--- title: AI Genomics. Is this the future of health? description: Mike Walsh in conversation with Jo Bhakdi, CEO of Quantgene image: https://www.mike-walsh.com/hubfs/images/Blog/Jo%20Bhakdi.png --- [![Mike Walsh | Blog Logo Faded Green](https://www.mike-walsh.com/hs-fs/file-722221720-jpg/new-img/blog-mw-logo.jpg?width=134&name=blog-mw-logo.jpg "Mike Walsh | Blog Logo Faded Green")](https://www.mike-walsh.com) [Book Mike](https://mike-walsh.hs-sites.com/book-mike) - [ABOUT](https://www.mike-walsh.com/about-mike-walsh) - [SPEAKING](https://www.mike-walsh.com/speaking) - [TOPICS](https://www.mike-walsh.com/topics) - [VIDEOS](https://www.youtube.com/user/michaelwalsh) - [PODCAST](https://www.mike-walsh.com/podcast) - [BLOG](https://www.mike-walsh.com/blog) ## [AI Genomics. Is this the future of health?](https://www.mike-walsh.com/podcast/jo-bhakdi) Posted by [Mike Walsh](https://www.mike-walsh.com/podcast/author/mike-walsh) Jan 28, 2021 6:12:09 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Jo Bhakdi](https://www.mike-walsh.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Blog/Jo%20Bhakdi.png?width=2880&name=Jo%20Bhakdi.png)   What if within the span of the next decade, we could live for an additional ten years or more? A hundred years ago, advances in infection control and public health led to a near doubling of the human life span. For us to achieve a similar feat today, we will need more than just scientific breakthroughs. Despite the rise of AI, powerful computation platforms and new discoveries in genomics, there is still a gap between everyday medical practice and technological innovation.   Jo Bhakdi is the founder and CEO of [Quantgene](https://www.quantgene.com/), a biotechnology and data company. In his view, when it comes to medical diagnoses, we are largely reliant on snapshot testing, quick discussions regarding patient symptoms, and the brain power of the practicing physicians.   AI-powered genomics, by contrast, allows us to now turn biology into a data problem, moving at the speed of statistical model development and falling computation costs. Genetic testing has the potential to uncover the root cause of disease and reveal its progression in the body - thus redefining the healthcare paradigm.   One area where this technology has the potential to impact our life expectancy is early stage cancer detection. Many cancers are treatable if caught early enough. While traditional medicine tends to intervene only when a tumor is advanced enough to warrant investigation, Quantgene has developed he capability to detect multiple types of cancer from a simple blood test. By identifying cellular mutations using artificial intelligence analytics and big data, they can unlock where a cancer is encoding itself into the human genome.     In this episode you will learn:   [01:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9G3yFNgREs&t=88s)​ The unexpected implications of extreme longevity [04:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9G3yFNgREs&t=271s)​ Jo's origin story [06:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9G3yFNgREs&t=379s)​ Reimagining cancer detection [15:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9G3yFNgREs&t=938s)​ Healthcare is a system of broken incentives [30:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9G3yFNgREs&t=1820s)​ Digital transformation & Big Pharma [35:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9G3yFNgREs&t=2129s)​ Delivering innovation at scale [43:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9G3yFNgREs&t=2615s)​ Privacy, rights and personal data   [Between Worlds](https://soundcloud.com/mikewalsh) · [AI Genomics. Is this the future of health? 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