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Simon Rost on Impulse
Episode 58 June 4, 2026

Leading at scale in the medical imaging business

Simon Rost

Simon is the CMO of Enterprise Digital Solutions at GE HealthCare, building AI software that helps doctors read medical scans faster, shifting the focus from manual data sorting to precise patient care.

ImagingDiagnosticsAIHealth data
Ihsan Almarzooqi on Impulse
Episode 57 January 5, 2026

Reimagining care for metabolic disorders

Ihsan Almarzooqi

Ihsan is the Co-Founder of meta[bolic], a company pioneering innovative care models for metabolic disorders, blending digital technology and behaviour change to shift the paradigm from reactive treatment to proactive management.

LongevityDiagnosticsEntrepreneurshipPersonalized healthcare
Ali Parsa on Impulse
Episode 56 December 8, 2025

Building the one clinical AI assistant

Ali Parsa

Ali is the Founder of Quadrivia, a company harnessing advanced artificial intelligence to develop autonomous clinical agents, democratizing access to medical expertise, and redefining the future of proactive, personalized healthcare.

AIDigital healthEntrepreneurshipPersonalized healthcare
Lisa Anderson on Impulse
Episode 55 December 1, 2025

Reinventing organ transportation

Lisa Anderson

Lisa is the President of Paragonix Technologies, a company revolutionizing organ preservation and transport to safeguard donor organs, driving superior clinical outcomes in transplantation, and modernizing the standard of care.

Organ transplantMedical devicesEntrepreneurshipMedical training
Hannes Klöpper on Impulse
Episode 54 November 24, 2025

Making the smartphone a psychiatrist

Hannes Klöpper

Hannes is a Health Innovator and CEO of HelloBetter, a company pioneering prescription digital therapeutics technology to treat mental health disorders, driving accessible solutions in psychological care, and modernizing patient therapy.

Mental healthDigital therapeuticsEntrepreneurshipAI
Simon Mackenzie on Impulse
Episode 53 November 17, 2025

Engineering living tissue therapeutics

Simon Mackenzie

Simon is a Biotech Leader and CEO of Cellbricks Therapeutics, a company focusing on light-based 3D bioprinting to construct complex tissue models, driving transformative solutions in regenerative medicine and personalized patient care.

BioprintingBiomaterialsEntrepreneurshipPersonalized healthcare
Mark Kendall on Impulse
Episode 52 November 10, 2025

Sensing hydration through the skin

Mark Kendall

Mark is a Biomedical Inventor, Founder, and CEO of WearOptimo, a company developing microwearable sensors that measure hydration and other vital biomarkers, driving new insights into human physiology.

Medical devicesWearablesEntrepreneurshipPersonalized healthcare
Anca Petre on Impulse
Episode 51 November 3, 2025

Bridging Web3 and healthcare

Anca Petre

Anca is a Healthtech Expert, Co-Founder of MedShake Studio, and Host of Tech Anatomy, a leading podcast decoding healthtech and medical technology innovation, from AI to data and virtual care, helping healthcare leaders turn complexity into tangible action.

BlockchainHealth policyEntrepreneurshipAI
Maximilien Levesque on Impulse
Episode 50 October 27, 2025

Scaling drug discovery with quantum physics and AI

Maximilien Levesque

Maximilien is Co-Founder & CEO of Aqemia, a TechBio company revolutionizing drug discovery, merging quantum-inspired physics and medical science with generative AI, creating its own data to rapidly design and discover transformative new therapies.

Drug discoveryPersonalized healthcareEntrepreneurshipAI
Nicolas Wolikow on Impulse
Episode 49 October 20, 2025

Reverse-engineering cancer survival

Nicolas Wolikow

Nicolas is Co-Founder & CEO of Cure51, a TechBio firm creating a global medical database of cancer's exceptional survivors to decode their biology, and leveraging this unique data with AI to discover and develop transformative new therapies.

Drug discoveryPersonalized healthcareMedical researchAI
Blythe Adamson on Impulse
Episode 48 September 22, 2025

Driving precision medicine with real-world data

Blythe Adamson

Blythe is a Principal Scientist at Flatiron Health, focusing on improving cancer outcomes with real-world evidence, and shaping the future of oncology by accelerating drug development and informing key global regulatory policy.

