E138 Carsten Ullrich, Director of AI at Centogene

Today's guest is Carsten Ullrich, Director of AI at Centogene in Berlin. Centogene are one of the worldwide leaders in the field of early genetic diagnostics for rare hereditary diseases. A data repository of genetic data from over 115 countries gives them unique access to epidemiological, clinical and genetic information on hereditary disorders, including oncogenetic indications. They focus exclusively on providing the highest quality, patient-centred service and outstanding short turn-around times for analysis.

In the show, Carsten will discuss:

His 20 years of experience working in AI,

How Centogene are applying AI in rare diseases,

Challenges they need to overcome, such as data quality,

Improving diagnostics and leveraging this for new discoveries,

What makes Centogene a great place to work,

Their work with COVID-19 Testing,

and The possibility of AI with Superhuman capabilities