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Next Unicorns: Bringing AI-powered solutions to medical analysis with PathAI CEO Andy Beck | E1780

Jul 19, 2023

Andy Beck, CEO and co-founder of PathAI, shares insights on revolutionizing cancer diagnosis using AI. He discusses how AI analyzes medical images to improve diagnostic accuracy, and the transition from traditional methods to digital solutions. Beck also highlights the challenges of integrating technology in medicine and the importance of collaboration among healthcare professionals. The conversation dives into the future of cancer diagnostics, emphasizing early detection and the potential to enhance patient care through innovative AI advancements.

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Intro

3min

AI in Medical Diagnostics

7min

Enhancing Medical Diagnostics: The Role of AI and Collaboration

4min

The Economics of Second Opinions and AI in Cancer Treatment

11min

Advancements in Cancer Treatment and Future Perspectives

4min

Advancements in Cancer Detection and the Role of Lifestyle

3min

Harnessing Health Data for Revolutionary Medical Analysis

5min

Innovations in Medical AI and Pathology

11min

The Value of Meaningful Innovation in AI and Healthcare

4min

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Today’s show:

PathAI CEO Andy Beck joins Jason to discuss AI in the medical field (1:58), demos his product, which uses AI to analyze millions of cells (15:37), and much more!

Time stamps: (00:00) PathAI CEO Andy Beck joins Jason (1:58) How AI aids with health diagnosis (5:46) Analyzing biopsy images and labs switching to digital (7:43) How images and annotations from Pathologists are used to train the AI model (9:58) Eight Sleep - Go to https://eightsleep.com/twist to check out the Pod Cover and get $150 off at checkout! (11:30) Resistance to machine learning in the medical field (15:37) Andy demos PathAI’s AIM-PD-L1 algorithm (21:01) The measure it manage it phase and the road to more effective diagnosis (26:01) Carta - Get 10% off your first SPV at https://carta.com with promo code TWIST (27:27) The past 50 years in cancer diagnosis and looking into the next 10 (33:49) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (35:05) The use and scale of datasets and creation of systems in a capitalistic society (45:40) How PathAI is able to minimize hardware constraints (48:22) Democratizing access to health expertise

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