Drug discoveryPersonalized healthcareHealth policyAI
Dr. Ricardo B. Leite on Impulse
Episode 47 September 15, 2025

Pushing responsible AI in health

Dr. Ricardo B. Leite

Ricardo is the Founder and CEO of HealthAI, the Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health, dedicated to shaping the future of medicine by promoting ethical AI adoption and key policy across the world.

Health policyMedical regulationEntrepreneurshipAI
Diana van Stijn on Impulse
Episode 46 September 8, 2025

Rethinking the stethoscope and its use

Diana van Stijn

Diana is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Lapsi Health, a company developing digital auscultation technologies to improve diagnostics and transform the future of patient-centered healthcare.

DiagnosticsMedical devicesEntrepreneurshipAI
Shavini Fernando on Impulse
Episode 45 September 1, 2025

Measuring oxygen with a smart earring

Shavini Fernando

Inspired by her own health journey, Shavini is the Founder and CEO of OxiWear, a company developing a wearable device for continuous oxygen monitoring to prevent medical emergencies caused by silent hypoxia.

WearablesMedical devicesEntrepreneurshipRemote patient monitoring
Andre Esteva on Impulse
Episode 44 December 16, 2024

Predicting cancer treatment response

Andre Esteva

Andre is a Researcher and Entrepreneur in medical AI, Co-Founder and CEO of Artera, a startup that develops prognostic and predictive solutions based on artificial intelligence to evaluate treatment responses to cancer therapy.

DiagnosticsAIEntrepreneurshipPersonalized healthcare
Emmanuel Bilbault on Impulse
Episode 43 December 9, 2024

Rethinking medical prescriptions to save lives

Emmanuel Bilbault

Emmanuel is a Pharmacist, Co-Founder, and CEO of Posos, a company that has built the world's most advanced AI platform dedicated to medical prescriptions, enabling healthcare professionals to save time and make better clinical decisions.

PharmaceuticalsAIEntrepreneurshipMedical training
Dr. G. Papagiannakis on Impulse
Episode 42 December 2, 2024

Extending reality to transform surgery

Dr. G. Papagiannakis

George is a Professor of Computer Graphics at the University of Crete and the Co-Founder and CEO of ORamaVR, a company leveraging extended reality to offer immersive medical simulation environments.

Medical trainingExtended realityEntrepreneurshipGaming
Leo Grady on Impulse
Episode 41 November 25, 2024

Making sense of the gut microbiome

Leo Grady

Leo is the Founder and CEO of Jona, a company that provides microbiome testing and leverages AI to understand the specificities of one’s health based on the microbiome composition and the latest scientific research.

Personalized healthcareAIEntrepreneurshipDiagnostics
Jean-Philippe Vert on Impulse
Episode 40 November 18, 2024

Cracking biology through AI

Jean-Philippe Vert

Jean-Philippe is a scientist and professor in machine learning and computational biology, who is leading the R&D efforts of Owkin, a company that intends to revolutionize the biotech industry through the use of artificial intelligence.

Drug discoveryAIEntrepreneurshipBiotechnology
Matthieu Menanteau on Impulse
Episode 39 November 11, 2024

Crafting the best connected health experience

Matthieu Menanteau

Matthieu is the Head of Product at Withings, a French company that pioneered connected weight scales and now offers a wide range of connected health devices, focusing on innovative design, seamless user experience, and medical validation.

WearablesAIPersonalized healthcareMedical devices
Alexandre Guenoun on Impulse
Episode 38 November 4, 2024

Rethinking medical biology with AI

Alexandre Guenoun

Alexandre is the Founder and CEO of Kiro, a French firm that leverages AI to facilitate the communication and analysis of medical biology reports, offering a personalized experience for patients and healthcare professionals.

Clinical biologyAIEntrepreneurshipLaboratory medicine
Tryggvi Thorgeirsson on Impulse
Episode 37 October 30, 2024

Hacking the dopamine system for good

Tryggvi Thorgeirsson

Tryggvi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sidekick Health, an Icelandic company that pioneered prescription digital therapeutics technology, or treatments delivered through smartphone apps prescribed by thousands of physicians today.

Digital therapeuticsDigital healthMedical devicesEntrepreneurship
Andrew Lacy on Impulse
Episode 36 October 24, 2024

Turning healthcare preventive with full-body MRI scans

Andrew Lacy

Andrew is the Founder and CEO of Prenuvo, a US company providing full-body MRI scans at scale as a new approach to medical screening, with the mission to prevent diseases earlier and guide patients in a personalised and proactive way.

