S2E1 - Circular's L1 Blockchain for Healthcare and Life Sciences | HT2C Podcast With Bert Fernandez

HealthTech2Care (HT2C) Podcast featuring Gianluca De Novi, PhD, Founder, CEO, and CTO of Circular Protocol

Gianluca De Novi, PhD (Guest):

🌐 Website: https://circularlabs.io 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianluca-de-novi-phd-4559b5b 

📺 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@CircularProtocol

Bert Fernandez (Host):

🌐 Website: https://www.healthtech2care.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez

📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care

🎙️ In this episode, Gianluca De Novi shares how Circular Protocol built a fourth-generation Layer-1 blockchain designed for compliance and auditability in healthcare and life sciences. He explains why existing chains built for DeFi fall short, how Circular enables both public and private blockchains on the same network, and why certifying data matters in the age of AI. You'll also hear real-world examples, from certifying medical records across 8,000 pharmacies to creating audit trails for clinical research and drug production traceability.

⏱️ Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

01:10 What pulled you into healthcare and building Circular Protocol?

07:05 Can you show how blockchain certifies and audits patient data?

14:24 What does it mean to be a "4th generation" blockchain?

19:01 How does Circular handle public and private chains together?

26:41 What are some real-world use cases you're powering today?

33:56 Why is certifiable data critical in healthcare and AI?

40:45 What's holding back adoption and how can companies build with you?

🔑 Highlights: 

• Why Gianluca left robotics and simulation labs to focus on auditable healthcare data
• Building a blockchain from scratch during COVID to address compliance gaps
• Demonstration: how audit trails certify and protect patient records
• What "fourth-generation blockchain" means for programmability beyond smart contracts
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