Scalpels & Spreadsheets
Scalpels & Spreadsheets explores the latest in healthcare around the world through interviews with the self-starters and enablers of healthcare innovation. Whether you’re looking to create your own healthcare venture, invest in healthcare companies or stay updated on the latest insights, Scalpels and Spreadsheets has you covered!
Episodes
16 episodes
Embedding Intelligence: How AI is Redefining Home and Community Care. Naomi Goldapple. Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance.
As part of the Montreal Healthtech Social held on November 27, we were joined by Naomi Goldapple, the Senior Vice President of Data and Intelligence at AlayaCare, where she leads AI and data strategy to transform home healthcare.
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Episode 15
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#14 How AI Cuts Trial Costs & Boosts Drug ROI. Vinodh Balaraman.
As part of the NYC Healthtech Social held on October 27, Vinodh Balaraman, a serial entrepreneur and Founder of Kolate AI, joined us for a fireside chat on how AI can improve clinical development and drug decision-making. Kolate AI is a precisi...
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Episode 14
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#13 Why Good Design Isn’t Optional, Even in Healthcare. Jomi Cubol.
As part of the NYC Healthtech Social held in October 2025, Jomi Cubol, Head of Design at Photon Health, joined us for a thoughtful conversation on why good design isn’t optional — even in healthcare.Jomi breaks down how he thi...
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Episode 13
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#12 How AI Applications are changing Healthcare. Mahshid Yassaei.
As part of the Ctrl+Cure event held in Toronto August 2025, Mahshid Yassaei Joined us for a powerful fireside chat to share how Tali Ai is using AI to enhance a physician's workflow. Mahshid talks about what she things the f...
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Episode 12
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#11 Built to Last: Growth & Customer Retention in Healthtech. Caitlin McCabe. Neelam Bance.
Fireside chat from the She Speaks Health event held in Toronto July 2025.Caitlin McCabe brings deep expertise in customer success, with a focus on driving growth and long-term retention. She currently leads customer success at...
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Episode 11
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#10 What actually works in Healthcare Marketing. Francesca Passudetti. Tayler Hoffart.
Fireside chat from the She Speaks Helath event held in Toronto July 2025.Francesca Passudetti a senior marketing manager at ALK Canada, where she shapes strategies that bring allergy care innovations to patients and providers. Previously...
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Episode 10
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#9 Canada’s Moment: How to Lead the Next Wave of Innovation in Pharma. Orchid Jahanshahi.
As part of the She Speaks Health event held in Toronto July 2025, Orchid Jahanshahi delivered a powerful keynote on how Canadians can lead the next big wave in pharma.Orchid is the founder of ThinkrBelle, an advisory firm bridgin...
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Episode 9
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#8 How VCs Invest in Healthtech & Biopharma: From Pre-Seed to Series C. Zeeshan Ali. Suman Rao. Timothy Sung.
In this live panel episode, three leading VCs share how they evaluate and fund companies across healthtech, medtech, and biopharma — from pre-seed through Series C.Zeeshan Ali (MaRS IAF), Suman Rao (Lumira Ventures), and Timothy Sung (Es...
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Episode 8
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29:00
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# 7 How to scale your company with non-dilutive funding from Innovation Canada. Brian Gordon.
Brian Gordon is the Senior Innovation Advisor at Innovation Canada (part of ISED Canada). Innovation canada works with ca...
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Episode 7
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# 6 From Tae kwon do to entrepreneurship: How far wearable health data can take us to improve lives. Marco Benitez.
Marco Benitez is the CEO & Founder of ROOK. ROOK solves the challenge of wearable health data integration by providing its clients with clean and structured data sets through API. The implications are massive for insurance, digital health a...
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Episode 6
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# 5 Why the Middle East could be the perfect place for your next healthcare venture. Kseniya Ponomareva.
Kseniya Ponomareva is the Business Development Manager at EMedSupport. EMedSupport helps physicians make evidence-based decisions to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases and has offices in Cyprus and the UAE. Kseniya joined EMedSupport abo...
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Episode 5
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40:13
# 4 Why female health deserves much more of the spotlight. Lauren Barker.
Lauren Barker is the CEO of Uresta. Uresta is a Canadian female health organization that is looking to solve bladder leaks and urinary incontinence with an innovative health product. Lauren joined Uresta after having had a career in Investment ...
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Episode 4
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47:33
# 3 Why you should break all the rules of entrepreneurship. Nikhit Anilbhai and Sonakshi Senthil.
Nikhit Anilbhai and Sonakshi Senthil are the co-founders of Your Cue. Your Cue is a UK-based startup that came to fruition out of the COVID-19 pandemic after Nikhit experienced challenges with ensuring patient safety without consistent vital si...
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Episode 3
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47:48
# 2 Solving the massive U.S. healthcare staffing shortage with clinical students. Eric Alvarez.
Eric Alvarez is the Founder and CEO of Grapefruit Health. Grapefruit Health is looking to relieve pressure caused by staffing shortages on the U.S. healthcare system by contracting clinical students to take over lower acuity work, improving pat...
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Episode 2
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46:16
# 1 How patients and their caregivers can benefit from simplified, accessible data. Shannon Aylesworth.
Shannon Aylesworth is the Founder and CEO of Ursamin. Ursamin is looking to help patients suffering from chronic illnesses and their caregivers make better health decisions by improving access to easily-interpretable health data.We talk...
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Episode 1
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