ImagingAIDigital healthEntrepreneurship
Björn Von Siemens on Impulse
Episode 35 October 14, 2024

Making surgery smarter and safer

Björn Von Siemens

Björn is the Founder, CFO, and CBO of Caresyntax, a German company leveraging data within hospitals to optimize the planning, execution, and follow-up of surgeries, spearheading the field of connected surgery technology.

SurgeryAIDigital healthEntrepreneurship
Dylan Attard on Impulse
Episode 34 October 7, 2024

Uniting to bring medical technology forward

Dylan Attard

Dylan is the Co-Founder and CEO of MedTech World, a global event management company that hosts a series of roadshows worldwide and an acclaimed conference in Malta, uniting leaders across the medical technology and healthcare industry.

ConferencesMedical devicesDigital healthEntrepreneurship
Mati Gill on Impulse
Episode 33 September 30, 2024

Building the next TechBio venture

Mati Gill

Mati is the CEO of AION Labs, a venture builder focusing on the creation of innovative startups at the interface of biotechnology and computer science, to transform how new drugs are discovered and produced.

EntrepreneurshipDrug discoveryVenture buildingDigital health
Amine Korchi on Impulse
Episode 32 September 23, 2024

Accelerating radiology with AI

Amine Korchi

Amine is a multi-specialized Radiologist, Entrepreneur, Researcher, Investor, and Advisor to companies focusing on AI applied to radiology, advocating for medical technology progress to provide the highest standards of care.

RadiologyEntrepreneurshipAIDigital health
Soumya Dash on Impulse
Episode 31 September 16, 2024

Measuring sleep remotely

Soumya Dash

Soumya is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sleepiz, a startup which developed a remote sensing medical technology capable of clinically measuring and analyzing sleep from the bedside table, including the detection of sleep disorders.

Digital healthEntrepreneurshipSleep apneaMedical devices
Dan Vahdat on Impulse
Episode 30 September 9, 2024

Building the Shopify of digital health

Dan Vahdat

Dan is the Founder and CEO of Huma, a company that pioneered remote patient monitoring and decentralized clinical trials, providing the medical technology infrastructure to build regulatory-approved digital disease management programs at scale.

Digital healthEntrepreneurshipRemote patient monitoringClinical trials
Scott Nelson on Impulse
Episode 29 September 2, 2024

Fighting atherosclerosis with cavitation

Scott Nelson

Scott is the Co-Founder and CEO of FastWave Medical, a US startup developing a new surgical device that can selectively break solid plaques in the arteries and veins, without damaging the surrounding soft tissue.

CardiologySurgeryMedical devicesEntrepreneurship
Jacob Hanna on Impulse
Episode 28 May 8, 2024

Modeling embryos to understand early life

Jacob Hanna

Jacob is a Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where his group focuses on early developmental biology and pioneered a method to create human embryo models without gametes, and grown outside the womb.

Medical researchBiologyStem cell engineeringLongevity
Carolina Aguilar on Impulse
Episode 27 April 4, 2024

Reinventing neuroelectronic therapies

Carolina Aguilar

Carolina is the CEO and Co-Founder of Inbrain Neuroelectronics, a Spanish firm that developed a technological platform for neural implants enabling to record and modulate brain activity on a whole new level.

Brain computer interactionNeurologyEntrepreneurshipBiomaterials
Kenneth Chahine on Impulse
Episode 26 February 5, 2024

Redefining allergy care

Kenneth Chahine

Kenneth is the CEO and Founder of Nectar Life Sciences, a US-based company that established a personalized solution to diagnose and treat allergies using immunotherapy, all from the comfort of patients’ homes.

Personalized medicineAllergiesEntrepreneurshipConsumer health
Joe Landolina on Impulse
Episode 25 November 13, 2023

Stopping a bleed in three seconds

Joe Landolina

Joe is the CEO and Founder of Cresilon, a New York-based company that pioneered a unique medical biomaterial, capable of stopping bleeding in a few seconds, redefining standards in wound care and surgery.

Critical careBiomaterialsEntrepreneurshipSurgery
L.R. Fox on Impulse
Episode 24 October 18, 2023

Reimagining male contraception

L.R. Fox

Fox is the CEO of NEXT Life Sciences, a medical device startup developing a revolutionary male contraceptive, hormone-free, painless to administer, efficient in the long run, and fully reversible.

