The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guests are Theonie Anastassiadis, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer & Stephen Eichhorn, Principal Scientist at Alltrna. Founded in 2018, Alltrna is the world’s first tRNA platform company to decipher tRNA biology and pioneer tRNA therapeutics to treat thousands of diseases. The company has an unprecedented opportunity to advance a single tRNA medicine to restore disrupted protein production, regardless of target, for thousands of diseases with the same underlying genetic mutation. Alltrna have successfully applied machine learning to reveal the unique language of tRNA biology. This language is larger than the number of atoms in the universe and turns powerful biology into programmable medicines. Their first-in-field platform integrates learnings across tRNA biology and the modality space to unlock tRNA’s full therapeutic potential and design tRNA oligos with desired therapeutic properties. In today's episode, Theonie and Stephen talk about: Their background and journey to now, An overview of Flagship Pioneering, How Alltrna are harnessing tRNA biology for therapeutic medicines, Examples of how their work will improve treatment for patients, The role of AI and Data Science in their platform, What the near future holds for Alltrna, An insight into the team and working culture, What makes Alltrna a great place to work

Today's guest is Derek Nohr, Director of ServiceNow at Avalara. Founded in 2004, Avalara aspire to be part of every transaction in the world. With their tax compliance software solutions, your business can automate manual processes and reduce errors, while increasing compliance and saving time and money. Businesses of all sizes use Avalara to help with tasks throughout the tax compliance process, including registration and licensing, calculation, document management, reporting and e-invoicing. In this episode, Derek will discuss: His role & how he got into the world of ServiceNow, Prioritizing automation, employee experience and ServiceNow updates, Using the platform for workflow solutions and advanced AI adoption at Avalara, How ServiceNow enhanced their processes, efficiency and automation, His advice to focus on maintenance and smart customization in ServiceNow, Building a winning ServiceNow team on a foundation of trust, The potential of AI on the ServiceNow platform, His advice to work hard with talent and prioritize company culture

Today's guest is Jason Park, CEO at Empress Therapeutics. Founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2020, Empress makes the discovery of effective, easy-to-take, value-driven medicines more productive with a platform that finds starting points for drugs inside the human body. The company built a proprietary product platform called Chemilogics to canvass the untapped universe within the human body of chemistry encoded in DNA and pioneer a new paradigm in small molecule drug discovery with tremendous potential value to patients and society. Empress ask big questions in pursuit of novel solutions. They operate at the intersection of the latest advances in genomics, synthetic biology and AI/ML with the expectation that these disciplines, harnessed by their ingenuity, hold the answers to finding effective medicines at a fraction of time and cost. The implications of the team's work will be profound and the journey to get there will be exhilarating. Together, Empress are using the chemistry inside each of their employees to make medicines for all of us. In today's episode, Jason talks about: His background and overview of Empress Therapeutics An insight into Flasgship Pioneering, The impact of small molecule research in future therapeutics, How AI decodes DNA for compound predictions, How the platform created 15 drug leads in 12 months, Key team members behind their success, Their focus on swift drug lead generation from genetic data, Why to consider a career with Empress Therapeutics

Today's guest is Victor Chen, Principal Product Manager – Conversational and Generative AI at ServiceNow. Based in San Francisco, Victor is experienced in product, customer success and technical marketing in cloud enterprise software, chatbot and mobile platforms. He has shipped highly adopted features, released and managed mobile apps, and created technical content and videos used by thousands of developers, partners and customers. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, running and playing the piano. In this episode, Victor will discuss: An overview of his current work with ServiceNow, ServiceNow’s AI history, acquisitions and customer focus, How Customer needs drove AI solutions for productivity, His Generative AI solution in the Vancouver release, Implementing "text to report" for simplified custom report generation, Integrating AI into existing products for enhanced problem-solving, Customer trust, transparency and feedback-driven improvement focus, Code assist and Generative AI enhancing the developer experience.

Today's guest is Russ Sacks, Co-Founder & EVP of Data Science and Special Projects at Kythera Labs. Founded in 2019, Kythera Labs' data scientists, engineers, statisticians and domain experts are dedicated to building solutions that efficiently collect, organize, standardize, improve and transform data. The company are empowering the Healthcare and Life Sciences industries to uncover insights that lead to better patient outcomes. Russ leads the Data Science and Operations Research team at Kythera Labs. He has over 20 years of experience in operations research, process excellence, data science, and software development. He has implemented data science models and predictive analytics to manage diseases, utilization and revenue cycles at numerous healthcare organizations. Russ is also a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. In today's episode, Russ talks about: An overview of Kythera Labs, Challenges in working with Healthcare data, Problems the Data Science team are solving in this space, What the near future looks like for Kythera Labs, Why Kythera Labs is a great place to work

