💊 90% of drugs fail. Clinical trials take years. And billions are lost every time.
In this episode of Founders & Builders, I sit down with Dr. Olga Kubassova, a mathematician turned biotech investor, and founder of Image Analysis Group — a company using AI-powered imaging biomarkers to reinvent how we measure whether a drug is actually working.
We cover:
🧠 Why clinical trials are broken — and what needs to change
📉 How AI biomarkers let us see disease earlier and treatment faster
⚙️ What makes a billion-dollar drug fail — and how we can spot it sooner
💡 Olga’s journey from math PhD to advising governments and top pharma
🏥 The future of precision medicine and data-driven trials
One of my favorite moments:“If you can see disease earlier and measure treatment faster — that’s the difference between a failed drug and a billion-dollar success.”
This is a conversation about the future of medicine — and how AI is changing everything.
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