Episode 87
š§¬eMalick Njie, Ph.D - Ecotone - Part 4 | Building Ecotone AI to Cure Rare Diseases | Diffusion Transformers in Genomics | Synthetic Genomes for AI Training | Long-Term Vision for Genetic Breakthroughs
Jon Chee hosts our latest guest, eMalick Njie, CEO of Ecotone AI, a healthcare company that is using AI to find cures for inherited diseases. eMalick is an experienced scientist and entrepreneur who has focused on blending his expertise in neuroscience with his knowledge of AI. In addition to founding two AI companies, Ecotone and Genetic Intelligence, eMalick received his PhD in Neurobiology and Neuroscience from the University of Florida. His extensive and diverse experience from being a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia university to being the CEO of the AI thinktank NeuroStorm makes our conversation with him one you wonāt want to miss.
The Biotech Startups Podcast Ā· Excedr
October 17, 202430m 41s
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Part 4 of 4: Jon Chee hosts our latest guest, eMalick Njie, CEO of Ecotone AI, a healthcare company that is using AI to find cures for inherited diseases. eMalick is an experienced scientist and entrepreneur who has focused on blending his expertise in neuroscience with his knowledge of AI.
In addition to founding two AI companies, Ecotone and Genetic Intelligence, eMalick received his PhD in Neurobiology and Neuroscience from the University of Florida. His extensive and diverse experience from being a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia university to being the CEO of the AI thinktank NeuroStorm makes our conversation with him one you wonāt want to miss.
Join us this week to hear about:
- Ecotone AI's mission: leveraging AI to decode the human genome and address rare genetic diseases.
- Ecotone's approach: using diffusion transformers to model genomes and generate synthetic genomic data.
- eMalickās focus on intentional company building to ensure sustainable growth.
- Ecotoneās upcoming advancements in AI and genetics.
Please enjoy Jonās conversation with Dr. eMalick Njie.
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Enriched Notes:
Topics Mentioned:
Ecotone AI: https://ecotone.ai/
OpenAI: https://openai.com/
St. Judeās Hospital: https://www.stjude.org/
InstaDeep: https://www.instadeep.com/
Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/
University of Florida: https://www.ufl.edu/
Eli Lilly Joins Forces with AI Startup Genetic Leap in $409M Deal https://www.geneonline.com/eli-lilly-joins-forces-with-ai-startup-genetic-leap-in-409m-deal-centered-around-rna-targeted-drug-discovery/
Diffusion Transformers: https://encord.com/blog/diffusion-models-with-transformers/
Language Models - Autoregressive vs. Diffusion-Based AI Models: https://sander.ai/2023/01/09/diffusion-language.html
AI Applications in Genomics: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8566780/
Synthetic Genomes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32569517/
People Mentioned:
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:49 Ecotoneās Mission and Goals
05:42 AI Models: Diffusion Transformers
10:41 AIās Impact on Modern Biotech
12:09 Early Achievements and Company Momentum
14:56 Synthetic Genomes for Rare Genetic Diseases and the future of AI adoption
19:19 Future Plans: DNA Sora Development
24:12 Shoutouts and Personal Reflections
26:24 Advice to 21-Year-Old Self
28:42 Outro
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The Biotech Startups Podcast gives you a front-row seat to the business and science of building a biotech. Hosted by Jon Chee, CEO of Excedr, the show features honest conversations with founders, execs, and investors about their work, their companies, and how they got there. From scientific breakthroughs to startup lessons, each episode explores what it really takes to grow a life science companyāfrom pre-seed to IPO.