In this inaugural episode of Intrigued to Innovate, host Dr Jovan Tan sits down with Low Tse Han, a Y2 iDP student in electrical engineering who ventured far outside his comfort zone in music to tackle a critical healthcare challenge: reducing unnecessary caesarean sections. What starts as a conversation about innovation quickly turns into a masterclass in resilience, validation, and the messy reality of problem-solving.

Tse Han shares the story of his MedTech innovation project—a machine learning-based clinical decision support system (CDSS) aimed at helping obstetricians make better decisions during labour. The journey was challenging, as halfway through, after months of research and development, his team's prototype received a lukewarm response from clinicians: it didn't align with their thought process. Rather than defend their work, Ts ...