vice President of Clinical Strategy and Technology Solutions at Cardinal Health, where she works to bring technology and services to specialty physician practices to help them provide the highest quality and most affordable care. Tune in to learn about advances and innovations affecting clinical services right now and what she believes to be the next turning point in the health tech space.You'll gain insight into what clinical technology solutions are at the forefront of healthcare today, the role of AI in specialty care, and Amy's candid thoughts on the evolving relationship between privacy and convenience in digital healthcare. Plus, Amy breaks down how she manages innovation within her team at Cardinal Health, the most promising innovations they're working on right now, and her opinion on where the most research and development efforts should be allocated in the field of clinical strategy and technology solutions.To learn more about Cardinal Health, visit: www.cardinalhealth.com/vitalsourcegpoAbout Our Guest:Amy Valley is Vice President, Clinical Strategy & Technology Solutions, for Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions. In this role, she works to bring technology and services to specialty physician office practices to help them achieve their mission of providing the highest quality, most affordable care. At her core, as a pharmacist, she is driven to help patients and their families achieve the best possible health outcomes from their medications.Connect with Amy on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amy-valley-446bb016About SmartTab: SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: www.smarttab.coQuotes: “These clinicians on the front lines have massive amounts of information coming at them and they have very complex tasks that they have to complete in their everyday work. So, I think that the promise of clinical technology has the ability to bring a lot of efficiency to their daily work and ultimately to enhance the quality and the safety, the accuracy, of what they're doing every day.”“As all of these conveniences are coming and this technology continues to advance, I'm really interested to see how our desire for privacy kind of comes up against our desire for convenience.”“One of the legacies that we got from the pandemic was that we're still struggling with these incredible staffing shortages… So, it's going to be really important that we leverage artificial intelligence, block chain, we advance on interoperability, because we have to bring efficiency or we're not going to be able to care for everybody that needs care.”

In this episode of Who Would Have Thought, we welcome Shane Curd, Head of Healthcare Marketing at Connect America, the leading provider of connected health solutions that are dedicated to improving access to care, safety, and independence. Shane is also the Founder of Fresno Technology Affinity Group, a group that has consulted for dozens of startups on marketing and product strategy to successfully penetrate payer and enterprise health system markets. Tune in to learn about recent advances and innovation in medication adherence, remote patient monitoring (RPM), and artificial intelligence in the sector of healthcare known as “Age Tech”. You'll gain insight into the impacts of RPM innovation on providers, patients' quality of life, and payer acceptance as well as how RPM and AI can help with management of medication adherence. Shane also highlights a few recent AI advancements in Age Tech and what Connect America is focusing on in the coming years.To learn more about Connect America, visit: www.connectamerica.com About Our Guest:Shane Curd is the Head of Healthcare Marketing at Connect America, the leading provider of connected health solutions that are dedicated to improving access to care, safety, and independence. Shane is also the Founder of Fresno Technology Affinity Group which has consulted for dozens of startups on marketing and product strategy to successfully penetrate payer and enterprise health system markets. Shane leverages his unique combination of marketing experience, technical expertise, and interpersonal skills to drive sales and market expansion within the healthcare space. He has built, launched, marketed and led commercialization efforts for over a dozen products in the healthcare space including remote patient monitoring (RPM), medical devices, outcomes analytics, and revenue cycle management.Connect with Shane on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shanecurd/About SmartTab: SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: www.smarttab.coQuotes: “Today, Connect America monitors nearly a million people and then they support about 35,000 through remote patient monitoring. Then, about 250,000 senior living residents across North America…The fact that they're embracing innovation and we're talking beyond “pushing the button” and getting help is very exciting.”“We studied the effectiveness of RPM around obesity, diabetes, and hypertension and we saw improvements across all categories. So, the fact that it's effective and helping people in connecting them with their provider, we're getting rave reviews all around.”“Many people are aging with chronic conditions and if they're managed appropriately, they have minimal impact on their life. So, I think the real challenge is to continue to enable seniors to age gracefully at home.”

