What will your doctor be able to tell you when your entire genome can be sequenced in an afternoon for $1,000 or less? Who out there in the business world has a handle on how to make this data useful? Will it actually help our society improve health and wellness?
I’m getting my game face on for a sold-out event we’re hosting this afternoon in Seattle called “Computing in the Age of the $1,000 Genome.” Registration for this half-day forum starts at around 1:15 pm, and the program will get going at 2 pm. As usual at Xconomy events, we’ll have networking before and after we hear from our all-star cast of speakers. The event will be at Swedish Medical Center’s Cherry Hill campus, Pinard Auditorium, 550 17th Avenue in Seattle.
Here’s a reminder of who’s coming to join the conversation. See you over there.
Leroy Hood, the co-founder and president of the Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle
Cliff Reid, co-founder and CEO, Mountain View, CA-based Complete Genomics
Eric Schadt, chief scientific officer, Menlo Park, CA-based Pacific Biosciences
Jim Karkanias, senior director, applied research and technology, Microsoft Health Solutions, Redmond, WA
Deepak Singh, senior business development manager, Amazon Web Services, Seattle
Rowan Chapman, partner, Menlo Park, CA-based Mohr Davidow Ventures
Andreas Sundquist, co-founder and CEO, Palo Alto, CA-based DNANexus
Ilya Kupershmidt, co-founder and VP of products, Cupertino, CA-based NextBio
Rob Arnold, president, Seattle-based Geospiza
Tim Hunkapiller, Seattle-based consultant, Life Technologies
Paul Rutherford, chief technology officer, Isilon Storage Division, EMC, Seattle
Bob Nelsen, managing director, Arch Venture Partners, Seattle