Medical researchBirth controlEntrepreneurshipWomen's health
Leo Grünstein on Impulse
Episode 23 September 4, 2023

Disrupting the smart wearables industry

Leo Grünstein

Leo is the founder of Spiden, a company which aims at developing one of the most advanced smart wearable technologies, capable of monitoring in real-time and in a non-invasive way multiple biomarkers circulating in our body fluids.

WearablesSensorsDigital healthBiomarkers
Maël Fabien on Impulse
Episode 22 August 16, 2023

Harnessing self-driving technology to guide the visually impaired

Maël Fabien

Maël is the founder of Biped.ai, a startup that developed a high-tech harness technology using components from autonomous vehicles, to guide the visually impaired and allow them to understand and circulate better in their environment.

WearablesComputer visionAIBlindness
Jay Shah on Impulse
Episode 21 August 2, 2023

Transforming hypertension care with a bracelet

Jay Shah

Jay is a Cardiologist and CMO of Aktiia, a startup that revolutionized blood pressure measurement with a wearable bracelet, capable of providing medical grade values of this vital parameter in a continuous and non-invasive way.

WearablesBlood pressureCardiologyDigital health
Karen Zaderej on Impulse
Episode 20 June 26, 2023

Restoring touch through nerve repair

Karen Zaderej

Karen is the CEO of Axogen, a listed company that she joined in its infancy, now a leader in the development of cutting-edge nerve repair technology solutions, used in surgeries for peripheral nerve injuries.

SurgeryNerve injuryAmputationBiomaterials
Richard Staynings on Impulse
Episode 19 April 26, 2023

Saving lives through cybersecurity

Richard Staynings

Richard is one of the leading figures in healthcare cybersecurity technology, advising governments and healthcare institutions across the globe to safeguard patients and health systems.

CybersecurityHealth policyHealth dataSovereignty
Samir Ounzain on Impulse
Episode 18 April 14, 2023

The dark genome as the next revolution in drug discovery

Samir Ounzain

Samir is the CEO and Co-Founder of Haya Therapeutics, a biomedical science firm developing revolutionary treatments for chronic diseases, based on the non-coding part of the human genome, also called the "dark genome".

GenomicsEntrepreneurshipDrug discoveryPharmaceuticals
Eugene Borukhovich on Impulse
Episode 17 February 22, 2023

Coaching as the key to a better health

Eugene Borukhovich

Eugene is the Co-Founder and COO of YourCoach.Health, a health technology platform connecting health coaches and individuals, with the mission to help every human on the planet living a healthier life.

CoachingEntrepreneurshipBehavioural changeDigital health
Ohad Arazi on Impulse
Episode 16 February 9, 2023

Making ultrasound portable to transform medical imaging

Ohad Arazi

Ohad is the CEO of Clarius, a company that is spearheading the field of handheld ultrasound, having developed a high-end medical imaging system the size of an iPhone, and leveraging AI to make it accessible to all.

DiagnosticsEntrepreneurshipImagingUltrasound
Nicolas Durand on Impulse
Episode 15 January 18, 2023

Propelling diagnostics through miniaturization

Nicolas Durand

Nicolas is the CEO and Co-Founder of Abionic, a company that developed one of the most rapid and accurate diagnostic testing platforms in the world, by down-sizing at a nanoscale the technology used by traditional systems.

DiagnosticsEntrepreneurshipMicrofluidicsClinical chemistry
Vincent Martinez on Impulse
Episode 14 December 15, 2022

Preserving our health with smart clothes

Vincent Martinez

Vincent is the CEO and Co-Founder of Nanoleq, a startup that specialises in the development and manufacturing of smart textile technology, having brought to life the first breathing smart garment with live biofeedback, Oxa.

WearablesEntrepreneurshipBreathworkMaterials science
Bas Trietsch on Impulse
Episode 13 November 28, 2022

Catalyzing drug discovery using organ-on-a-chip models

Bas Trietsch

Bas is the co-founder and CTO of Mimetas, a company that developed an organ-on-a-chip medical technology platform capable to radically accelerate the traditional drug discovery process, by informing very early on the potential of drug candidates.

Drug discoveryOrganoidsMicrofluidicsMedical research
Daniel Kraft on Impulse
Episode 12 November 2, 2022

Unleashing the power of digital health

Daniel Kraft

Daniel is one of the most renowned ambassadors of digital health and medicine worldwide, involved in activities ranging from research to entrepreneurship, and striving for a global sharing of ideas and specialties to bring this emerging field forward.

