Powered by Peerr   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.   ------------------------------------- Powered by  Peerr   The Health & Life Sciences Professional Network   We are reshaping the future of networking in the health and life sciences industry to enable a more progressive ecosystem thriving from knowledge sharing, connections and collaboration.   www.peerr.io -------------------------------------   YouTube:Amz & Abdul Twitter -@ScrubbedIn_Instagram - @Scrubbedin_ Follow us on Instagram & Twitter Hello@scrubbedin.co.uk