Welcome to episode 326 of the AI in Action podcast, the show where we break down the hype and explore the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives.

Powered by Alldus International, our goal is to share with you the insights of technologists and data science enthusiasts to showcase the excellent work that is being done within AI in the United States and Europe.

Today’s guest is Guruduth Banavar, Founding CTO and Head of Discovery at Viome. Founded in 2016, Viome’s mission is to make illness optional by predicting and preventing chronic diseases through a deeper understanding of an individual’s biology at a molecular level. In order to enhance their understanding of the origin and progression of diseases, they use a systems biology approach combined with mRNA analysis and their state-of-the-art AI platform. Their goal is to digitize, decode and decipher human biology to prevent, treat and cure chronic diseases and cancer.

Guruduth is a leader in Artificial Intelligence known for his work on Host/Microbe Molecular Data Analysis, IBM Watson AI Systems, Smarter Cities, Services Innovation, Mobile Computing and Distributed Systems. As founding CTO at Viome Life Sciences, Guruduth leads AI and co-leads clinical research. His role encompasses clinical research, epidemiology, machine learning, computational biology, bioinformatics as well as data and software architecture and development to deliver products in an agile way, in addition to executive management responsibilities.

In the episode, Guruduth will discuss:

His background and journey to Viome

Their mission and work they do within chronic diseases

The role of AI, ML and Biology in achieving their mission

The current team and plans for growth

What excites him for the future at Viome

To find out more about Guruduth and all the great work happening at Viome, check out the website www.viome.com and follow them on Linkedin, Instagram and Twitter @MyViome. You can also connect with Guruduth directly on Linkedin.

What did you think of Guruduth’s podcast? Where do you see the future of AI and Data Science in the Healthcare industry heading in the next few years? We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode, so please leave a comment below.

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