Could Genomic Testing Be as Accessible as a Smartphone? Ana Cornell, CEO & Founder of Acorn Genetics
In this episode of Diagnosing Dx, David Filby is joined by Ana Cornell, Founder and CEO of Acorn Genetics.
Ana started Acorn after experiencing first-hand how expensive and inaccessible genomic testing could be. While studying biomedical engineering at Northwestern, she began developing lower-cost genomic analysis technology before being selected for the highly competitive Thiel Fellowship, which gave her the opportunity to leave university and build Acorn full-time.
The company’s long-term goal is to decentralise genomic analysis, bringing testing out of central laboratories and making it…
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