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About us

We’re putting the mouth at the front of everyday healthcare.

Gum disease is a public emergency. Almost half the adults over the age of 30 have some form of the disease, and inflammation from the gums opens the floodgates to a range of diseases including diabetes, CVD, and Alzheimers. We're going to change that.

What are we doing?

We’re building a new system for oral care management focused on prevention. This includes using the power of salivary diagnostics coupled with machine learning, and our own range of products to take control of the oral health crisis.

Science

Our values

Prevention
Awareness
Empowerment

Who are we?

We’re an international team made up of experts in engineering, design, immunology, and dentistry, driven by a desire to improve healthcare outcomes for all.

Meet the team

Our team is driven by a desire to help consumers better manage their oral health and systemic wellness.

Co-Founder & CEO

Will co-founded Floe with Javier Navarro in 2020, having previously held commercial and management roles at Diageo, Distill Ventures, and Hello-Fresh. He is passionate about the future of everyday healthcare and placing power in the hands of consumers in order to improve lives. Will is a 2017 alumni of the New Entrepreneurs Foundation (NEF) and member of the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA). Responsible for overall management, operations, and commercials.

Will Welton

Co-Founder & Head of Product

Javier started his career in the financial sector, working as an analyst at Royal Bank of Canada. Javier co-founded Floe in 2020 to prove... that oral health is a key pillar of systemic health and build a data-driven approach for its management. Responsible for product and finances.

Javier Navarro

Head of Biomarkers

Christine specialised as an immunologist after post-doctoral training at the University of Cambridge, working on immunogenicity assays as a Group Leader at Antitope led to a return to academia and the NIHR BioResource as Manager for 5 years. Mostly recently Christine relaunched ARU’s Salivary Biomarker Lab. Christine also teaches medical sciences as a Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University. Responsible for assay development, biomarker analysis, and lab protocol.

Dr Christine Bryson

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Rafa holds a PhD in Astrophysics from Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and has a valuable blend of scientific and commercial experience. This includes the development of Neurofind.ai whilst at King's College London, a cutting-edge machine-learning tool designed to aid in mental health diagnosis through neuroimaging, and more recently as a decision scientist at Monzo Bank. Responsible for the development and application of machine learning, data cleansing.

Dr Rafael Garcia-Dias

UX/UI Designer

Jim is a digital designer who thrives on collaboration and has experience working across a range of sectors at Appnovation, in addition to managing the production of over 6,000 medical-grade iphone cases now used in US/ UK hospitals. BsC in Product Design from University of Leeds. Responsible for UX Design, usability testing, and brand.

Jim Gibbs

Dental Partnerships Manager

Khad has a wealth of experience from the NHS and private sector and is focused on mapping out the clinical value of our salivary diagnostics test and giving dental professionals the power to utilise it in order to improve screening, monitoring, and advanced detection of disease in patients. Khad continues her clinical practice at Together Dental in addition to her role at Floe. Responsible for clinical guidance and dental partnerships.

Dr Khad Shah

Product Manager

Richard brings a wealth of experience from his consulting background in the life sciences space at Putnam Associates in Boston, and joined Floe as our Product Manager whilst completing his masters at London Business School. His focus is on the commercialisation of the  salivary diagnostics test and using insights from customers, our Medical Advisory Board, and lab team in Cambridge to inform development and key features. Responsible for product development and user testing.

Richard Wang

Chief Medical Officer

John Deanfield CBE is a world-renowned cardiologist and scientist, and a world leading advocate promoting ‘investing in your arteries’ to more effectively prevent cardiometabolic disease. He is also a leading advocate of prevention of cardiovascular disease and the importance of oral health on systemic health. Responsible for leading the MAB and business strategy.

Prof John Deanfield

Technical Advisor

Data and Analytics Consultant with over a decade of experience in developing and deploying data products, and building high-performing teams of data analysts, scientists, and engineers. Will is also the Founder and Director of Towards Insights, a data consultancy that advises on data strategy, implementation, and hiring for early-stage start ups and small-to-medium sized companies. Previously, he was the VP of Data & Technology at a Series A startup and a Head of Data Analytics & Science at Amazon. He has 15 years of experience in analytics and commercial finance within the FMCG, e-commerce, and digital entertainment industries. Responsible for supporting designing technical architecture and infrastructure.

Will Ko

Board

Our experienced board of directors helps set strategy, oversees management, and provides expert counsel in respect to brand, marketing, investment, and commercial execution.

Non-Executive Director

Julio Bruno is an international media, travel executive and writer – always seeking a path and a platform to have a positive impact on this world. He has a keen interest in the start-up community and acts as an angel investor and board advisor to a handful of businesses globally, including: Floe, Audicus, Roasting Plant and Central St. Martins/Birkbeck. Previously, he was chief executive of the Time Out Group – a leading global media and hospitality business – where he remains an invested shareholder.

Julio Bruno

Chairman

Stephen Welton is Executive Chair of BGF, a role he has held since July 2020 and is responsible for the strategic direction of the company. Before taking on the role of Executive Chairman, Stephen was the founder CEO of BGF between 2011 and 2020. BGF is the largest growth capital investor in the UK, having backed over 400 companies and invested over £3bn invested, with 16 offices across the UK and Ireland, and a team of 200.

Stephen Welton

Medical Advisory Board

We're driven by science and our medical strategy is guided by global leaders in periodontology, dentistry, and cardiology.

We’re trying to change the world of oral health. Join us.

We are always on the lookout for brilliant people. Get in touch.

hello@getfloe.com

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