Overcoming barriers in infrastructure and human capital with Joseph Mocanu PhD from Verge Healthtech Fund
Joseph Mocanu · December 15, 2021
Interview with Joseph Mocanu
Podcast: From Lab to Launch by Qualio
December 15, 2021
You may have heard the adage, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Today's guest Joseph Mocanu, PhD shares how companies and entrepreneurs across the world are overcoming barriers to bring an ounce of prevention to emerging markets and rural communities. His…
About Joseph Mocanu
Healthtech Investor
75+ projects Healthcare strategy work at Oliver Wyman20+ markets Global health and life sciences experience9 companies Personal healthtech angel portfolio by 2018Founding Partner Verge HealthTech Fund
Early stage fund Healthtech. Angel Investor. Born in Romania. Currently based in Singapore. Joseph is the Founding Partner of Verge HealthTech Fund focusing on seed-stage healthcare technology companies relevant to emerging markets. Prior to this, Joseph was a scientist researching new cancer therapies, a medical device entrepreneur, and a management consultant for Oliver Wyman where he led life sciences and digital health across Asia.
About this episode
You may have heard the adage, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Today's guestJoseph Mocanu, PhD shares how companies and entrepreneurs across the world are overcoming barriers to bring an ounce of prevention to emerging markets and rural communities. His company, Verge HealthTech Fund focuses on seed stage healthcare technology companies relevant to emerging markets.
He explains how each of us can get involved and be part of the solution to bridge the gap in life sciences between human capital and healthcare access. We each can make a difference.
Joseph Mocanu is the Founder of Verge HealthTech Fund. Prior to this, Joseph was a scientist researching new cancer therapies, a medical device entrepreneur, and a management consultant for Oliver Wyman where he led life sciences and digital health across Asia. He has 19 scientific publications, 3 patents, and has made investments in 23 healthcare technology companies to date. Joseph has a PhD from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Show notes:
Verge HealthTech Fund: https://www.vergehc.com/Joseph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmocanu/Other podcasts from Joseph: https://www.podfol.io/profile/joseph-mocanu/Qualio: qualio.com
Music by keldez
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