Health Tech 2.0: The Amazon of Healthcare with Bob Schmidt

🎙️ “If you’re not smarter than me, why would I hire you?” Meet Bob Schmidt, inventor, founder, and the mastermind behind five cutting-edge health tech companies.

In this episode of Age Tech Innovators, Monty sits down with Bob to unpack a career that spans space station hygiene, military EEGs, remote Parkinson’s monitoring, and Amazon-style sleep tech delivery. Bob shares how he leveraged the US SBIR programme to launch medical and defense startups and reveals why his Kinesia U smartwatch is revolutionising Parkinson’s care by enabling real-time treatment adjustments.

✅ You’ll learn:

• How to build a health tech company from nothing, and why being fired helps
• The future of Remote Patient Monitoring and AI in healthcare
• How smartwatches are solving the Parkinson’s titration problem
• Why US innovators should consider moving to Europe for better patent protection

This episode is a goldmine for health tech founders, clinicians, and anyone curious about the future of senior care innovation.

🎧 Listen on Spotify or 📺 Watch on YouTube