In this week’s episode Neil shares his journey from consulting into building Skin Analytics, the only UKCA approved Class IIa AI as a Medical Device for dermatology with an 99.8% accuracy of ruling out of skin cancer!

We discussed:

📈 A career pivot from consulting into healthtech 
🌪️ First exposure into the ‘chaotic world’ of healthcare 
🧩 Solving the complexities of healthcare from the outside 
🚀 0-1 of building Skin Analytics 
💡Difficulty commercialising digital health solutions 
🤖 How did the recent rise of LLMs change perceptions around skin cancer detection 
📜 Leaning into regulations and compliance
🏆 The only UKCA approved Class IIa AI as a Medical Device for dermatology
🖼️ Building the initial dataset to train skin cancer detection models
🤝 Securing the first NHS contract 
📈 The adoption curve for Skin Analytics 
📘 Building a repeatable playbook as a VC-backed business 
🏥 Building relationships with the NHS as customers 
🎯 How to engage the right stakeholders in the NHS 
⚠️ The pitfalls of having the NHS as the sole customers for VCs 
💸 Fundraising journey and advice for founders

Neil Daly is the Founder and Director of Skin Analytics. He is a Committee Member of Real World Evidence Programme - NIHR i4i & OLS and an NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow. Prior to transitioning into healthtech he was in the consulting sector.

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