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Alex Jani: interviewing visionaries of healthcare innovation

The X-Health.show brings to you brilliant minds behind programming living cells, tech that detects pre-term delivery in seconds, brain-computer interface or apps that employ AI to match you, your disease with the best treatment. For the eXtra Health of the future.You’ll meet visionaries from Switzerland who push the boundaries of healthcare. Engineers who teamed up with doctors, scientists turned CEOs, doctors programming AI-powered apps, researchers who abandoned university labs to improve your health.You’ll hear stories of promising startups founders and successful serial entrepreneurs. Patients who imagine a better way.You’ll  learn about new disease treatmentsunderstand how AI-driven health tech can improve your life grasp the way founders innovate or even, get inspired to jumpstart innovation at your company.Luckily, the X-Health.show is based in Switzerland, the most innovative country in the world according to World Intellectual Property Organization. For the 12th consecutive year. No wonder when the abundance of funds for innovation meets the ability to commercialize the discoveries.With notable research institutions situated nearby top pharmaceutical companies, there’s more to expect. More medical innovations, break-through femtech, life changing biotech, developments in digital health, genetic engineering, and  wearables, such as smart ring, blood pressure measurement on your wrist or ECG in your pyjama.Follow the show to meet these amazing innovators.

  1. Breast Shell for Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer: Giovanna Dipasquale, HeroSupport

    12/10/2024

    Breast Shell for Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer: Giovanna Dipasquale, HeroSupport

    Currently: patients with breast cancer are adjusted to fit a table for radiotherapy. Soon: the table will be fitted to them. A personalized shell, 3D-printed for one specific patient, will be used for all radiation sessions. Less pain. More comfort. Shorter radiation sessions. In this episode, you will hear about the benefits of radiotherapy in breast cancerradiotherapy for breast cancer side effectsand how clinical practice and a personal story motivate the founders EVERY DAYMy guest, Giovanna Dipasquale, is a co-founder and CEO of HeroSupport. A medical physicist with over two decades of experience in radiotherapy at one of the biggest hospitals in Europe, the Geneva University Hospital, where she led a study in 3D printing for radiotherapy. HeroSupport is a Swiss startup that is developing a personalized breast shell for radiotherapy in cancer treatment. Venus Shell allows for shorter radiation sessions, more comfort, and more precision. Follow them at https://www.herosupport.care/  Please note: the shell is not yet available for patients but clinics may sign up for clinical trials. If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review. The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.

    52 min
  2. Exoskeleton for Walking After Spinal Cord Injury: Dr. Tristan Vouga, TWIICE

    12/03/2024

    Exoskeleton for Walking After Spinal Cord Injury: Dr. Tristan Vouga, TWIICE

    People with spinal cord injury will be able to stand up and walk again with this exoskeleton after some training In this episode, you will hear why TWIICE followed a strict rule of not allowing able-bodied people to test the exoskeletonhow they accelerated the development of the exoskeletonhow people after spinal cord injuries can move using itand moreMy guest, Dr. Tristan Vouga is a co-founder and CEO of TWIICE. He’s a robotic design engineer with a Ph.D. in wearable robotics from EPFL.  TWIICE is a Swiss startup developing a modular lower-limb exoskeleton that enables people with paraplegia to stand up and walk again. Or take a hike up a snowy mountain. They completed their first clinical study with the Swiss Paraplegia Center. Go ahead and follow what they do at https://twiice.ch/ If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review. The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.

    55 min
  3. Developing a Blood Test for Breast Cancer: Dr. Ivana Domljanovic, Xemperia

    11/28/2024

    Developing a Blood Test for Breast Cancer: Dr. Ivana Domljanovic, Xemperia

    The goal is to have a breast cancer test at a point of care, say—at your family doctor’s office. And regularly. In this episode, you will hear about DNA origami and DNA as a building materialthe role of microRNAsand how a love for basketball led to becoming a DNA scientist My guest, Dr. Ivana Domljanovic, is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Fribourg and a scientist at Xemperia. She was awarded the Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Award for the invention of novel patented DNA origami biosensor. Xemperia is a Swiss startup, headed by Prof. Ruegg Curzio, on a mission to reduce breast cancer mortality by detecting and addressing cancer at its earliest stage. Ivana works there on developing a rapid blood test for breast cancer detection and the early detection of relapses. Go ahead and follow what they do at https://xemperia.com/ If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review. The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.

