36 | Dr Debbie Wake Co-Founder and CEO, MyWay Digital Health Debbie Wake is CEO and Co-founder of MyWay Digital Health (MWDH), a University of Dundee spinout. She is also a Clinical Reader at the University of Edinburgh, a Diabetes Consultant (MBChB, BSc, PhD, Clin Ed Dip), a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion, an NHS Innovation Accelerator Alumni, and a Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award winner. Debbie previously worked as a national newspaper health columnist and television doctor. MWDH aims to improve the lives of people with chronic diseases (focusing on cardiovascular, renal and metabolic conditions including weight management) globally via affordable, scalable, data-driven solutions deployed as population health tools and clinician and patient facing applications. Its flagship product, MyWay Diabetes, is multi-award winning, improves health outcomes, and saves costs with a 5:1 ROI. MWDH solutions have been deployed across ~30% of UK NHS territories, impacting on over one million people. The company has expanded internationally, securing contracts with public and private healthcare organizations in the Middle East. www.mywaydigitalhealth.co.uk LinkedIn: /in/debbie-wake-64335923/ Dr Nick Gompertz CEO and Founder, Ear Switch EarSwitch Ltd is focusing on preventing the harm caused by inaccurate medical devices by moving all vital signs monitoring to the ear; EarMetrics. EarMetrics aims to replace existing medical devices and wearables with more accurate and equitable monitoring. Our urgent global priority is to resolve the harm from racial bias of traditional pulse oximeters. EarMetrics is worn in a standard earbud and detects vital signs from the inner ear-canal; a core site close to central blood flow, unaffected by melanin and offering the potential of multiple vital signs from one device. EarSwitch’s portfolio includes EarControl™- our origin innovation to unlock communication for people with MND/ALS and severe cerebral palsy with an EarClick™- providing handsfree control from a simple earbud. Our first product the Gamer’s EarSwitch will be in market Q3 2026- allowing all video gamers to gain from handsfree control whilst facilitating accessible gaming for all. www.EarSwitch.co.uk LinkedIn: /earswitch-ltd/
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