Join the next Talk at the Square on April 30 at BioInnovation Institute, with the acclaimed Dr. Shasha Jumbe and hear more about the potential of patient-centered health care and diagnostic fingerprints of current and future health.
Shasha Jumbe is the co-founder of the Silicon Valley start-up Context.AI and an established healthcare and drug development problem solver. He has a strong track record of integrating mathematical modeling, machine learning, electronics, and drug development tools with biomedical sciences and medical devices. Previously, he was a senior program officer leading the Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Program of the day:
14.30-15.00 Doors open
15.00-15.05 Introduction by Jens Nielsen, CEO of BioInnovation Institute
15.05-15.35 Shasha Jumbe: Patient-centered health care and diagnostic fingerprints of current and future health
15.35-15.45 Fireside chat: Shasha Jumbe & Jens Nielsen
15.45-16.00 Q&A session
16.00-16.45 Informal networking and closing reception.
Please note, that the event has free admittance with 100 tickets available. Please sign up quickly to secure your seat.
About Context.ai
Context AI is a digital health company that has developed a scalable multi-modal sensor fusion platform to fill the data void of comprehensive monitoring of systemic health status and physiological traits, simultaneously with neurological state. Context AI’s innovative clinical plan is aimed at generating deep phenotype data at the extremes of resilience and susceptibility ranges and includes a fast-to-consumer path in elite physical and mental performance in elite warrior athletes juxtaposed with an FDA 510(k) path in heart murmur disease. Context AI were voted NASA iTech (Cycle 2 Winner’s Circle) and Tech.co (Finalist) 2017 Startup of the Year, and have NIH grants to develop next-generation wearable sensor technologies. Read more.
About Dr. Shasha Jumbe
Shasha has been a notable “impact intrapreneur/entrepreneur” throughout his distinguished data science career. He holds a double major in Chemistry and Physics (Macalester College, MN), and postgraduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering & Biomedical Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Albany Medical College, NY. He is currently co-founder and the Technology and Data Stack lead of Context AI. His technology and data science approach is colored by hands-on problem-solving experience in biotechnology drug development, biomarker discovery and personalized medicine. He has led data science teams at Amgen, Genentech and F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG. Most recently, he was big data lead of the Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) initiative at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
About the Talks on the Square event series
‘Talks on the Square’ is an event series by BioInnovation Institute (BII) with a key focus on spreading ideas and knowledge in life science entrepreneurship to inspire researchers to bring science out of the lab and into the economy. The events feature high-level international speakers with topics that emphasize innovations and inspirational topics within biotech, medtech and pharma. Talks on the Square are hosted at The Square event space of the BII facilities in Copenhagen Bio Science Park (COBIS) in Copenhagen. Read more about upcoming and past events here.