The Pediatric Moonshot

E31: Inside the Test Tube: Manoj Gopalkrishnan on Molecular Computing and the Future of Diagnostics

BevelCloud Season 1 Episode 31

In this mind-expanding episode, host Tim interviews Dr. Manoj Gopalkrishnan, founder and CEO of Algorithmic Biologics, to explore the frontier of molecular computing. Manoj recounts his journey from AI and DNA computing research to developing scalable solutions for diagnostics—using chemistry as computation. From innovating COVID testing during the pandemic to designing assays for cancer and tuberculosis, Manoj explains how his team is building algorithms with biological molecules. This episode dives deep into the convergence of biology, computation, and real-world impact.

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