    40 min
  4. Free Medication Reminders App: Dr. Redona Hafizi, TOM Medications

    11/19/2024

    Free Medication Reminders App: Dr. Redona Hafizi, TOM Medications

    No email, no name, not even a login is required when signing up.  You just start using the app so you don’t forget to take your meds. Wait, what? In this episode, you’ll hear about: a free medication reminders appwhy people don’t adhere to therapieshow patients control what they share and even earn moneyand how pharmaceutical and insurance companies can listen better to patients and support them with real-world data in cardiovascular, alimentary tract, metabolic diseases such as diabetes, nervous system conditions such as depression, and more My guest, Dr. Redona Hafizi is a co-founder and Head of Pharma at TOM Medications. With a PhD in industrial pharmaceutical science, she’s an expert in pharmaceutical insights. And guess what, they’re absolutely fascinating.  TOM Medications is a Swiss startup that developed an app – for patients and with patients–to remind them to take their medications. The app is free. And already now, there’s a plethora of real-time patient data, valuable to pharmaceutical and insurance companies. Here’s when you can learn more about TOM: https://www.tommedications.com/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 Dr. Redona Hafizi and TOM Medications 00:01:14 The Actual Profits of Using the App 00:02:28 Setting Up the Medication Reminder App 00:13:41 What Medication Adherence Means 00:27:03 Iterating and Growing the App by Listening to Users 00:32:27 Helping Pharma Be More Patient-Centric: Real-World Data, But Faster 00:41:52 Checking for Double Medication with Insurance Companies 00:47:20 Scaling Up to Make the Healthcare System More Patient-Centric 00:50:58 Thank You, Follow TOM Medications 00:52:08 Follow the X-Health.show, Disclaimer If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review. The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.

    54 min
  5. New Antioxidant Supplement for Brain Longevity: Prof. Roland Martin, Noubrain

    11/12/2024

    New Antioxidant Supplement for Brain Longevity: Prof. Roland Martin, Noubrain

    It is absolutely fascinating what impact such a simple, naturally occurring compound can have. An antioxidant that is 20-30 times more potent than vitamins C and E. And has the potential to protect brain longevity, including in cases of Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s disease, after stroke, depression, spinal cord injury. In this episode you’ll hear about how the brain ages and when this process beginswhat are free radicalshow hydroxytyrosol, a natural neuroprotectant, workspre-clinical research in models for brain and spinal cord trauma, depression, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease My guest, Prof. Roland Martin, is a co-founder of Noubrain and Cellerys. A world-class neurologist, specializing in neuroimmunology, renowned for his research into multiple sclerosis. His whole career working in academic institutions close to patients, in the US, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. Noubrain is a Swiss startup that has developed neuroprotective supplements with hydroxytyrosol, a powerful antioxidant derived from olives and olive leaves. They have some promising unpublished pre-clinical results related to multiple sclerosis. Go ahead and follow what they do at https://www.noubrain.ch/ – in German but you know what to do, hit that translate button in your browser ;-) Timestamps: 00:00:00 Prof. Roland Martin and Noubrain 00:01:18 Brain Aging 00:08:08 What Are Free Radicals? 00:12:40 Screening Compounds of the Mediterranean Diet 00:15:50 What Is Hydroxytyrosol? 00:25:29 Strong Antioxidant Supplement That Enters the Brain 00:34:59 Research Behind Hydroxytyrosol 00:46:35 New Antioxidant Availability 00:51:51 Thank You Follow Noubrain 00:52:40 Follow X-Health.show Disclaimer If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review. The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.

    55 min
  6. Off-the-Shelf “Human” Tissue for Reconstructing Urethra Narrowing: Dr. Eva-Maria Balet, Regenosca

    11/05/2024

    Off-the-Shelf “Human” Tissue for Reconstructing Urethra Narrowing: Dr. Eva-Maria Balet, Regenosca

    It is not human tissue, i.e., it doesn’t come from a human but it is recognized by the body and well-tolerated. In effect, patients undergoing urethral stricture reconstruction have better recovery and less pain. In this episode, you will hear about regenerative medicineurethral stricture symptomsa scaffold that attracts the patients’ own cells surrounding the removed tissue and stimulates regenerationhow it dissolves itself, when the job is done My guest, Dr. Eva-Maria Balet, is a co-founder and CEO of Regenosca. She’s a biotechnologist with a PhD in Life Sciences from EPFL, a public research university in Lausanne. She has focused her research on scaffold design. Regenosca is a Swiss startup developing TissueSpan mesh – a technology platform to create regenerative, off-the-shelf meshes for soft tissue repair. Their first indication is urethral stricture – first-in-human implantations show shorter surgery time and less pain for patients. Here’s more about them, https://www.regenosca.com/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 Dr. Eva-Maria Balet and Regenosca 00:01:18 Bridge That Helps Tissue Healing 00:02:49 Innovation Behind the Scenes 00:05:03 Urethra Reconstruction: Gold Standard 00:07:05 What Is Urethral Stricture 00:12:50 Collagen-Based Scaffold for Urethra Narrowing Reconstruction 00:16:34 How Does TissueSpan Mesh Work 00:22:18 First-In-Men Studies in Malaysia 00:31:32 Planning the Startup Growth 00:44:35 Thank You, Follow Regenosca 00:45:05 Follow X-Health.show, Disclaimer If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review. The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.

