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The future of health care is accessible, diverse and genetically personalized

Sumit Jamuar • TED Talks India: Nayi Baat

Since the early 2000s, genetic sequencing has become democratized, but the data pool it draws from still isn't diverse -- and therefore not relevant for a large chunk of the population. Health entrepreneur Sumit Jamuar wants to change that. He shares his vision of a world where all people can access their genetic information right on their phones -- and how it could transform the future of health care.

Since the early 2000s, genetic sequencing has become democratized, but the data pool it draws from still isn't diverse -- and therefore not relevant for a large chunk of the population. Health entrepreneur Sumit Jamuar wants to change that. He shares his vision of a world where all people can access their genetic information right on their phones -- and how it could transform the future of health care.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

About the speaker

Sumit Jamuar

Sumit Jamuar is the chairperson and CEO of Global Gene Corp, a genomics data platform and applications company committed to decoding DNA of every ethnic group to help deliver precision medicine for all. He is responsible for the company's long-term strategy and partnerships. He was formerly a banker with Lloyds Banking Group and prior to that a consultant with McKinsey & Company. Global Gene Corp was founded in 2013. It is an innovative genomics data platform and applications company, committed to decoding DNA of every ethnic group to help deliver precision medicine for all.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.