Today's guest is Aaron Rzepka, Senior Director of IT Service Delivery at the NFL. The National Football League is America's most popular sports league, comprised of 32 franchises that compete to win the Super Bowl, the world's biggest annual sporting event. Founded in 1920, the NFL developed the model for the successful modern sports league, including national and international distribution, extensive revenue sharing, competitive excellence and strong franchises across the board. Celebrating 10 years with the NFL this month, Aaron is a hard-working management professional with outstanding experience within the field of Information Technology, skilled at offering workable solutions to challenging problems, creating the possibility for successful projects and leading by example. He holds a unique combination of strong technical, interpersonal and management skills; as well as expertise in building teams and managing projects. In this episode, Aaron will discuss: The role of ServiceNow in the NFL,  An overview of his day-to-day role,  The planning and preparation in using ServiceNow for the Super Bowl, Examples of how they are automating previous manual tasks,  The goal of cost-savings, saving time and becoming more efficient, Why he’s excited for future ServiceNow mobile capabilities 

Today's guest is Tom Watson, President and CEO, Founder at AMI in Seattle, WA. Founded in 2003, AMI is a team of curious, brave, honest, hardworking people who make rock star ninja warrior heroes of asset managers. AssetTrack has led the industry as the most innovative hardware asset management product since they started the company nearly 20 years ago. What started as a simple scanning solution has grown into a management system that addresses every aspect of hardware asset management. An experienced ITAM expert, Tom's aim was to help companies accurately track their IT hardware in real-time, all the time. Tom and his team developed AssetTrack software and made sure it worked better than anything else available. It was his goal was to create software that’s easy to use in the field, adaptable to the needs of a global enterprise and delivers accurate data that can be trusted. Expert consulting delivered with care is why companies like United Airlines, Nike, Lockheed Martin, Kaiser Permanente trust AMI as their asset management partner. In this episode, Tom talks about: How he got into the world of ServiceNow, Balancing complex asset tracking with technician efficiency, Executive focus in Hardware assets, transactions and data trust, How they re-platformed into ServiceNow for better integration & data security, The future of Hardware asset management

Today's guest is Ripley Martin, Chief Strategy Officer at Intelycare. Founded in 2014, IntelyCare is the most comprehensive healthcare talent platform where care settings of every kind can promote their unique value and every type of work need to the largest community of quality nurses looking for opportunities that better fit their lives. By providing nursing professionals with the possibilities, education and resources needed to find true fulfilment in their jobs and their lives, Intelycare can help overcome the nation’s healthcare labor crisis and elevate care for all. Ripley brings significant experience across the intersection of strategy, healthcare and technology to IntelyCare, having led both large enterprises and start-up teams throughout his career. He is responsible for leading the vision and execution of Intelycare's strategic initiatives to reimagine clinical staffing and workforce management. With over 15 years of experience in healthcare and technology-enabled services, he has a proven track record of setting strategy and guiding change across various domains and industries. In today's episode, Ripley talks about: His background and overview of Intelycare,  His day-to-day role as the Chief Strategy Officer, Examples of the impact they bring to nurses and health facilities, Behind the scenes on how the platform all comes together,  Making the user experience seamless for their customers,  What the near future looks like for Intelycare, Why consider a career with Intelycare

Today's guest is Yolanda Inchauregui, Senior Manager, Support Account Management Services at ServiceNow. Based in Washington DC, Yolanda is a Project and Relationships Manager with over ten years of experience in enhancing processes and key relationships, reducing operating expenses, and eliminating unused resources. Yolanda is focused on managing diverse teams, relationships, and expectations with a record of success in high-pressure environments. She is a producer and presenter of data visualizations and briefs, to senior civilian and military leadership, that precisely lay out strategies for improvement, change management and successful execution.  In this episode, Yolanda discusses: How she got into the world of ServiceNow  An insight into her role as Support Account Manager  Bringing success through a great team, trust, prioritization and handling pressure  How ServiceNow supports veteran inclusion and career development  Challenges in helping veterans transition to corporate jobs   How international exposure enhances open-mindedness, curiosity and acceptance 

Today's guests are Sebastian Mayer, Managing Director & Simon Grunewald, Manager at Protiviti in Germany. Founded in 2002, Protiviti is a global business consultancy that provides deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach and unique collaboration to help leaders face the future with confidence. The company's consulting services cover critical business issues in the areas of technology, business operations, analytics, risk, compliance, transactions and internal audit. Sebastian has over 12 years of experience in IT consulting, information security, IT audit and SAP & ServiceNow Advisory. Currently, he heads Protiviti's areas of Technology Audit and Technology Architecture & Operations. Simon is a Subject Matter Expert at Protiviti in Business Development, responsible for digitally optimized and automated process flows via the ServiceNow platform. He pursues an approach of value-adding and goal-oriented communication in his work in order to ensure the best possible and sustainable ServiceNow advice for his customers. In this episode, Sebastian and Simon talk about: How they got into the world of ServiceNow, The work they do with Protiviti, How ServiceNow helps IT Compliance in highly-regulated markets, Building the right foundations in utilizing ServiceNow to support IT Compliance, Use cases of the success they have brought to customers, Challenges to be aware of such as GDPR, Advice to companies on making sure your compliant with current regulations