This episode is a crash course in molecular biology, a $62 billion industry, and its several real-world applications.

Akshay Datt speaks with Dr. Manoj Gopalkrishnan, Founder and CEO of Algorithmic Biologics, a deep-tech startup providing the highest quality molecular testing at a fraction of the market cost. Their first product, Tapestry, is an award-winning software delivering affordable large-scale Covid-19 testing.

Dr. Manoj is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur who, after completing his doctorate in the US, came back to India and became an associate professor at IIT Bombay, before starting Algorithmic Biologics.

Know about:-

• Contributions during Ph.D. and RSA algorithm
• RT-PCR test and Tapestry
• Challenges of the medical diagnostics market
• How molecular computing leads to better molecular testing

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