Alec Ford, Chief Executive Officer of Karius that envisions a world where infectious disease is no longer a major threat to human health. To achieve this, the Karius Test uses genomics and AI to map a patient’s microbial landscape from a single blood sample to enable clinicians to make rapid treatment decisions.
Here are some key moments from our conversation:
- Brief introduction of yourself and your company. (00:40)
- What’s the typical process to identify infections? (04:23)
- How Karius improves outcome as the test is more holistic and timeliness of results is much more immediate (07:43)
- What drew you to this industry and what keeps you going? (08:52)
- Whatever you are trying to do, you should overestimate what is required and go above and beyond expectations. (17:58)
- Your career progression over the years. (20:30)
- How’s the current transition in your career going for you? (28:10)
- How did your vision change over time? (30:50)
- The more investment you’re willing to make, the more confident you become. (38:43)
- How do you recharge and rejuvenate? (47:58)
- One key piece of advice you want to leave to the listeners? (51:50)
- How do you maximize the chances of people to feel comfortable? (55:13)
- Any final or closing thoughts for the audience. (1:01:47)
