Interviews
By Mark Matthews of The Motivational Speakers Agency Shafi Ahmed is a healthcare speaker, surgeon and innovator, known for leading the world’s first virtual reality operation. As a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, he has pioneered global surgical training through Google Glass and immersive technologies. Beyond the operating theatre, Shafi co-founded [...]
A Q&A with Sebastien Coppe, CEO of One2Treat, on One2Treat Voice What motivated the development of the One2Treat Voice app, and how does it build upon One2Treat’s broader platform goals? The One2Treat Voice app was developed to address a central challenge in clinical development: ensuring that the primary endpoint, or primary analysis, of a clinical [...]
Interview with Daniela Schardinger: On Innovation, Systems Change and the Real Cost of Progress Q: Your career spans startups, global health initiatives, and emerging tech. What’s the common thread that’s guided your journey? A: Curiosity and a commitment to solving real problems. Whether I’ve been working with a scrappy startup or sitting at a global [...]
Mikael Kågebäck is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Sleep Cycle. The company was awarded ‘Digital Health App of the Year’ at the 2025 Health Tech World Awards. We called up Kågebäck over Zoom to learn more about the science of sleep analysis and the company’s wider health ambitions. Around a third of adults worldwide [...]
Venture capital firm Apollo Health Ventures is funding and co-founding early-stage companies that are transforming age-related diseases and ageing. Health Tech World speaks to co-founder Dr Alexandra Bause to find out more. Founded in 2017, Apollo Health Ventures has, to date, invested in 15 companies that are innovating in the longevity space. From DNA damage [...]
iCarbonX is applying deep learning to gain greater insights into personal health and is advancing AI-driven drug development. Health Tech World speaks to founder and CEO Dr Wang Jun to find out more. The last decade has seen major advancements in artificial intelligence, genomics, and data analytics, and iCarbonX is harnessing these technologies to advance [...]
Software company 3Billion is innovating genetic testing for rare diseases with AI. Health Tech World speaks to CEO Changwon Keum to find out more. Founded in 2016 as exome and whole genome-based genetic testing services were emerging, 3Billion is harnessing AI to innovate genome interpretation. The company's AI-powered genetic testing diagnoses rare diseases more accurately [...]
Preterm birth affects one in 10 babies globally, but a first-of-its-kind handheld diagnostic device hopes to transform these outcomes by predicting the risk ahead of time. Health Tech World speaks to Dr Shaolin Liang of Every Baby to find out more. Every hour, 125 babies die from preterm birth complications. This figure reveals a desperate [...]
Andrew Mernin meets Wendy Hurlburt, president and CEO of Life Sciences British Columbia (LSBC), to find out more about research, investment and trade opportunities in the vast Canadian province. When we meet Wendy Hulburt on the bustling exhibition floor of one of Asia’s biggest health innovation summits, it is immediately clear that she is a leader in [...]
Opharmic Technology is advancing targeted drug delivery with the innovative use of ultrasound technology. Health Tech World speaks meets founder Langston Suen in Hong Kong to find out more. Opharmic Technology has developed a non-invasive drug delivery system that harnesses low-frequency ultrasound technology to deliver drugs without invasive needles. Targeting retinal diseases that currently require injection-based treatment, [...]
