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Meet the change-makers: Dan Vahdat of Huma Therapeutics

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Meet the change-makers: Dan Vahdat of Huma Therapeutics

Dec 2, 2021

We all want change for the better, and – good news – in many places it’s actually here.

Dan Vahdat of Huma Therapeutics saw an opportunity to transform the way healthcare is delivered, and his data-led, digital-first ‘hospitals at home’ model seeks to bring personalised medical care to patients everywhere.

With the global population growing – and getting older – these sorts of innovative solutions will be essential to ease pressure on healthcare systems and improve patient outcomes, in turn creating new opportunities.

Huma, which recently won the Prix Galien award for Digital Health, worked with German hospitals and the UK’s National Health Service during the pandemic to providing remote monitoring for COVID-19 patients who were at-home, in quarantine or self-isolating.

Watch Dan talk about turning a hobby into his life’s work, staying competitive in a fast-moving industry and having a positive impact.

Meet the change-makers: Dan Vahdat of Huma Therapeutics Listen to the podcast: Meet the change-makers: Dan Vahdat of Huma Therapeutics

A need for better healthcare provision isn’t the only challenge facing our world.

Read more about Dan, and meet three other visionaries making extraordinary advancements in energy efficiency, infrastructure and AI, in our article Visions and visionaries: Who is leading the charge for change?

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