a16z's Dr. Vijay Pande on Innovation in Medical AI

Dr. Vijay Pande is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and an Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University. As the founding investor of a16z’s Bio Fund, he leads the firm’s investments at the cross section of biology and computer science. He speaks with us about drug discovery and other major opportunities for entrepreneurs in the medical AI space. Pranav and Adriel first talk about the protein folding problem and the Folding@Home Distributed Computing Project, and then provide context for the interview, which starts at 6:44. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

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Explore the ways in which AI will transform healthcare, biotech, and medicine through conversations with entrepreneurs, investors and scientists. Hosted by Pranav Rajpurkar and Adriel Saporta. Produced by Oishi Banerjee and Marc Robbins.