The European Union proclaimed its 1+ Million Genomes initiative in April 2018, with 26 Member States committing to create federated genomic infrastructure. Six years later, we can’t even determine how many genomes Europe has actually… Europe’s Genomic “Ambition” (?): The Transparency Test
“70% of clinical decisions depend on diagnostics.” You’ve seen this statistic, but it hides an important detail: timing. The acuity gradient: Lab testing occurs in 98% of inpatient encounters, 56% in emergency departments, but only… The Diagnostic Timing Trap
Published on Linkedin on August 3rd, 2025 While everyone chases longevity drugs, the real fountain of youth sits in your liver In the ever-expanding dialogue around longevity in a medical setting, we hear a lot… The Liver – Longevity Connection: Why Precision Liver Medicine Deserves a Seat at the Longevity Table
published on Linkedin on 20 July 2025. Every week, my LinkedIn feed is filled with billion-dollar AI alliances, breakthrough biomarker announcements, and government blueprints for “future healthcare.” Locally and globally, the numbers are extraordinary: the… If Precision Medicine Is the Future, Why Are We Neglecting Its Foundation?
Published on linkedin on June 17th 1. Not enough evidence! When we first embarked on developing Hepatopredict, our idea was very clear: create a biomarker-based test that could reliably inform clinical decisions about liver transplantation… From Promising to Proven: Lessons from the Validation Trenches of Biomarker Development
Published on MedEdgeMEA on May 31th Introduction: A New Frontier for Liver Transplantation Precision medicine has transformed fields like oncology and cardiology, but liver transplantation has been left behind. Despite being a domain where decisions… Liver Transplantation Enters the Era of Precision Diagnostics
By José Pereira Leal To the memory of Gordon Hisashi Sato (1927–2017), Scientist extraordinaire who inspired me, and many others, to imagine new rivers through the desert. Like many of his generation who witnessed the… Salty rivers into the desert: How Saltwater Canals Could Transform UAE Deserts into Climate-Resilient Food Systems
This reflection was heavily reliant on sourcing information and testing arguments with my favourite AI agent: Perplexity.AI. The ideas, interpretations, and conclusions are mine. The estimates on impact (e.g., life-years gained, cost savings) are approximations… Turning Precision Medicine from Ambition to Impact: Reflecting on a Liver Health Vertical in the UAE
this was published as an article on Linkedin and copied here. As an entrepreneur in precision medicine, I keep worrying about where can my AI-powered, precision liver medicine agenda truly find a home? It’s not… Why the GCC Is Suddenly on My Precision Medicine Map
I’ve followed Abu Dhabi Health Week from afar, and I find myself still thinking about the energy and optimism that surrounded the conversations on precision medicine and longevity. There’s something exhilarating about seeing the future… Precision Medicine Needs a Human Touch