Fellows in Focus: January 2025

Updates concerning Sciana Fellows in January 2025

Sarah Holloway appointed new chief executive of Maudsley Charity

Sarah Holloway (Cohort 6) has been announced as Maudsley Charity's new chief executive. She'll begin this new role in April.

Maudsley Charity is the largest specialist funder of mental health in the UK and has a £40+ million commitment over five years to improve the mental health landscape across South London and beyond. 

Lutz Hager interviewed by NDR and ÄrzteTag Podcast 

On 15 January, Lutz Hager (Cohort 2) appeared on NDR, a public radio and television broadcaster based in Hamburg, to discuss electronic patient records (The segment begins at 06:06). 

Lutz also featured on an episode of the ÄrzteTag Podcast to discuss the policies and initiatives implemented by German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and where policymakers could go next in their thinking and approach. 

Healthcare turns to AI for medical note-taking 'scribes' 

Harpreet Sood (Cohort 5) contributed to a piece in the Financial Times exploring how investment in artificial intelligence medical note-taking apps doubled in 2024. 

Valerie Kirchberger launches Evela Health 

Valerie Kirchberger (Cohort 6) has co-founded Evela Health, a new company "on a mission to change the way we approach women's health, starting with perimenopause and menopause." Valerie shared details about the company, her new role, her co-founders, and what led to the company's creation in a LinkedIn post. 

Shera Chok named among 2025 AI Visionaries 

Congratulations to Shera Chok (Cohort 2), who has been celebrated as an AI visionary by Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex and the UK Government Department for Health and Social Care. 

The 2025 AI Visionaries list celebrates outstanding pioneers behind groundbreaking achievements in women's health and gender equity through artificial intelligence. 

Shera kindly shared a testimonial with Sciana. She said, "The time I spent in Salzburg was an opportunity for me to think about and develop the ideas for the Shuri Network, which has changed my life and that of many others over the last five years." 

A conversation between Sciana Fellows on tackling health inequalities 

Richard Stubbs (Cohort 5) and Bola Owolabi (Cohort 7) appeared on an episode of the Health Innovation Podcast to discuss what we actually mean when we talk about health inequalities and how the Core20Plus5 approach is tackling this complex issue. 

Richard also appeared on a recent episode of The Local Economic Development Podcast. He joined David Marlow and Mike Spicer to explore how health and economic agendas are co-dependent in creating healthy and prosperous local communities. 

„KI auf Rezept?“ - Chancen und Herausforderungen für die Medizin ("AI on Prescription?" - Opportunities and Challenges for Medicine) 

On February 5, Birgit Bauer (Cohort 5) held an online discussion with Björn Eskofier, head of the Machine Learning Lab at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). They were meeting to discuss AI in medicine.

Shining a light on the invisible thread of our community 

Nick Kirby (Cohort 6), managing director of Cambridge Biomedical Campus Ltd, reflects on events at the Campus in 2024 and plans for the year ahead. 

Tobias Gantner interviews David Maman, CEO, Binah.AI 

Tobias Gantner (Cohort 1) recently interviewed David Maman, CEO of Binah.AI. 

The company's mission is "Health and Wellness Checks for Anyone, Anywhere".  This interview, held in English, was aired on Tobias' podcast Mehr Einsatz Wagen and is split into two parts. Click the following links to listen to Part 1 and Part 2.

Living more, not less in 2025! 

Sarah Hughes (Cohort 3) recently launched a new Substack called "The Muse By Dr Sarah Hughes." In this piece, Sarah reflects on her 2024 and her intentions for 2025. 

Her latest article, meanwhile, focuses on the challenges and opportunities AI presents charity leaders and what they should do next.

"Just a Nurse Manager"

Swiss Nurse Leaders, of which Mario Desmedt (Cohort 5) is president, has marked its 40th anniversary by creating a special poem intending to describe the scope of activities covered by nurse managers.

Inspired by Suzanne Gordon's "Just a Nurse" poem, Swiss Nurse Leaders collected 90 statements from its members in response to the question of what they associated with the role of leadership in nursing.

These responses have been condensed into a poem that reflects the spirit of the statements. Download a copy in English or French.