The HealthTech Narrative Podcast
The HealthTech Narrative Podcast covers everything related to healthcare and technology and its impact in India. It covers topics related to healthtech innovation, investment and funding, regulation, with an emphasis on the healthtech startup ecosystem. This podcast is meant for investors, founders, doctors and everyone else interested in the healhtech space.
Episodes
17 episodes
EP 17 | Cybersecurity and Healthcare w. Vishnu (CEO, ParadigmIT)
Vishnu, the CEO of Paradigm IT Cybersecurity, discusses the unique challenges of cybersecurity in the healthcare industry in India. He highlights that healthcare is one of the most targeted sectors for cyber attacks, with valuable data being a ...
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Ep 16 | Explainable AI - A Specific Use Case and General Principles w. Akash Parvatikar (HistoWiz)
Back in 2021, Akash Parvatikar Co-authored a paper titled - 'Prototypical models for classifying high-risk atypical breast lesions'. The premise was that some breast lesions are particularly challenging to classify, leading to different patholo...
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Ep15 | Existing Capacity Augmentation in Healthcare w. Srikrishna Seshadri (Co-Founder, Previu)
In this episode, Srikrishna Seshadri shares insights into the design and implementation of care coordination and data aggregation solutions at Tata Consultancy Services (where he was a product manager). The implementation of the Tata Digital Ne...
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Ep 14 | Medical Device - Matching Needs to Regulatory Approval with Nitesh Kumar Jangir (InAccel)
Nitesh heads product development and commercialisation at InAccel (a medical device company from India), and has been referred to as a trailblazer by the Royal College of Engineering. In this episode, Nitesh discusses his backgroun...
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Ep 13 | UX and Medical Education as a barrier to digital health with Dr. Jaideep Rayapudi
Dr. Jaideep Rayapudi is the VP of Clinical Solutions at Precognitas, an #ai #healthcare company that offers its solutions to organisations...
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Ep 12 | Venture Studio in HealthTech - A CFO Perspective with Bhavesh Hemani
In this episode of 'The HealthTech Narrative Podcast' Bhavesh Hemani, Group CFO at 2070 Health and W Health Ventures, puts his CFO hat on, and brings 2 decades of his experience to talk about what
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Episode 11 | Using AI To Diagnose Malaria at IIT Bombay with Shalini
Shalini Aggarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science, discusses her work on gene cards and using AI to diagnose malaria. Shalini shares her journey of using AI in disease diagnosis and the importance of digital healt...
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29:49
Ep 10 DRiefcase | Digital Health Records with Sohit (Co-Founder)
Sohit is the Co-Founder of HealthTech Startup - DRiefcase. DRiefcase is a digital health platform that aims to revolutionize India's healthcare landscape. The company's vision is to provide a trusted platform for users to manage th...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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State of Digital Health in India with Dr. Indu Bhushan (ex-CEO, NHA) - Part I
Welcome to Part I of our insightful conversation with Dr. Indu Bhushan, a visionary leader in global health and former CEO of Ayushman Bharat. In this episode, we delve into Dr. Bhushan's remarkable career journey - from his roots as an IIT gra...
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Episode 9
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19:51
Episode 8: Speech therapy and digital health with Stamurai (Meet Singhal, Co-Founder)
Speech therapy for so long has been about undergoing many one-to-one sessions with a therapist, with the added condition of a high cost. More over, the lack of training and stigma to not being able to speak well, coupled with the lack of access...
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Episode 8
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28:35
Episode 7: Fitterfly and Indian DTx with Dr. Arbinder Singal (CEO and Co-Founder, Fitterfly)
In this episode, we speak to Dr. Arbinder Singal, a Pediatric Urologist, and CEO of Fitterfly. Fitterfly is an Indian DTx healthtech startup that seeks to prevent, manage and treat certain lifestyle diseases like diabetes, PCOS/PCOD, obesity et...
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Episode 7
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45:04
Episode 6: Fedo and the role of Tech in Health & Life Insurance with Arun Mallavarapu (Co-Founder, Fedo)
Fedo is an Insurtech startup leveraging its tech or the benefit of health and life insurance companies in India and the world. Its proprietary Fedo Score is an AI based health score that provides a snapshot of the overall health of an individua...
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Episode 6
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40:29
Episode 5: Incredible Predible with Suthirth Vaidya (CEO & Co-Founder)
In this episode, we talk to Suthirth Vaidya, the CEO and Co-Founder of Predible Health. Predible Health is a healthtech startup that uses AI to measure abnormalities within the body seeking to not only make the work of radiologists easier, but ...
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Episode 5
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43:50
Episode 4: The story of Flexmotiv (so far!) with Arvind S.A. (Co-Founder, Flexmotiv)
In this episode, we speak to Arvind S.A., Co-Founder, Flexmotiv. Flexmotiv is a biomechanical product design and manufacturing healthtech startup, which uses technology to manufacture pain free and slip resistant crutches empowering people with...
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Episode 4
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43:10
Episode 3: A Primer on the NDHM
In this episode, Divyam provides an insight into the NHA's NDHM which aims to be the blueprint for the how the digital health ecosystem in India develops. This episode provides insights into the architecture and building blocks that would make ...
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Episode 3
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41:27
Episode 2: Overview of the History of Indian Healthcare
In this episode, Divyam speaks about the history of India's healthcare with an overview of the state of India's healthcare system, how healthcare objectives have changed over time and the governance and financing of healthcare in India.&n...
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Episode 2
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48:52
Episode 1: Introduction and Overview of the HealthTech Market
In this episode, Divyam provides an introduction to himself, his work and most importantly, what this podcast will be about. He then goes on to speak about certain aspects of the HealthTech Startup space in India and why we should be excited ab...
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Episode 1
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