Guidelines for Blood-Testing Instruments and Data Transparency in Test Design

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Exploring the various guidelines and standards set by organizations like CLIA for blood-testing instruments, as well as the importance of using data transparency to enhance performance and accuracy. Includes an ad/sponsor segment for Open Phone.

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Today’s show:

Vital Biosciences CEO Vasu Nadella joins Jason to discuss exactly how Vital’s “VitalOne” conducts 50+ blood tests with a small sample of blood (9:16), building investor trust in the wake of past industry failures (18:45), creating accessible care (40:35), and much more!

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(0:00) Vital Biosciences CEO and Co-Founder Vasu Nadella joins Jason

(1:18) Theranos’ background and what prompted Vasu to pursuit

(7:56) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(9:16) Vasu demos how the VitalOne works, lessons learned on Vital’s journey

(18:45) Scaling the company, raising a war chest, building trust in the product, benchmarking and governance for labs

(27:36) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at https://openphone.com/twist

(29:07) State of lab robotics, paths for incorporating AI into Vital’s technology, benefits of converging technologies

(39:16) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist

(40:35) Creating accessible modern lab testing

(45:38) Consumer behavior and the outcome of consumers controlling spend

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