David Berry, CEO and Founder of Valo: Over $500 Million Raised to Build the Future of Drug Discovery

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with David Berry, CEO and Founder of Valo, an AI for drug discovery and development company that's raised over $500 Million in funding.

Topics Discussed:

• David’s background in the healthcare space, and how getting bitten by the entrepreneurial bug led him away from a career in medicine
• Valo’s mission and their unique approach to developing new generations of drugs
• The immense cost and poor efficiency associated with the traditional approach to developing and discovering new medicine
• How data integration and AI technologies have supercharged the drug development process, and the prospects for innovation in the year to come
• Regulatory considerations and building a working relationship with the FDA
• Starting a unicorn company, and the challenges and responsibilities that come with it

Favorite book: 

• My Years with General Motors
• Leaders Eat Last