March 21, 2024
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Genomic Testing and Tools with Barnaby Balmforth, PhD
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In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Barnaby Balmforth, PhD, about the evolution of genomics in cancer care, the impact of personalized care tools and more.
- Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58
- About Balmforth 1:12
- The interview 3:01
- How did you get to where you are today? What drove you to become a leader in this space? 3:45
- What is genomics, and why is genomic analysis important in cancer care? 7:18
- Jain and Balmforth on the evolution of technology and challenges facing genomics and diagnostic testing to achieve personalized care for individual patients. 11:59
- In addition to time, can you speak on the challenge of access for this type of technology? 13:20
- How have you been able to implement “next day” test results and reports of your technology? 17:50
- Jain and Balmforth on how Biofidelity’s technology can transform the delivery of care, as well as its psychological and mental impact. 19:06
- What’s coming down the line for you and Biofidelity? 20:56
- What are your thoughts for when you expand beyond thoracic oncology? What are your long-term visions for other disease sites?24:19
- Do you have any thoughts on AI and how it may influence genomics in cancer care?25:51
- If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 28:37
- How to contact Balmforth 30:37
- Thanks for listening 31:10
Barnaby Balmforth, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of Biofidelity. Barnaby has more than 15 years’ experience in the leadership of multidisciplinary technology development.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X, formerly known as Twitter: @ShikhaJainMD. Balmforth can be reached via the Biofidelity website.
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Disclosures:
Jain reports no relevant financial disclosures. Balmforth reports he is an employee of Biofidelity and owns shares in the company.
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