Dr Rajarshi Banerjee joins Amrita Sarkar, Principal Healthcare and Life Sciences Startups Business Development manager in this episode of the AWS Health Innovation Podcast.
August 27, 2024
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In this episode of the , Amrita Sarkar, Principal Healthcare and Life Sciences Startups Business Development Manager at Amazon Web Services, sits down with Rajarshi Banerjee, aka ‘Banjo’, the CEO of . a company revolutionizing the way we diagnose and monitor chronic diseases. ’s medical imaging software applies artificial intelligence to enhance MRI scans, providing greater precision in measuring organ inflammation and enabling non-invasive “virtual biopsies” to avoid complications associated with invasive approaches.
- How did ’s innovative approach to medical imaging originate?
- During his PhD research on cardiac MRI at Oxford, Banjo developed non-invasive tissue characterization methods. This led to creating Liver MultiScan, addressing the massive need for non-invasive liver disease diagnosis.
- What is ’s vision for personalized medicine, and how are they working towards it?
- strategically expanded beyond liver disease to conditions like long COVID, diabetes, and cancer, aligning with their vision for personalized medicine. They collaborate transparently across ethnicities and geographies to address healthcare inequities.
- How has ’s user-friendly approach contributed to the adoption of their solutions?
- designed FDA-cleared reports to effectively communicate liver disease status, replacing invasive biopsies with non-invasive LiverMultiScan in early-stage clinical trials. Their solutions influenced regulatory decisions and diagnostic criteria.
- How does prioritize data security and privacy in their solutions?
- Meeting stringent cybersecurity standards from early collaborations with U.S. military hospitals, emphasizes standardizing and signposting cybersecurity requirements for safe AI healthcare delivery. Their software augments physicians’ capabilities while ensuring patient communication.
- What insights does Banjo share about fostering an entrepreneurial mindset and driving innovation?
- Inspired by his mother’s pioneering work in computing, Banjo encourages entrepreneurs to embrace making their own mistakes. envisions improving patient outcomes through safer procedures, faster diagnoses, and multi-organ disease analysis capabilities.