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Tim Lawrie speaks with Lomax Ward, co-founder of Luminous Ventures, the go-to venture fund for the most daring and innovative entrepreneurs requiring Seed to Series A/B investment. They prefer to be the first venture investor, focusing on visionary founders with breakthrough technologies, backing deep-tech and science that matters and delivers top returns. Backed by a network of families, they lead or follow - investing as little as €250,000 and as much as €5,000,000. Luminous Ventures is the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Health’s lead country investor for the UK. Their portfolio of ground-breaking companies includes Hadean, Synthace, BioBeats, FaceSoft, Active Global, Astroscreen and Beyond.  

Liam Newton sits down with Daniel Leite, Vice President of Global Marketing for Circle Cardiovascular imaging, to discuss his experiences being a leader in the MedTech industry.Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. develops world class, advanced, post-processing solutions for the cardiac imaging industry. Circle is a prominent company for the global cardiac imaging community bringing together an experienced and qualified team of more than 150 people.Circle’s imaging platform, cvi42 is the leading best-in-class cardiovascular imaging reading and reporting solution for Cardiac MR, Cardiac CT, and Cardiac Interventional Planning. Annually, hundreds of thousands of cardiac exams - in over 1,000 hospitals in 40 countries - are interpreted using cvi42, providing physicians the tools to accurately quantify and diagnose complex cardiovascular diseases while improving patient outcomes and the effective utilization of healthcare resources.Currently at version 5.10, cvi42 utilizes machine learning and big data, with the machine results demonstrating capabilities within the same range as expert human readers, improving cardiovascular health through excellence in imaging as an integral part of precision medicine. Circle's software shall contribute to quality in cardiovascular imaging and research, maximizing the achievable benefit for patients by enabling healthcare providers to accurately and effectively analyze cardiovascular images.Excellence in cardiovascular imaging and care is Circle's highest priority.