Listen "Episode 12: The Story of Medopad and Global Scale"
Episode Synopsis
James is joined by Alex Gilbert who currently manages large Life Sciences Partnerships at Medopad, one of the UK’s highest-growth digital health companies. Alex is an experienced “Jack of all trades” who has been working within the Digital Health industry alongside healthcare, pharmaceutical and tech organisations. Through his experience at Medopad, he has launched national projects, defined product proposition and helped grow the company from 8 to >100 people. His passion is the use of technology to empower and engage the patient to take control of their care.
The team talk about Alex's background, how he got into digital health, the value of partnerships with the likes of Apple, Medopad's $28M raise, how Alex has helped Medopad scale internationally and Alex's view on the future of the healthtech sector. www.medopad.com
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