15 Minutes With The Doctor: Learn from Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Innovators

69: How to go from extraordinary side hustles to an AI mental health startup? With Ross from Limbic

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On this episode, Vinay is joined by founder of Limbic, Ross Harper, who has a PhD in computational neuroscience. Limbic enhances mental health care by assisting providers to manage and support demand for mental health services through AI-driven tools. It can prioritise need, from more routine aspects to serious issues, by applying machine learning to user inputs like questionnaires. Ultimately, the platform improves access to services and the patient journey. In a Series A funding round, they raised $14 million for product development and U.S expansion. The platform has been adopted by 40% of NHS talking therapies.

Discover:

  • How Ross started his career studying Natural Sciences at Cambridge
  • How his PhD began his research in computational neuroscience
  • How he started Limbic because of his fascination with finding out if machine learning can help understand how the brain works
  • How his past connects him to a music career and advertising
  • How he began and raised investment for Limbic.ai
  • How he developed Limbic.ai to tackle a lack of clinicians in the mental health space
  • How mental health support has become a global problem
  • How they developed two main products – Limbic Access and Limbic Care
  • How Limbic Access has been adopted by 40% of NHS Talking Therapies
  • How Limbic is designed to save time without compromising the quality of care
  • How they are first and only class two medical device for mental health
  • How they are using the product to provide further research
  • How they’re partners are helping them improve the mental health sector

    • Guest: Ross Harper

    Website: https://www.limbic.ai/

    Host: Dr Vinay Shankar

    Website: https://www.oncedaily.co
    Podcast: 15 Minutes With The Doctor

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