In Talking Precision Medicine podcast we sit down with experts on the application of AI and big data analytics in the drug discovery space. Our guests are innovators, business decision makers and thought leaders at the intersection of data and therapeutics. We discuss the promise, practice, challenges, and myths of AI in precision medicine. This show is brought to you by Genialis, and Rafael, our CEO, is your host. Genialis is focused on data integration and predictive modeling of disease biology… to help accelerate the discovery and de-risk the development of novel therapeutics. Today we speak with Elia Stupka. Elia is the Chief Analytics Officer and Senior Vice President of the Life Sciences Business at Health Catalyst — a next-generation data, analytics, and decision-support company. He has deep experience leading interdisciplinary teams in academia and industry encompassing fields such as genomics, computational biology, data science, AI and NLP and is a true visionary leader with a passion for innovation in health and life sciences. At Health Catalyst Elia is leveraging company's data to advance the life sciences—from drug discovery to understanding the patient impact of specific medications. The conversation covers a lot of ground, including Elia’s take on: using data at the point of care; key challenges in making therapeutic innovation accessible to the population at large; and the importance of storytelling in work and in life.