In this episode of “Who would have thought?” Monica Roy, co-founder and CEO of Seascape Clinical, discusses a cloud-based clinical operations solution to assist clinical trial teams in more successfully managing trial data. Monica has worked in clinical operations for nearly 20 years and feels that by consolidating trial data and automating related workflows, teams can spend more time making data-driven trial decisions and on strategic work. Prior to founding Seascape Clinical, Monica has worked with companies including Bioclinica, Gilead Sciences, and AbbVie, in various therapeutic areas such as liver disease, women's health, and oncology. Monica joins us today to talk about Seascape Clinical's specialty in the clinical research sector as well as her path to launching the company. She discusses existing clinical trial solutions, the data consolidation and automation gap she noticed in the clinical research industry, and how Seascape Clinical addresses this requirement. Monica also emphasizes the unpredictability that might come along with the business path, as well as the significance of accepting unexpected obstacles. About Our Guest: Monica Roy is the CEO and co-founder of Seascape Clinical. Seascape Clinical offers clinical trial management software that is hosted in the cloud.  Monica has extensive execution abilities from her 13+ years of experience in clinical operations. She talks about the data management gap she noticed in the industry and how her company addresses it. Monica emphasizes the importance of accepting unexpected obstacles as part of the business path.Learn more about Seascape Clinical: https://seascapeclinical.com/Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seascape-clinicalAbout SmartTab: SmartTab is driving the future of digital health by developing a superior patient-centered drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance.  For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode of Who Would Have Thought, we welcome Amnon Bar-Lev, a passionate healthcare advocate and the co-founder and CEO of Alike.Health, a healthcare startup harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, crowdsourcing, and big data to empower patients, change healthcare, and improve lives. Tune in to learn how Amnon is making a powerful impact on digital healthcare through his new app, Alike, and why it's considered to be “the Tinder for healthcare”. You'll learn how Alike works, the benefits of the cost-free app, and what it's like to use Alike  to connect to others with the same medical conditions as you. Amnon also shares the top 3 diseases/conditions talked about on Alike.Health, the benefits of the patient similarity model, and how the model addresses medication prescription and healthcare discrepancies.Plus, Amnon highlights a story of how an IBD patient changed their life by using Alike.Health!To download Alike.Health for FREE, visit: https://www.alike.healthAbout Our Guest:Amnon is the co-founder and CEO of Alike, a healthcare startup harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, crowdsourcing and big data to empower patients, change healthcare and improve lives. Amnon brings his deep management and execution skills from his 25+ years of experience in technology leadership roles to Alike – including as the former President of Check Point, a $15B publicly traded technology company, where he grew revenue from $500M to $2B over his 12-year tenure.Amnon is also a passionate healthcare advocate and returned to pursue graduate studies at the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University after his time at Check Point - an effort he embarked on in order to better understand medicine before founding Alike.Connect with Amnon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amnonbarlev Visit his website: https://www.alike.healthFollow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlikeHealthFollow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alike.health/About SmartTab: SmartTab is driving the future of digital health by developing a superior patient-centered drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance.  For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, we welcome Raj Jhaveri, an Investor, Visionary Technologist, and Strategist in the healthcare and biotech industry, as well as in the clean energy sector particularly in EV charging. Tune in to learn how Raj is making an impact, in more ways than one, in digital healthcare innovation and the future of telehealth.You'll learn how artificial intelligence is being implemented in healthcare management and delivery systems, how ingestible capsules and wearables can be integrated with AI to enhance healthcare, and how the integration of emerging technologies is causing disruptive innovation throughout the world.Raj shares his candid thoughts on the connection between AI, Theory of Mind, and the future of in-person healthcare, as well as potential opportunities to invest in healthcare and technology and even how he's hacking his Tesla to give back to the energy