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Molly O'Shea interviews leading investors, CEOs, and founders about technology companies, markets, and company building.
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Brad Gerstner: The $100 Test That Could Save 50,000 Lives a Year
Molly O'SheaBrad GerstnerJason ChangRob Goldberg
Brad Gerstner is pushing a $100 coronary calcium CT scan as “the mammogram for the heart,” targeting 40 million annual scans and claiming 50,000 lives and $20 billion in government care costs could be saved.Half of heart-attack victims have normal cholesterol, while preventive-cardiology chiefs scan at 30 or 35 and target LDL below 40 after any non-zero score.He thinks Medicaid and Medicare coverage could arrive “by the end of this year,” but soft-plaque limits remain unresolved.
Race to Save Humanity: Inside $12B Colossal Biosciences & $3.8B Astromech
Colossal’s woolly mice validated mammoth-editing in 30 days, with 100% healthy births and predicted phenotypes.With $635M raised, its screwworm solution could eradicate the problem in six to seven months versus $1.5B in taxpayer spending over eight years, pending permits.Astromec uses evolutionary-genomics AI for drug discovery; another extinct species may arrive within 12 months, but the target remains undisclosed.