Digital healthPersonalized medicineAIMedical research
Esmeralda Megally on Impulse
Episode 11 October 19, 2022

Turning the lab into a wearable platform

Esmeralda Megally

Esmeralda is the CEO of Xsensio, a startup developing a new type of wearable medical technology that monitors continuously and in real-time proteins and hormones circulating in our body, for the prevention and management of multiple conditions.

WearableSensorsBiological chemistryPersonalized medicine
Eberhard Scheuer on Impulse
Episode 10 October 3, 2022

Applying blockchain technology to healthcare

Eberhard Scheuer

Eberhard is the President of the dHealth Foundation, a not-for-profit organization providing the infrastructure and tools to major stakeholders in healthcare to leverage blockchain technology.

BlockchainNFTHealth dataWeb3
Raimundo Sierra on Impulse
Episode 9 September 15, 2022

Creating the Gran Turismo of surgery

Raimundo Sierra

Raimundo is the CEO of VirtaMed, a company specialized in advanced surgical simulation systems, offering true-to-life training programs for surgeons combining cutting-edge robotics and gaming technologies.

RoboticsSurgeryMedical trainingGaming
Nikolce Gjorevski on Impulse
Episode 8 September 1, 2022

Using organoids to transform drug discovery

Nikolce Gjorevski

Nikolce is leading the Organoid Engineering Group at the Roche Institute for Translational Bioengineering, focusing on the development of miniaturized organs that can be used to transform the traditional drug discovery process, advancing medical science.

OrganoidsDrug discoveryBiotechnologyPharmaceuticals
Naveed Ejaz on Impulse
Episode 7 August 2, 2022

Redefining motor rehabilitation with digital neurotherapeutics

Naveed Ejaz

Naveed is leading the development of digital therapies at MindMaze, a company pioneering the field of digital neurotherapeutics, where video game technology is leveraged to deliver engaging and intense motor rehabilitation therapies.

Digital therapeuticsRehabilitationGamingEntrepreneurship
Jocelyne Bloch on Impulse
Episode 6 June 7, 2022

Bringing back walking to paraplegics

Jocelyne Bloch

Jocelyne is a functional neurosurgeon leading .NeuroRestore, a research, innovation and treatment center that develops and applies medical bioengineering strategies involving neurosurgical interventions to restore neurological functions.

NeuroscienceBrain computer interactionParaplegiaMedical research
Déborah Heintze on Impulse
Episode 5 June 1, 2022

Transforming diagnostics through spatial biology

Déborah Heintze

Déborah is one of the co-founders of Lunaphore, a company at the forefront of spatial biology with the promise to radically transform the way we understand our immune system and how certain pathologies like cancer unfold, advancing medical science.

Spatial biologyOncologyDigital pathologyEntrepreneurship
Lukas Langenegger on Impulse
Episode 4 May 1, 2022

Filtering the blood with nanoengineered beads

Lukas Langenegger

Lukas is the CEO of Hemotune, which develops a technology leveraging magnetic microscopic beads to filter the blood and remove toxic compounds circulating through the body during a sepsis episode, with the potential to save millions of lives.

SepsisAcute careNanotechnologyEntrepreneurship
Tristan Vouga on Impulse
Episode 3 March 30, 2022

Augmenting the lives of paraplegics with exoskeletons

Tristan Vouga

Together with his team, Tristan is developing a modular exoskeleton technology that brings back many abilities for paraplegics and amputees including standing, walking and climbing stairs, radically transforming their daily lives.

ExoskeletonsEntrepreneurshipRoboticsParaplegia
Lucien Blondel on Impulse
Episode 2 February 28, 2022

Treating liver cancer with surgical robotics

Lucien Blondel

Lucien is a pioneer in surgical robotics and CTO of Quantum Surgical: with their medical technology platform "Epione" they are on their way to revolutionize interventional oncology, and improve access to liver cancer ablation for patients, and for surgeons.

RoboticsCancerOncologySurgery
Ted Baldwin on Impulse
Episode 1 February 22, 2022

Measuring your arterial age to prevent heart diseases

Ted Baldwin

Ted is leading Imageens, a company applying artificial intelligence to medical imaging with the aim to quantify your arterial age, with the potential to anticipate heart conditions and inform better clinical care decisions.

AIImagingCardiovascular diseaseClinical decision support

Leading at scale in the medical imaging business

Simon Rost · GE Healthcare