grid.Curious to hear Raj's 5 Pillars of Unconventional Thinking to Achieve Unconventional Success? Tune in to find out! To learn more about Raj and his work, visit his website: www.rajjhaveri.com About Our Guest:Raj Jhaveri has over 16 years of experience in technology development and integration, and strategic technical business development in both the healthcare and cleantech industry. He was a CTO and founder of multiple healthcare startups (Notch, Canopy, Face2Face Health, Manethryn, Opu Labs) where he earned multiple patents, which lead to being rated as one of the Top Tech Innovators by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2014. He was also a Director for The Knowledge Society, a global community and a human accelerator program of the world's most curious, driven, and ambitious people that want to make an impact.Raj has also played a role as an advisor or investor at multiple companies such as EV Connect, Zoom Video, Pinterest, Chewy.com, Slack, Impossible Foods, 23andMe, Simple Contacts, and many more. He was previously an in-house mentor at Techstars, an industry consultant for General Catalyst Partners in regard to their healthcare investments, and an advisor for IBM Watson Health's Oncology Project. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Biology and was in the MD/PhD program at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he eventually obtained a Master's Degree in Medical Sciences after leaving the program early to pursue his first startup.  Connect with Raj on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rajpjhaveri Visit his website: www.rajjhaveri.com Follow him on Twitter: www.twitter.com/rajpjhaveri Follow him on Instagram: www.instagram.com/theurbannerd  About SmartTab: SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: www.smarttab.co

Today we launch a special episode to recap the year at SmartTab and review our 2021 podcast conversations. Breakthrough into 2022 with a brand new perspective as we prepare for tremendous growth. Learn about what's ahead with SmartTab and the future of digital health. SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information on SmartTab visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Roxie Mooney, Founder & Healthcare Strategist at Legacy DNA, a company that assists health innovators to grow and succeed. As an accomplished healthcare innovator, Roxie is focused on driving strategic campaigns that change the world. Tune in to learn how Roxie is helping health innovators and startup entrepreneurs make winning decisions, reduce their risk of failure, and unlock their most profitable market strategy so they can take their innovations from an idea to full market adoption.You'll learn the importance of marketing in digital healthcare innovations, the growth in equality and inclusion that's needed in the healthcare industry. Roxie highlights the benefits of creating a marketing strategy even if your product isn't ready to launch, as well as the distinct insights and lessons she's been learning from interviewing diverse healthcare innovators on The Health Innovators Podcast. She also speaks on her role at One Purse, an organization that provides sex trafficking survivors with transformative programs, mentorship opportunities, and scholarship resources.Curious to hear Roxie's best advice for aspiring healthcare innovators and entrepreneurs? Tune in to find out! To learn more about Legacy DNA, visit www.legacy-dna.com.  About Our Guest:Dr. Roxie Mooney is the Founder, Healthcare Commercialization Strategist, Digital Health Advisor, and Fractional CMO at Legacy DNA. Roxie and her team are passionate digital health innovators who help other health innovators make winning decisions, reduce their risk of failure and unlock their most profitable market strategy so they can take their innovations from an idea to full market adoption. She has transformed her 20 years of business practice, 7 years of researching over 500+ peer-reviewed articles & 160+ interviews with health innovators into a repeatable method that you can follow to maximize market success.Connect with Roxie on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/roxiemooney About SmartTab: SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: www.smarttab.co Quotes: “There's this myth that you can't do any marketing or you shouldn't invest any resources in marketing until the product is ready to launch… The way I describe it is, there's different marketing strategies for different conditions of the market and a lot of times we overlook that. It depends on what's happening in the marketplace on what's going to be the best strategy for you.” “One of the best ways to be able to motivate and inspire leaders to make an earlier investment in marketing is case studies, real world examples of other companies that have done it and done it well and demonstrating the real ROI that they've gained from it.”“There's a lot of mental training that has to happen as health innovators, whether we are corporate innovators or whether we are startup entrepreneurs.”

