What Would Lisa Suennen Say?
Emerging technologies bring not just profound opportunities but also vexing ethical dilemmas, involving issues such as privacy, consent, and access. In healthcare and medicine this challenge is particular profound, rife as it is with opportunities to capitalize on people’s challenges, weaknesses and frailties. Today’s guest, Michelle Meyer, is a bioethicist and legal scholar who seeks […]
I read recently that the San Francisco 49ers are kicking off a quarterback competition to decide whether Colin Kaepernick or Blaine Gabbert gets the starting job. They will be put through their athletic paces in training camp, where all of their teammates will participate in determining the outcome. But based on a recent deal the […]
Every year the Milken Global Conference pulls together an amazing cadre of people for discussions of a myriad of topics, from politics to energy to healthcare to technology and entertainment. There are few places where one can simultaneously sit in the green room with Vicente Fox, Sean Parker and Kobe Bryant, but this was the […]
For years, medical research seemed focused on understanding disease processes primarily through model organisms such as yeast, flies, and mice. Today’s guest, Merck’s Robert Plenge, offers the radical suggestion that, with the help of emerging technology, “humans serve as the best model organism for understanding human health and disease.” Robert, a physician-scientist, trained as a […]
Lisa Suennen is a venture capital investor and the managing partner of Venture Valkyrie, LLC, which publishes the Venture Valkyrie blog and co-produces the Tech Tonics podcast. She is also co-founder of CSweetener, a women's healthcare mentoring organization.