Smells like gene spirit

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Ever thought AI practitioners could win a Noble prize? Well, they already have. Not for predicting your next favourite movie or generating poetry, but for groundbreaking advancements in Life Sciences. And it won’t be the last time.

In this episode, hosts Ron Tolido, Robert Engels, and Weiwei Feng find themselves venturing into unexpected territory with Dael Williamson, EMEA CTO at Databricks—and let’s just say, this isn’t your typical podcast episode about data platforms.

After a quick dive into Databricks’ open-source roots and some game-changing use cases, Dael takes us into his world. And rightfully so, given his master’s degree in biotechnology, molecular modelling, structural biochemistry/bioinformatics and predictive drug design, he unpacks how AI is already compressing R&D timelines in Life Sciences at an unprecedented pace. The secret? Applying multiple AI components, each with a specific purpose, rather than relying on one generic biological ‘foundry’ model.

And that’s just the beginning. When the ‘telemetry’ data between inputs and outputs of R&D clinical trials can be captured and turned into increasingly smart models, big steps can be made forward – including towards the ‘unknown unknowns’ of not only Life Science, but also towards areas such as software engineering.

Truly sounds like an AI Nirvana, right? And come to think of that, it’s no longer surprising that some favourite grunge bands are discussed, and the title of the podcast – ‘Smells like gene spirit’ suddenly makes a lot of sense.

Timestamps:

08:08 - Dael shares the origins of Databricks and its future direction
11:43 - Exploring the intersection of Biotechnology, Data, and Analytics
23:14 - The role of Quantum Computing in the Pharma Industry
29:34 - Process knowledge meets Large Language Models
39:15 - Weiwei debunks a myth

Connect with our guest Dael Williamson and our hosts Ron Tolido, Robert Engels, and Weiwei Feng on LinkedIn.

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