In this episode, we welcome Yianni Serpanos, Founder & CEO of HealthTechX, a community dedicated to a world of integrated digital health empowerment for all. Yianni is also the Founder & CEO of a digital health practice management software for Australian Allied Health providers, coreplus.com.au. Based in Australia, he is focused on innovating culture to support health tech development for digital-first models of healthcare. Tune in to learn how Yianni is reimagining digital health innovation by bringing together healthcare providers, developers, investors, and advisors to discover, test, and launch health tech and healthcare innovations that empower better health for people around the globe. You'll learn the next big opportunities and challenges in digital health integration, along with the fundamental healthcare and health tech methodologies that are expected to evolve over the next 5-10 years.  Yianni highlights the benefits of focusing on developing relationships between healthcare providers and patients, improving the quality of life for healthcare professionals, as well as the importance of meaningfully using of data, privacy, and security. He talks about how we can best leverage investors to fund these healthcare innovations and the power of collaboration between different innovators in healthcare. Plus, you'll learn how healthcare professionals can implement interoperability to improve workflows, share relevant, meaningful information, and create a better patient experience. Curious to know Yianni's candid thoughts on why cultural innovation is the biggest area of focus we should have in digital health in 2021 and beyond? Tune in to find out!  To learn more about HealthTechX, visit: www.healthtechx.com.auAbout Our Guest:Yianni Serpanos is the Founder & CEO of HealthTechX. Yianni is a passionate digital health innovator, who has built leading digital health start-ups with the vision of modernizing and transforming the healthcare industry through health tech and cultural innovation.Connect with Yianni on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yianni-serpanos About SmartTab:SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: www.smarttab.co

In this episode, we welcome Cathy Tie, the Founder and CEO of Locke Bio, also known as the "Shopify for Pharma". At only 25 years of age, Cathy has founded several multi-million-dollar health technology companies. She was the youngest partner at a Silicon Valley VC, Cervin Ventures, as well as a recipient of The Thiel Fellowship. Tune in to explore the current environment of healthcare that’s ripe for e-commerce disruption, as well as how Cathy sees the world of health technology shifting in the coming years. She also educates us about Locke Bio, the new platform that allows any health enterprise to launch their own direct-to-consumer telehealth or online pharmacy brand (like Hims, PillPack, and Ro).Cathy highlights her unconventional education path, which laid the foundation for her success in entrepreneurship and health technology, along with how the introduction of innovative platforms, such as Locke Bio, will impact the future of healthcare technology. Cathy gives insight into her experience as a VC partner in the Silicon Valley and shares wise words of advice to young women in science, leadership, and health technology.Curious to know Cathy’s candid thoughts on what it takes to become a successful thought leader in the fields of science, technology, health, and entrepreneurship? Tune in to find out! To learn more about Locke Bio, visit www.lockebio.comAbout Our Guest:Cathy Tie is a researcher, two-time company founder and CEO, a Thiel Fellowship winner, and the youngest person to be hired as a partner at a Silicon Valley VC Firm. She is a true visionary for the health tech field and has been interviewed and featured by CNN Business and Forbes 30 under 30, paving the way for young women interested in becoming leaders in the world of science and health-technology.At 25 years of age, she's founded several multi-million dollar health-tech companies, including Ranomics and her latest being Locke Bio, dubbed the "Shopify for Pharma."Connect with Cathy on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cathytieAbout SmartTab:SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, we welcome Lisa Gualtieri, Ph.D., Sc.M., associate professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine. She’s also the founder of RecycleHealth, a non-profit that collects wearable activity trackers to donate to underserved populations. Dr. Gualtieri is empowering future leaders in the digital health industry through research and as an educator at Tufts. Tune in to explore Dr. Gualtieri's research, which focuses on the use of wearable activity trackers in underserved populations, the integration of tracker data into clinical care, and the impact of digital literacy skills on adoption of digital health by older adults. Lisa speaks on how and why health-seeking behaviors have changed during the course of the covid-19 pandemic, what