Hypertension affects almost half of all American adults and over 1 billion people globally.  Dr. Jay Shah is Chief Medical Officer of Aktiia, a transformative company empowering providers and patients to greatly improve the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of hypertension. Jay joined us to share how he plans to tackle this massive problem in public health.  More about Dr. Jay Shah Dr.  Shah has 15+ years of medical expertise and 11+ years of leadership experience.  He has brought his experience and expertise to the Swiss startup Aktiia, to change the paradigm of how the world’s most common disease – hypertension – is understood and managed.  Also an angel investor and advisor, he is passionate about applying technology to solve practical problems in medicine and believes strongly in the power of positive thinking and collaboration. Website: www.aktiia.com  Social media: @aktiiaglobal  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jshahmd Qualio website: https://www.qualio.com/ Previous episodes: https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcast Apply to be on the show: https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8 Music by keldez