#72, Finding Needles Instead of Building Bigger Haystacks, Transforming Clinical Trials with Wout Brusselaers from Deep 6 AI

AWS Health Innovation Podcast

In this episode of the AWS Health Innovation Podcast, we welcome Wout Brusselaers, CEO & Founder of Deep 6 AI, to the show. Discover how Deep 6 AI's innovative approach to clinical trial patient recruitment is transforming the field. Host Alex Merwin, Head of Growth for Healthcare & Life Science Startups at AWS, asks Wout about his unique founder journey and the pivotal role of the Cedar's-Sinai accelerator in shaping their business. AI's impact in health innovation is undeniable, and this conversation sheds light on its current role in accelerating clinical research, ultimately getting new medicines to patients faster.

Episode Highlights:

• Clinical Trial Innovation [02:02]: Deep 6 AI is transforming clinical trial recruitment in the US with their advanced AI, tackling challenges in patient recruitment and protocol design across many therapeutic areas.
• Wout's Founder Journey [07:17]: Learn about Wout's winding career path, from international diplomacy to consulting, ultimately leading him to found Deep 6 AI, leveraging unstructured medical data to innovate clinical trial recruitment.
• Revolutionizing Recruitment [13:32]: We learn how Deep 6 AI de-risks and accelerates clinical research by connecting study stakeholders to real-time clinical data, built using AI, to precisely match patients to studies.
• Site-Sponsor Paradigm [23:31]: We discuss the complex dynamics between research sites and sponsors, highlighting how Deep 6 AI's technology streamlines these partnerships, optimizing trial efficiency and ROI.
• Zero to One [30:21]: We discuss how Deep 6 AI struck its first partnerships, including the role Cedars-Sinai's accelerator had in validating the initial business thesis.
• Quantifying Success [34:03]: We discuss how customers are benefitting from Deep 6 AI's solutions, especially their ability to reduce study failures and exceed patient recruitment targets and timelines.
• AI in Clinical Trials [38:12]: We discuss Deep 6 AI's technological innovations, particularly in vector databases and NLP, and the opportunities of new forms of AI, including Generative AI, on how clinical trials are planned and conducted.
• Lessons Learned [42:28]: A personal perspective on Wout's leadership development, including how his views on the role of motivation, mission, and values in building a successful startup have evolved over time.

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