    47 min
  7. Turn Your Traditional Watch into a Health Tracker – Smart Strap for Longevity: Olga Nijpels-Tishurova, Watchibia

    10/22/2024

    Turn Your Traditional Watch into a Health Tracker – Smart Strap for Longevity: Olga Nijpels-Tishurova, Watchibia

    How does your health tracker fit into your style? Well, my guest today wasn’t happy with how her plastic-looking health tracker did not match her Rolex. But longevity was important to her. Connecting the dots, she started developing a smart strap. To her Rolex. Or Omega, Gucci, Patek Philippe – any traditional watch you fancy. In this episode, you will hear about a health tracker that matches your stylehigh-end vulcanized rubber used for this smart strapwhat you can track with a smart strap health trackera startup collaboration with CSEM or Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnologyand how a smart strap can save the traditional watch industryMy guest, Olga Nijpels-Tishurova, is the founder and CEO of Watchibia. She’s combined her experience in the electronics industry with her love for luxury watches and aesthetics, and a focus on extending healthspan. Watchibia is a Swiss startup that develops a smart strap for traditional watches. Think, wearing your favorite watch, a Rolex, Omega, Gucci, Patek Philippe, whatever you fancy, and simply changing the strap to track your health. No additional fitness tracker needed. Go ahead and follow Watchibia on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/watch_ibia/ and Olga on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olga-nijpels-tishurova-b211a219/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 Olga Nijpels-Tishurova and Watchibia 00:01:22 Why Olga Dropped a Plastic Health Tracker 00:05:09 The Idea for a Smart Strap for a Rolex 00:11:43 What Is the Smart Strap 00:19:27 Developing the Smart Strap for Longevity 00:25:40 Saving the Traditional Watch Industry 00:37:55 Thank You Follow Watchibia 00:38:43 Follow X-Health.show Disclaimer If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review. The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.

    41 min
  8. Isolating Extracellular Vesicles and the Future of Nanomedicine: Dr. Adva Krivitsky, Acytronix

    10/16/2024

    Isolating Extracellular Vesicles and the Future of Nanomedicine: Dr. Adva Krivitsky, Acytronix

    Will we, in the future, be detecting diseases using extracellular vesicles? Will these diagnostics replace MRI or CT? In this episode, you’ll hear about the personalized medicine of the futurewhat is nanomedicinehow to isolate pure extracellular vesicleswhat are extracellular vesicles and how they compare to stem cell treatmentsMy guest today, Dr. Adva Krivitsky, is a co-founder and the CEO of Acytronix. She’s both a biologist and a chemist by training and completed her PhD in nanomedicine: polymer therapeutics, RNA delivery, and cancer research. Acytronix is a Swiss startup that developed a portable microstructured electrochemical device to isolate extracellular vesicles in less than 10 minutes. These extracellular vesicles can be key in detecting and treating diseases–more gently–in the future. Here’s more about Acytronix: acytronix.ch If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review. The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.

    40 min

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The X-Health.show brings to you brilliant minds behind programming living cells, tech that detects pre-term delivery in seconds, brain-computer interface or apps that employ AI to match you, your disease with the best treatment. For the eXtra Health of the future.You’ll meet visionaries from Switzerland who push the boundaries of healthcare. Engineers who teamed up with doctors, scientists turned CEOs, doctors programming AI-powered apps, researchers who abandoned university labs to improve your health.You’ll hear stories of promising startups founders and successful serial entrepreneurs. Patients who imagine a better way.You’ll  learn about new disease treatmentsunderstand how AI-driven health tech can improve your life grasp the way founders innovate or even, get inspired to jumpstart innovation at your company.Luckily, the X-Health.show is based in Switzerland, the most innovative country in the world according to World Intellectual Property Organization. For the 12th consecutive year. No wonder when the abundance of funds for innovation meets the ability to commercialize the discoveries.With notable research institutions situated nearby top pharmaceutical companies, there’s more to expect. More medical innovations, break-through femtech, life changing biotech, developments in digital health, genetic engineering, and  wearables, such as smart ring, blood pressure measurement on your wrist or ECG in your pyjama.Follow the show to meet these amazing innovators.