she’s learning from working with the FDA and WHO to deploy wearable activity tracking technologies, and the importance of digital literacy, especially in older adults. She also describes the inspiration and learning objectives behind her innovative course at Tuft’s, Designing and Evaluating Digital Health Technologies, along with how this course prepares students for their post-graduate professions. Improving digital literacy skills and digital health innovation as the power to change the lives of many. Curious to know Lisa’s candid thoughts on what the future of digital healthcare innovation might look like? Tune in to find out! To learn more about RecycleHealth and to donate, visit: www.RecycleHealth.com To donate an activity tracker, mail it to:RecycleHealth136 Harrison AveBoston, MA 02111About Our Guest:Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, ScM, is an associate professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine. She teaches courses including Digital Health, Digital Strategies for Health Communication, and Social Media and Health. Dr. Gualtieri's research focuses on the use of wearable activity trackers with underserved populations; the integration of tracker data into clinical care; and the impact of digital literacy skills on adoption of digital health by older adults. She is the founder of RecycleHealth, a non-profit that collects wearable activity trackers to donate to underserved populations, over 6,000 trackers to date.  Dr. Gualtieri serves on the FDA’s General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel.Connect with Lisa on Twitter: www.twitter.com/lisagualtieriAbout SmartTab:SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, we welcome Natalie Yeadon, CEO and Co-Founder of Impetus Digital, a company that delivers virtual collaboration experiences for life science companies. Natalie is also the Host of the Healthcare Goes Digital Podcast and YouTube Channel and Author of The Healthcare Heretic. Tune in to explore the future opportunities in leadership, communication, and events as we dive into current insights on where the digital revolution of healthcare is headed. Natalie speaks on the rapid shifts in technology, business, and healthcare happening now and into the next decade, as well as what she’s learning from other leaders and innovators in these fields. She ensures us that if there’s any silver lining to covid-19, it’s that it has given us an opportunity to assume a beginner’s mindset, bring people together to innovate, and to move away from sickness care and towards wellness care.Natalie also sheds light on how virtual events and conferences will be held in 2021 and beyond, sharing shocking statistics from virtual event attendance and participation in 2020. Innovation is embedded in healthcare and life science. Curious to know Natalie’s candid thoughts on what the future might look like ten years from now, including the potential for self-diagnosing and democratizing the monetization of patient data? Tune in to find out! To learn more about Impetus Digital, visit www.impetusdigital.comAbout Our Guest:Natalie Yeadon has over 18 years' experience working in a variety of senior roles in the pharmaceutical industry. She is the Co-founder and CEO of Impetus Digital, where she specializes in helping life science clients virtualize their internal and external meetings and events.About SmartTab:SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, we welcome Ian Marks, Senior R&D Innovation Leader and Global Vice President of Life Sciences at Salesforce, a leading software company committed to transforming healthcare. Ian is leading the push to reimagine healthcare and build strategic capabilities that improve patients' lives. Tune in to discover the innovation initiatives that are currently fueling the digital transformation of healthcare. We dive into the future of personalized, patient-centered healthcare and the impacts Salesforce is having on the advancement of life sciences. Ian speaks on how the healthcare system is moving from reactive to proactive and predictive, the main issues his team will be focusing on in 2021, and how Salesforce is working to improve pharmaceutical distribution models and increase compliance for better outcomes, especially with the covid-19 vaccine. He also gives insight into how healthcare and pharmaceutical companies can increase patient-centric solutions, emphasizing awareness, education, supporting diagnosis and treatment through healthcare providers, and ongoing engagement to ensure patient compliance. Curious to know Ian’s candid thoughts on the future of life sciences and innovation? Tune in to find out!About Our Guest:Ian Marks is a senior executive with over 25 years in the pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare industry. He has extensive experience delivering breakthrough innovations, leading disruptive initiatives, cultivating unorthodox partnerships, and building strategic capabilities that improve patients' lives and drive business value. His experience