DNDi: Medicine Makers Without Borders

Ep 4 - The Cutting Edge

Episode Summary

In episode four, as we continue our focus on the digital, we look to DNDi’s use of the next-gen digital projects in open science.

Episode Notes

In episode four, as we continue our focus on the digital, we look to DNDi’s use of the next-gen digital projects in open science. This one’s a bit of a two-parter. In our first interview we’ll be talking to Pushmeet Kohli of a very high profile DNDi partner: Google’s DeepMind. Then I’ll be talking to Alpha Lee of the University of Cambridge about his role in the COVID Moonshot. Also joining us (for a second time!) is the DNDi’s own Ben Perry!

Pushmeet Kohli is Head of Research in AI for Science, Reliable and Trustworthy AI at DeepMind. He can be found on twitter at @pushmeet

Alpha Lee a Winton Advanced Fellow and Royal Society University Research Fellow (from Sept 2020) in the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge. His research group lives online at alpha-lee.com

Ben Perry is the Discovery Open Innovation Leader for DNDi. He can be found on twitter at @MrBenGP


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