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What if diagnosing depression was as simple as a 15-minute brain scan, no questionnaires, no guesswork, just objective data?

That's exactly what Lucas Scherdel and his team at Connectome Health are building.

In this episode, Lucas breaks down how their TD-fNIRS technology reads brain activity non-invasively using near-infrared light, how AI turns that raw signal into stable biomarkers, and why the absence of any objective brain test for mental health conditions is one of the most under-discussed problems in medicine today.

We also get into the regulatory and investor catch-22 that slows MedTech innovationand Lucas's vision for a world where brain health checks are as routine as visiting the optician.

If you work in MedTech, digital health, neuroscience, or you're just curious about where mental healthcare is headed, this one is worth your time.

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00:00 – Opening hook: Lucas's vision for mainstream brain sensing

01:33 – Rod's intro and welcome

02:29 – What is Connectome Health?

02:58 – Lucas's background: biomedical sciences, Bayer, WHO

06:48 – How Lucas ended up founding Connectome

10:34 – What does "Connectome" mean?

11:00 – TD-fNIRS explained in layman's terms

12:50 – Why scalable brain measurement has been so hard

16:14 – What does the hardware actually look like?

17:38 – Brain-computer interfaces and the future of prosthetics

19:08 – Challenges: regulatory, manufacturing, scaling

19:37 – Connectome as a software company (platform dependency risk)

22:24 – The inference application layer

23:20 – Business model explained: B2B research tools → future B2C

24:48 – Regulatory landscape and reception from the scientific community

25:17 – Imperial College London healthy population study

26:16 – The investor-regulator catch-22 in MedTech

27:44 – First product: functional brain performance testing

29:34 – Where is mental health tracking headed in 10–15 years?

31:57 – Wrap-up and how to find Lucas (connectome.health / LinkedIn)

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What if you never had to drive to physio again? Dr. Ashok Gupta is making that a reality - using AI to measure your joints to the tenth of a degree, from your phone.

00:00 Intro & accessibility hook
00:18 Welcome & guest introduction
01:47 Origin story - the "why not PT?" moment
02:44 The 10 - 20% touch insight that made telehealth PT possible
03:39 Early struggles, pivots & the COVID tailwind
06:06 What devices do patients need?
07:23 How computer vision AI measures movement in sessions
09:19 Tracking patient progress over time with objective data
10:43 Patient compliance & the "home as clinic" effect
13:56 Will AI replace clinicians? The TheraNow thesis
16:47 The omnichannel care model (clinic + virtual)
19:38 Regulatory compliance & Joint Commission accreditation
22:52 Real licensed therapists, not bots - 350+ clinician network
26:08 International expansion plans
28:04 The future of virtual physical therapy
30:57 Where to find Ashok & wrap-up

Company Website:
https://www.theranow.com

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Ever applied for a job and heard nothing back? You're not alone. 1 in 4 applications right now is a bot, and most companies don't have time to go through 500 applicants. In this episode, medtech recruitment specialist Chay Carter breaks down why the system is broken, what top companies are actually looking for, and how platforms like Reccy Neuro are trying to fix it. Whether you're a student, early career, or looking to break into neurotech or medtech this one's for you.

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00:00 Introduction

03:03 Che Carter's background – psychology to banking to neurotech

04:50 Building the Reki Neuro ecosystem – newsletter to job platform

11:01 The neurotech spectrum – implantables, wearables, BCIs

13:15 The bot problem – 1 in 4 applications may be automated

14:20 Newsletter and job board integration

15:24 Candidate matching platform – 70%+ score filtering

19:19 Funding challenges limiting medtech hiring

20:50 Geographic talent hubs – Bay Area, Austin, New York

21:28 Career advice – start at large firms before startups

27:00 The niche ecosystem vision – rebuilding early LinkedIn for medtech

27:20 LinkedIn's decline for focused recruitment

29:28 AI's role in recruitment – helps recruiters, not candidates

31:00 Open access and community growth strategy

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Reccy Neuro: https://www.reccy.dev/

Newsletter: https://theneurotechnewsletter.substack.com/

Heres the specific article:
https://theneurotechnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-reemergence-of-eeg-why-the-brain

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