#156 - Funding, Fertility & Phenoxymethylpenicillin 🧫
I asked ChatGPT for an alternative to "the one minute healthtech roundup." It suggested... "Healthtech news so fresh, we slapped it to see if it was still alive"...
Hi friends,
This week: snazzy specs, the Lancet comes in hot with an AI vs radiologist RCT, and a pill-free solution to sleepless nights…
News Bites 🥪
💸 Daybreak Health lands $13 million Series B for youth mental health - the sun is shining for Cali-based mental health startup DayBreak Health offering school-based teletherapy for US teens. Union Ventures led the round and Lux Capital joined existing investors, which include household names like Y Combinator. Worth checking out Luna if you’re interested in a UK company on a similar mission.
🎧 Seeking sleep without popping pills? Ozlo emerges from stealth? – What happens when two ex Bose employees step up to solve a global sleep crisis? A very fancy pair of earphones. Ozlo Sleepbuds®, expected to launch later this Summer, promise good a-coo-stics* and a good night’s kip leaving you feeling energised.
🩻 Lancet Study: Who detected breast cancer better? Two humans or one human with AI? - It was pretty much neck and neck in the Swedish study published this month. The AI-supported-method caught cancer at a comparable rate to the old-school-two-experts-approach but crucially reduced the radiologists’ screen-reading workload by a whopping 44.3%.
👣 Getting personal: a wearable for precision antibiotic dosing - One-size-fits all antibiotic dosing could be a thing of the past, as researchers test out special biosensors that detect antibiotic concentrations and deliver a personalised dose. They hope the invention will reduce side effects and avoid suboptimal dosing that risks antibiotic resistance. Win-win.
😎 The smart glasses out to replace all other fitness trackers - To be honest, smart glasses have been a bit crash and burn. However, Aussie startup, Minimis Tech have designed some pretty sleek polarised glasses for cyclists and athletes that show your stats and a map right in front of your eyes. Is this healthtech? It’s more interesting than another article about interoperability. So, let’s go with yes.
🤝 Amazon partners with Maven to offer reproductive care to employees - Millions of Amazon employees across 50+ countries (outside of the US) will have access to fertility and family planning services thanks to a new partnership. Maven is the largest virtual clinic for women's and family health and was the first female-founded startup valued at >$1billion. Twit-twoo; this Pigeon is off to prep the nest...
What to listen to 🔊
🐦 Healthtech Pigeon - Funding, Fertility & Phenoxymethylpenicillin - Join James, Belle and new SomX recruit, Chaz, as they take a deep-dive into the week’s healthtech news and views.
🔊 The Healthtech Podcast #315 How can AI keep us fitter, for longer, with Dr. Ahmed Wobi, co-founder at Tonus Tech - James is joined by Ahmed Wobi, a pioneer combining machine learning and sensor fusion techniques to boost physical longevity.
Events 📅
Health Features Launch Event - Youtube Health
🕣 September 7, 2.00-10.00pm
📍 YouTube UK HQ, 6 Pancras Square London
CogX Festival
🕣 12-14 September
📍The O2, London
MedFIT - Fostering Innovation in Medtech
🕣 October 10, 8.30am-6.15pm
📍 Strasbourg Convention Centre, France
MedTech World Summit
🕣 19-20 October
📍 Valletta, Malta
Use the code ‘FlyingtoMedTechMalta’ for 25% off your ticket.
Opportunities 🕵️♀️
💬 Senior Advisor - Health Tech, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change - If you want to advise senior political leaders on health reform, innovation, and life sciences, this one’s is for you.
🦘 Health coaching lead - Eucalyptus - Aussie-founded ‘Euc’ backed by US VC Bond (think AirBnb, Stripe, Slack, Canva) is hiring in London, UK to lead and scale its weight management arm. Fun office parties promised.
🩺 Business Development Lead, UK - Luscii - Remote job, 4-day work week - hallelujah! If you have 5+ years in the digital health/the NHS and think you can encourage senior leaders and medical pros to adopt Luscii, an international scale up with a remote patient monitoring platform, apply now.
💡HealthTech Innovation Lead- Blenheim Chalcot - 1. Torn between consulting, start-ups, and corporate life? 2. Eager to learn while gaining hands-on business experience? 3. Want to build, launch, and grow a HealthTech innovation vertical? If you answer yes to these questions, take a look at this job ad.
🌟 Senior Product Owner- Phlo - If you’re based in Scotland and a dab hand at designing healthcare solutions, sign up for this and you’ll get an extra day off to prolong your birthday celebrations next year - let us know what you get up to!
📒 Senior Consultant, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs - Hardian - Hardian are experts in SaMD, AIaMD and software-driven IVDs, and they need an experienced QARA professional. If you even vaguely understood that, I’d definitely apply.
* No, they don’t actually promise that and yes, this is the level of comedy this week. Huw’s on holiday. Give me a break.
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