encompasses research and development, project management, clinical research and operations across Pharma and Consumer Healthcare. He has successfully leveraged ‘breakthrough’ results and superior performance to effectively merge patient insights, digital innovation, product development and compelling scientific discovery that identifies new products and experiences.SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, we welcome Jo Bhakdi, Founder & CEO of Quantgene, a company that is unleashing the power of the Deep Human Genome by building and deploying the world’s leading Deep Genomics solution. Jo and his team have quickly created next-day 99.9% accurate COVID-19 testing solutions for individuals and institutions and he’s here today to talk about that incredible accomplishment. As the go-to testing supplier in Los Angeles, he’s even helped the film industry get up and running again after the pandemic halted production and they’ve expanded to other cities as well. He delves into why covid-19 was beneficial in fostering the creation and growth of start-ups, specifically in the technology and healthcare fields, and details the fundamentals and importance of the Serenity genetics engine. Jo also speaks on his ventures in creating i2X, a new framework for investing in tech startups, and divulges some of his key principals of innovation.Want to learn what the future of medicine and healthcare looks like with these advancements in technology? Curious to know Jo’s perspective on what innovations we may see in the next decade? Tune in to find out! About Our Guest:Jo Bhakdi is the Founder and CEO of Quantgene, an innovative technology company whose mission is to extend the healthy human lifespan by 10 years within the next 10 years. He leads a team of 22 that is growing quickly and he has raised $13 million to date, expecting to end next year with more than 10,000 members.Follow Jo on Twitter: www.twitter.com/JOBhakdiFollow Quantgene on Twitter: www.twitter.com/quantgeneTo learn more about Quantgene, visit www.quantgene.com

It has been a wild year full of the unexpected yet digital health innovators didn't stop pushing. We are grateful to have had many conversations this year with those driving the transformation of healthcare, laying a foundation for the next decade of optimized care. In this episode our hosts Robert and Sacha review the podcast episodes from 2020 and share their favorite moments and insights that we hold with us into 2021. Every guest on the Who Would Have Thought podcast is making waves in digital health innovation and disrupting what we thought possible. Today is a very special show, as we will recap the extraordinary guests and conversations we’ve had on the show throughout 2020. Ready to expand your view of digital health for 2021? Listen in to this powerful episode. --SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, we welcome Tina Aswani Omprakash, public health advocate, speaker, and the world-renowned, award-winning blogger behind Own Your Crohn’s. Tina courageously shares her powerful story of living with Crohn’s disease and why she decided to come out to her community about the severity of her condition. She tells us about her impactful role as an advocate and we explore how patient advocates can work together with medical startups to fuel patient-centered innovation and develop breakthrough technologies that tackle the unmet needs of IBD / Crohn’s patients. Curious about what’s possible in the field of IBD healthcare with the recent advancements of digital technology? Tune in to find out! Tina also shares valuable advice for newly diagnosed IBD / Crohn’s disease patients, particularly regarding the mental adjustment it requires, as well as her vision of hope for the future of treatment.About Our Guest:Tina is a respected public health advocate and has been a Crohn’s patient for almost 15 years. Known globally for her award-winning blog, Own Your Crohn’s, Tina is an avid speaker and advocate for chronic illnesses, disabilities, and life-saving ostomy surgery.Visit Tina’s website: www.ownyourcrohns.comFollow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ownyourcrohns Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ownyourcrohns Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ownyourcrohnsSmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, SmartTab’s Founder and CEO, Robert Niichel welcomes Kent Thiry, Former chairman and CEO of DaVita. In 2018, Kent founded a CEO group, called Colorado Thrives, focused on advancing the quality of life of all Coloradans. Kent is here to highlight Colorado Thrives’ goals of advancing Colorado as an inspiring and inclusive community known globally for innovation, collaboration, and overall well-being. He shares the inspiration that drives Colorado Thrives and their vision to take Denver and Colorado to the next level of innovation and wellbeing. Kent touches on the Economic Mobility focus of the organization and the specific initiatives they’re working on and will be working on in the coming years.There