Jeff Smith discussed the concept of an AI healthcare app called Bid, which aims to connect high value target customers with vendors offering a product or service of equally high value and use to the customer.  ..read more

Jeff Smith discussed a new app idea on his podcast. He touched on the subject of a big data play called "Big Easy," explaining how combining prior tech waves with the latest developments, such as AI, could create a powerful compounding effect. He also mentioned the potential of big data in the field of medicine and highlighted the ability of big data to provide unbiased insights, unlike the scientific method which often starts with a hypothesis.  ..read more

As a physician entrepreneur, passion is very important to have. The word passion is easy to throw around these days, but we’re talking about a passion to be motivated. The passion to solve a big med-tech problem. A problem that keeps you awake at night and you can’t sleep until you find a solution. Join Jeff Smith as he talks more about finding that passion as a physician entrepreneur ..read more

What makes the physician entrepreneur such a valuable person to be a founder is, by virtue of their education and training, and then helping patients, they have developed a prepared mind. They’ve seen patterns in patient problems and the delivery of care. Because of this experience, they are most equipped to identify the existing solutions where they work and where unmet needs remain. Today, host Jeff Smith focuses on how the physician entrepreneur can identify problems and develop therapeutic solutions to help their patients and improve healthcare ..read more

Osteal Therapeutics is a privately-held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing novel musculoskeletal therapeutics to treat orthopedic infections and their consequences. David Thompson has served at Osteal Therapeutics President and CEO since August 2020. He brings over 20 years of experience in medical technology, most recently acting as Interim CEO of Gravitas Medical where he was a member of the Board of Directors since July 2018. Previously, David was based in London as Global Vice President of Strategic Development for Smith & Nephew where he oversaw company-wide strategic p ..read more

Matt Steere Managing Director & Co-Head Healthcare Investment Banking, Medical Technologies & Diagnostics Matt has extensive experience in public and private financings, buy-side and sell-side transactions and fairness opinions in the Healthcare sector. Before joining Canaccord in 2007, he worked in First Albany's Healthcare Investment Banking Group. Matt was instrumental in building their Healthcare franchise into one of the most active boutique investment banks focused on the Life Sciences sector and was head of their West Coast Investment Banking efforts. Before this, he worked in ..read more

Michael Ragan is the Executive Director at Morgan Stanley. This  episode was recorded live as part of Morgan Stanley's 19th Annual Global Healthcare Conference. Michael interviews Unmet Need's host, Jeff Smith, who is the Co-founder & CEO of Providence Medical Technology. Their discussion is centered around the unmet need Providence is addressing for high-risk cervical patients. Providence Medical Technology FUSE Study ..read more

Jeff Smith discussed the development of a new AI healthcare app called "President's Club" for sales compensation planning for sales professionals. The speaker also emphasized the importance and evolution of AI and robotics, with a particular focus on language learning models. The discussion revolved around the shift towards large language models, which are increasingly used by tech companies like Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. The potential for these applications to attract marketers was also discussed ..read more

Nick Desai is an accomplished and visionary entrepreneur who has started and led four venture funded start-ups over the last 18 years. Nick is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Heal, an on-demand doctor house call app available in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and San Diego. For Nick, Heal is more than a company – it’s a mission to fix the broken $3 trillion healthcare system. Nick’s previous start-ups have been innovative leaders in technology-enabled fitness and weight loss, social media and mobile applications, and the web’s first self-updating address book. Nick earned his BS in ..read more

The Literature Jeff Smith introduced a potential healthcare AI application idea, inviting physician entrepreneurs and non-physicians to collaborate if interested. The application, named "The Literature", aims to assist in accessing and understanding clinical papers, addressing the challenge of poorly understood literature in the healthcare sector.  Jeff highlighted the potential of generative AI and its ability to process large amounts of information. The idea is to build an app on a chat platform, allowing users to ask for relevant literature on a specific topic.  ..read more