Revolutionizing Eye & Brain Health Monitoring with Dr Sam Scott, CEO & Founder, June Brain | Ep 40

With the potential to diagnose some brain illnesses 7 years before their onset, Optical Coherence Tomography can do a lot more than checking eye health. JuneBrain was founded to improve remote assessments and monitoring of neurological and retinal diseases. They provide telehealth devices and AI software solutions. Their products are user-friendly, portable, and adaptable for clinical and point-of-care settings. Their vision is to improve health outcomes for individuals with eye and brain diseases by expanding access to healthcare across the globe. 

In this episode, Dr Sam, CEO of JuneBrain shares her inspirational journey; alongside some of the personal health issues she has faced. Great Listen!!

Timestamp:

00:00 Intro 

02:12 Journey Leading to JuneBrain

06:40 What is Optical Coherence Tomography? (OCT)

08:23 Applications of OCT

10:20 Motivating Factors for JuneBrain

13:00 Results vs Traditional OCT

14:00 Description of the Neuro-i SS-OCT

15:00 Approval Stage and Focus

18:00 Raising Funding 

20:15 Tips on raising Capital for a start-up 

23:00 Thoughts on the Future of OCT and Healthcare 

26:30 Predicted cost of JuneBrain’s Neuro-i SS-OCT

29:30 What is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome? Or Neurally Mediated Syncope? 

Interesting Reads:

Parkinson's detection in the eye:

- Euronews Article 

https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/08/22/eye-scans-could-detect-signs-of-parkinsons-disease-7-years-before-diagnosis#:~:text=Using%20eye%20scan%20data%20and,diagnosed%2C%20new%20research%20has%20revealed.

- The actual journal article

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207727

- Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17252-myasthenia-gravis-mg

- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16560-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-pots

- NEURALLY MEDIATED SYNCOPE

https://www.vumc.org/autonomic-dysfunction-center/neurally-mediated-syncope

JuneBrain Website:

https://www.junebrain.com

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