are many early stage companies, digital technology and healthcare startups in Colorado working on innovative solutions to tackle many of the world’s problems. What steps can these companies take to grow and evolve in the next 5-10 years? What does that mean for the expansion of Colorado’s future as an innovation hub? How do we leverage the talents of the bright young people in Colorado to accomplish those goals? Tune in to learn more!More Information on Colorado Thrives:https://www.coloradothrives.org/Connect with Kent Thiry on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-thiry-0a996298/SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, we explore how advancements in artificial intelligence can empower physicians to address unmet needs, both with COVID-19 and beyond. Biocogniv is leading the effort by building the largest model for COVID-19 screening, making AI-powered diagnostic software for hospitals. Combining software engineering and academic research to address the needs of hospital systems with AI. We welcome CEO, Artur Adib, PhD and Chief Medical Scientist, Dr. George Hauser of Biocogniv. The duo details how AI can support healthcare in the short-term and long-term by empowering doctors with AI.Artur Adib, PhD is a former faculty member at the National Institutes of Health with over 20 peer-reviewed publications, Artur has built the flight controller software for the world's largest electric "flying car", has helped Twitter scale its revenues from under $100M to over $2B, and presently leads the vision and AI at Biocogniv.Dr. Hauser earned his MD from Yale University School of Medical and completed his Clinical Pathology training at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is the author of over 20 peer-reviewed publications and specializes in research involving artificial intelligence and electronic health records. He is the Chief Medical Scientist at Biocogniv.Contact Biocogniv:https://biocogniv.com/Connect with Artur Adib by Email:artur@biocogniv.com--Who Would Have Thought is sponsored by SmartTab. SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode, we sit down with KP Yelpaala, Founder and CEO of access.mobile to discover how mobile technology is advancing global health and the bold path to develop innovative solutions that reduce health disparities. Discover how personalized multicultural mobile communication can meaningfully and effectively engage patients. Access.mobile is leading the push to give health access to those who need it most. Leading the mobile revolution for health systems around the globe. Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala is a social entrepreneur with several years of experience in global health and international development, working in both the private and nonprofit sectors. He has lived and worked in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, with organizations such as the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Dalberg Global Development Advisors. Kaakpema is an Adjunct Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. Contact access.mobile:https://www.accessmobile.io/Connect with Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/or by email kp@accessmobileinc.comSmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode Robert Niichel interviews Dr. Richard Zane, Chief Innovation Officer of UCHealth to inquire into the future of effective care using digital and virtual advancements that are being implemented at UCHealth. This enables patient-centric digital health innovation.As Chief Innovation Officer for UCHealth, Dr. Zane is focused on the development of novel industry and venture relationships to bring innovative solutions to health care. By partnering with companies, from small start-ups to multinationals, and using the power of data science, remote monitoring and prescriptive intelligence, he is fundamentally altering and improving the way in which health care is delivered.UCHealth CARE Innovation Center:https://www.uchealth.org/innovationConnect with Dr. Richard Zane on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-zane-md-9b87b5a/SmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

As innovative companies grow, so does their need for talent. In this episode, learn what it takes to attract top talent build high-growth teams for continuous growth and innovation. The recruitment landscape is changing and becoming more competitive. Discover a more empowering way to recruit high performing teams that drive the next decade of healthcare innovation. Learn about the Health Talent Exchange, an Aequitas platform to match new candidates with promising health startups. This episode dives into the future of attracting and retaining top talent for digital health innovation. Polina Hanin is a Principal at Aequitas Partners, which she joined after spending eight years as the Portfolio Director at StartUp Health as the company’s first employee. Polina has a passion for entrepreneurs with a belief that success comes from having a commitment to a big mission, with a team and network that is equally focused. At Aequitas, Polina works hand in hand with clients to define their recruitment strategy and make sure that the people who are brought into any company have the right mindset and capabilities to have an immediate impact.The Health Talent Exchange:https://www.aqpsearch.com/talent/Connect with Polina at Aequitas Partners or on LinkedIn:https://www.aqpsearch.