About us
At Sanome, we believe healthcare can and should be better.
Today’s systems are reactive and overstretched, putting patients and providers at risk. The way forward is prevention —detecting health changes as early as possible.
That’s why we’re building the Human Digital Twin to predict emerging risks in patients. By combining and analysing existing data, we translate these into clinical insights to support faster and better decision-making, regulated as a AI-as-a-Medical Device (AIaMD).
The result is simple: earlier interventions lead to better outcomes for patients and improved efficiency and sustainability for healthcare providers.
This is the future of healthcare.
Meet our team
Benedikt Thüngen
Founder & CEO
About
Benedikt is Founder & CEO at Sanome. His lifelong vision is to build a Human Digital Twin that supports clinical teams to understand health changes earlier and better. He has a deep background in biosciences, deep tech and extensive experience scaling ventures across areas such as AI, enterprise software, and healthcare. Benedikt brings a unique combination of visionary thinking, high energy and practical implementation.
Outside of Sanome, Benedikt is a guest lecturer at the University of Cambridge, a mentor at the Royal Society of Engineering and an avid kite surfer.
Paul Aykroyd
Co-founder & COO
About
Paul is the Co-founder and COO of Sanome, bringing decades of experience in building and scaling technical organisations across industries. Prior to Sanome, Paul served as VP of Engineering and Operations at Speechmatics, where he worked alongside Benedikt. During his tenure, he successfully scaled the team from 8 AI researchers to over 120 staff across multiple geographies, driving operational excellence and fostering innovation.
At Sanome, Paul applies his extensive expertise to execute the company’s mission, leveraging his deep understanding of organisational growth and technical leadership.
Beyond his role at Sanome, Paul is committed to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs, mentoring tech founders on building high-performing teams and preparing organisations for rapid scaling. In his personal time, Paul is an avid cook and a passionate enthusiast of board sports.
Nitagauri Shah
Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Lead
Dr Andrew Creagh
Machine Learning Lead
Roxanne Stevenson-Brown
Market Access Lead
Eddie Pease
Engineering and Information Governance Lead
Tiia Meuronen
Clinical Product Lead
Anastassia Rowe
Associate
Richard Silk
Data Engineer
Waquid Valiya Peedikakkal
Principle Software Engineer
Andy Sullivan
Fractional CFO
Our clinical advisors
Dr Veronica Choro-Mari
Consultant Pharmacist and Infection Disease Specialist
Dr Nick Kennedy
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Chief Research Information Officer and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Exeter
Dr John Chinegwundoh
Consultant Respiratory Physician, Trust Lead for Health Inequalities
Dr Steven Luttrell
Medical Director at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Dr Michael Bedford
Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) and Consultant Nephrologist at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Our advisors
Prof Carole Longson
Independent Senior Adviser, Life Science Policy, HTA and Market Access
Dr Arrash Yassaee
Deputy Director (MedTech Innovation) at NHS England
Dr Cem Baydar
Chief Investment Officer
Dr Michelle Tempest
Advisor and Author
Pam Garside
Chair Cambridge Angels, Co Chair Cambridge Health Network. Fellow Judge Business School University of Cambridge
