Insights
Thought pieces, announcements and events from the world of health tech and clinical innovation by the Curistica team

From medical student to clinical consultancy: reflections on my Curistica placement
I've always been captivated by the potential of technology to revolutionise healthcare, and this enthusiasm led me to participate in one of Imperial’s Digital Health product competitions, where I first met Curistica

Revolutionising Knowledge Management in Business and Healthcare with Notion
During his summer placement, Junior Associate Andrey Marinov completed a project to overhaul and improve Curistica’s procedures with Notion and shares his learnings

Curistica x HealthKey Case Study
We're excited to share how our partnership with HealthKey transformed from an urgent project into an ongoing strategic collaboration that helped secure £1.13M in seed funding

Flow Neuroscience: At the Cutting Edge of Mental Health Innovation
As someone who works in mental health and has faced depression firsthand (along with the side effects of common treatments), I am genuinely excited to see last week’s study by the team at Flow Neuroscience that brings Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) into the spotlight as a promising novel treatment for depression.

When is a Doctor Not a Doctor?
I've spent my entire career trying to make sense of what kind of doctor I am, despite having a very clear sense of what I wanted to do, writes Dr Keith Grimes. I'm finally in the right place - a Digital Doctor shaping products and technologies to deliver quality care at scale. Yet still the nagging question - does that make me a doctor?

The 4 Things Every Good Product Team Does: Insights from HealthTech Innovation
Discover the four key practices that set successful HealthTech product teams apart. Learn how to enhance your team's performance and drive innovation in healthcare.

Curistica x MedTech Malta
Join Dr Keith Grimes to discuss Global Health Equity: The Role of AI in Bridging Healthcare Gaps at MedTech Malta

Are We Too Focused on Curing and Not Enough on Caring? The Healthusiasm Podcast
Are We Too Focused on Curing and Not Enough on Caring? Dr Keith Grimes discusses the topic with Christophe Jauquet on The Healthusiasm podcast

Curistica x BMJ Future Health partnership
Join Dr Keith Grimes and the Curistica team at BMJ Future Health and find out how our partnership focuses on solving real healthcare problems.

From Scrubs to Startups: Transitioning from Clinical Practice to HealthTech
Discover how clinicians can successfully transition to HealthTech careers. Learn key strategies, challenges, and opportunities in this exciting field.

Navigating Your Career Path in Healthtech: Advice from Curistica Leaders
Discover insider tips for a successful healthtech career from Curistica's diverse leadership team. Learn from experts in product, clinical safety, medicine, marketing, and operations.

How to use Generative AI and Prompt Engineering for Clinicians webinar with BMJ Future Health
Dr Keith Grimes explains how you can make prompt engineering work for you in this event with the BMJ

Watch Out for Bias: What GenAI Doctors Need to Know, HLTH Roundtable Event
Health Innovation Thought Leader Dr Keith Grimes co-hosts a HLTH community roundtable on the topic of Watch Out for Bias: What GenAI Doctors Need to Know. Join the discussion and have your say.

The Health & Wellbeing Podcast: You can’t whack data into a model without thinking
Dr Keith Grimes shares his knowledge and thoughts on Unleashing the Power of AI for Health and Wellbeing in the Health & Wellbeing Podcast with Dr Nick Harvey.

Recent Press: Dr Keith Grimes’ insights on his journey as a founder
Dr Keith Grimes recently shares his key learnings, advice and insights on his journey as Curistica founder in an interview with Natasha Rostovtseva.

GenAI Doctors: Can they be trusted? HLTH Roundtable Event
Dr Keith Grimes explores the topic of GenAI Doctors: Can they be Trusted? Join the discussion and have your say at the HLTH Roundtable

5 Essential Skills for a Successful Career in Health Innovation
Discover the key skills needed to thrive in health innovation. Learn how adaptability, technical literacy, clinical understanding, project management, and ethical decision-making can propel your career forward.

AI moves fast. Power moves faster.
In the world of Artificial Intelligence, things move fast. Whether that is the pace of research, the cadence of new product releases, or the rise in people adding ‘AI expert’ to their LinkedIn titles, it can be hard for a person to keep up. And yet it is but nothing compared to the speed at which power changes hands.


Time to Care
Without care, there is a good chance that HealthTech could make our situation worse. If the focus is purely on the economic buyer’s needs at the expense of the users or ultimate beneficiaries, the products and services developed will simply increase the volume of work we are doing. Worse still, this work will now be of higher complexity and challenge, as we are driven to work ‘at the top our our licence.’ We’ll be building digital whips but, if we do things the right way, things could look very different.