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/polinahaninSmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode we speak with the President and CEO of EtectRX about the impact of digital technologies on the practice of pharmacy and the next wave of digital ingestible pills. Learn more about EtectRX, the FDA Cleared ingestible capsule improving medication adherence. Explore how these new technologies will be adopted and transform the future of pharmacy.Harry J. Travis is a senior healthcare executive with over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of pharmaceutical distribution channel management. This includes multibillion-dollar specialty and non-specialty pharmacy operations, health plan pharmacy benefit design and pharmaceutical wholesale operations. Currently, Mr. Travis is the President and CEO of etectRx, Inc. etectRx has developed an innovative digital pill system that incorporates a tiny ingestible sensor into a capsule, which transmits a signal to a wearable reader and then to a smartphone-based app and secure cloud-based server to reliably and safely indicate when a patient has taken their medicine.Interested in learning more about provider status and how the pharmacy profession is changing? Visit The American Pharmacy Association: https://www.pharmacist.com/Learn more about EtectRX: https://etectrx.com/Connect with Harry Travis on LinkedIn and Twitter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hjtravishttps://twitter.com/hjtravisSmartTab is driving the future of digital medicine by developing a superior patient-centered personalized drug delivery platform in the form of a wireless ingestible capsule. The patient experience fuels SmartTab's commitment to create novel, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and compliance. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode we look into the future of AI and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). We hear from the Founder and CEO of cliexa (a.k.a Clinical Excellence Algorithms) about how a smarter application of big data can improve every aspect of health. Mehmet Kazgan is passionately working on developing a patient-centered platform for clinicians and building a health system with an innovation approach centered on underserved patients with healthcare services they deserve. His company cliexa is unleashing the power of patient-reported data to improve care and streamline clinical workflows. We look at what's store for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and the impact it will have in advancing care. Learn more about cliexa by visiting: https://www.cliexa.com/ or contact info@cliexa.comConnect with Mehmet Kazgan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmetkazgan/SmartTab is making progress with the development of a personalized drug delivery platform comprised of a wireless ingestible capsule. The vision of the future is that SmartTab's drug delivery platform will be used in AI systems and the Internet of Medical Things. The patient's experience drives our mission to built out that future in our world class center for innovation. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/

In this episode we get grounded in real patient experiences and what it's like to actively live with Crohn’s disease. Natalie Hayden shares her extraordinary story of battling Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Living a powerful life beyond those challenges and making a difference for the five million others around the world who battle IBD on a daily basis through her blog "Lights, Camera, Crohn's". Natalie shares her perspective of new technologies coming to healthcare, COVID-19's impact and what it's like being a parent while managing her condition on the day to day. We look at the progress being made in the treatment of IBD today and what the future holds as SmartTab works to innovate for better patient outcomes. Discover what’s possible for the future of IBD treatment and get inspired by Natalie's story. Connect with Natalie Hayden:Natalie's Blog: https://lightscameracrohns.com/Natalie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natalieannhayden/SmartTab is making progress with the development of a personalized wireless drug delivery platform comprised of an ingestible capsule. The patient's voice fuels our mission and drives our innovation to provide novel, effective therapies for the treatment of Crohn's disease. SmartTab is working to improve patient delivery systems starting with TargetTab™ a targeted drug delivery system and InjectTab™ a biologic delivery system. For more information visit: https://www.smarttab.co/