Episode 115: Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve: Co-Founder & CEO of Alan - Live A Longer, Better Life

Episode 115: Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve: Co-Founder & CEO of Alan - Live A Longer, Better Life

Author: Thomas Ohr April 30, 2025 Duration: 37:21
This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, Marcin Lewandowski sits down with Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve, Co-Founder and CEO of Alan. Alan is your one stop health partner giving everyone access to a healthy & productive life, empowering the body and the mind. Alan's services include the most intuitive health insurance offering, Alan Clinic to navigate the healthcare system and Alan Mind, a mental well-being offer, and newly launched Alan Play among other things! They cover more than 730.000 members and are partners of 33.000 companies for the health of their employees. Alan has raised €747 million. In this episode, Jean-Charles discusses his journey from aerospace to healthcare innovation. He emphasizes the importance of making prevention a norm in healthcare, the challenges faced in the industry, and the need for behavioral change. The conversation also covers Alan's global expansion, the future of healthcare, and personal insights on work-life balance and mental health. Takeaways 1. Behavioral change is crucial for effective healthcare prevention. 2. Innovation in healthcare requires understanding regulations and consumer needs. 3. Gamification can enhance user engagement in health management. 4. The future of healthcare will involve more personal health management tools. 5. Personal health and happiness should be prioritized alongside professional success. #startup #health #entrepreneurship Follow EU-Startups on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eu-startups-menlo-media/ Visit our Website: https://www.eu-startups.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.eu-startups.com/newsletter/ This podcast episode is brought to you by Scytale - making compliance super easy for startups, helping them get compliant and stay compliant with frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS and more, without breaking a sweat. Learn more at https://scytale.ai/eus

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