Building a Personalized Healthcare Company and Advancing Cancer Detection

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The journey of building a personalized healthcare company involved understanding RNA in the stool but expanding to analyze the oral microbiome and blood to get a comprehensive view. Through iterative fine-tuning using artificial intelligence, the company offers personalized health recommendations through an app. By establishing an underlying framework and data, the company aimed to diagnose diseases early and provide interventions. The launch of a personalized toothpaste further exemplifies the company's commitment to understanding the impact of interventions. This approach led to successful human clinical trials, showcasing the ability to detect stage one cancer in the mouth and throat, resulting in FDA recognition for breakthrough cancer detection technology.

In this episode, Peter, Naveen, and Guru discuss the importance of asking unique questions to solve massive problems, particularly in the realm of chronic diseases and healthcare. They emphasize the need to understand not just human DNA but also the expression of genes and the role of the microbiome in human health.

18:07 | Eating as Medicine for Health
28:46 | Early Detection of Oral Cancer
01:22:35 | The Dangers of Gut Imbalance

Naveen is a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist driven to solve the world's biggest challenges through innovation. As the founder of Viome, Moon Express, World Innovation Institute, TalentWise, Intelius, and Infospace, Naveen is an intensely curious entrepreneur who is focused on audacious ideas that push humanity forward. He is the author of the award-winning book, Moonshots: Creating a World of Abundance, the creator of Mindvalley, Masterclass programs, and behind XPRIZE, a global future positive movement, and on the board of Singularity University.

Guruduth Banavar, known as Guru, is a recognized leader in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Viome, where he leads AI and co-leads clinical research. Before joining Viome, Guru was leading the team that created IBM Watson, a gold standard in artificial intelligence. His work at IBM Watson was focused on augmenting the human capacity for complex thought with artificial intelligence.

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