HEALTHEDGE INNOVATIONS - Key Persons


Dr Joseph Ferenbok

Job Titles:
  • Co - Director
  • Co Founder
Joseph is Co-Director, Translational Research Program, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Co-Director of the Health Innovation Hub, a Faculty of Medicine initiative. Joseph is the Course Director for Foundations in TR and for Methods in Practices and Contexts, and the Instructor for the Translational Thinking module.

Dr. Richard Foty - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO

Dr. Vessela Vassileva

Job Titles:
  • Head of Research and Development
Dr. Vassileva is a member of several professional groups, including the National Cancer Research Institute Clinical and Translational Radiotherapy Research Working Group, where she is involved in clinical and translational issues concerning radiation therapy, peer-review and the development of practice-changing trials. She is a Trustee of the Head and Neck Research Charity. Dr. Vassileva is on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Research, and peer-reviewers for numerous scientific journals and research funding agencies, providing scientific advice to

Heather-Anne Hubbell

Job Titles:
  • Advisory Council
  • Founder of CEO of Phundex Limited
  • Strategy Consultant
Heather-Anne is an experienced strategy consultant with an extensive record of transformation in the risk, regulation and finance areas within Financial Services. Her areas of expertise include corporate governance, risk and regulatory compliance, digital process efficiency and strategic planning and implementation. Heather-Anne is the Founder of CEO of Phundex Limited, a Jersey based business. Phundex is a new platform designed to support raising and administering investments, It coordinates across investees, investors, administrators and managers, providing management, tracking and reporting across the financial eco-system in both junior and senior capital markets. Heather-Anne has worked with HEI to establish Phundex For Health and the Innovation Management System.

Iseult Roche

Job Titles:
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Medical Doctor and a Fellow
Iseult Roche is a UK Medical Doctor and a Fellow of the Royal Society of public health. Her background in Public health is practical and strategic. She was portfolio holder for Community (Public ) Health and Sport in Local Government, prior to that she was a special advisor. Through this unique background , she continues as an independent consultant advisor for public health and the implementation of public health policy in local Government, aiming to help reduce the gulf between public health policy and social application and follow-through of public health initiatives. A keen enthusiast of health technology and its uses for better public health and well-being , Iseult has been a panel member and judge on the Axa health & 2020health digital health awards. She acts as a facilitator and an intermediary for businesses , advisors and entrepreneurs looking to Improve their knowledge of the health business market and health tech sector and gain access to business funding. Her aim is to work with organisations and individuals to help

Jay Jolliffe

Job Titles:
  • Advisory Council
  • Marketing Specialist
Jay Jolliffe is a marketing specialist and respected business development consultant in the healthcare space, having spent the better part of the last ten years focused on helping physicians ethically expand their practices and manage their diagnostic labs. Jay founded Quality Rhythm Solutions in 2010 as a full-service marketing firm dedicated to working with physicians on every stage of business development from branding and marketing to contract sales and relationship management.Since then, he's expanded his efforts to opening specialized clinics in rehab and nuclear medicine respectively. In 2018, seeking a new challenge in his career, Jay joined HealthEdge Innovations as a shareholder and director with the intent to build a focused venture fund to invest in start-ups commercializing health innovation. Jay has been instrumental in the development and directing of HEI's first commercial product the Innovation Management System.

Jersey Channel Islands

Job Titles:
  • Representative

John Hubbell - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Executive Chairman
John Hubbell has been self-employed in entrepreneurial ventures since 1973. John has had two overlapping careers for most of his working life, one of sport and wellness, and one of venture capital. John has participated in competitive sport for the past 60 years with his highest achievement being an Olympic competitor in 1972. John still is an active age group, competitive athlete. His business career started in 1974, owning his manufacturing concern and now runs a family office Hubbell Ventures Limited (Jersey CI) that has investments in Canada, the UK and Jersey. John has been a specialist in the consulting, development and investment in small to medium size