What’s Your DEQ? Why Data Empathy Is Essential For Health Data Impact
“Their story — yours, mine — it’s what we all carry with us on this trip that we take, and we owe it to each... Read More
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About David Shaywitz
David Shaywitz, MD PhD is a contributing writer for Timmerman Report.
Focus: the transformational opportunities and implementation challenges presented by emerging technologies in healthcare, biomedical discovery, and biopharmaceutical development, from NGS and cell therapies to digital biomarkers and the meaningful application of AI. Co-author (with Lisa Suennen): Tech Tonics: Can Passionate Entrepreneurs Heal Healthcare With Technology? (Hyperink Press, 2014).
Background: physician-scientist+management consultant, experience in drug development, strategic and commercial planning, tech+health.
Job: I am the founder of Astounding HealthTech, an advisory firm focused on the intersection of biopharma and health technology. Previously, I was Senior Partner, Takeda Ventures, Inc. (corporate/strategic VC focused on early-stage life science), and retain equity interest in DNAnexus from previous Chief Medical Officer role.
Other: I maintain a relationship with the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School; I am also an Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute. Twitter: @DShaywitz (broadcast only; I do not engage on the platform). Views=my own, and may not represent the views of any organization with which I’m affiliated. For additional info, please see my personal website here.
Latest Contributions
mRNA Vaccines Inspire Hope for Emerging Technologies; Is Digital Pharma Next?
The mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, developed by Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer, were a conspicuous bright spot in a generally devastating year. Besides giving us a chance... Read More
Priority for Next Administration: Tech-Ready Health Leadership
From the moment Joe Biden takes the oath in January, his Administration will confront a brutal onslaught of urgent health challenges. The work starts with... Read More
Why Learning From Electronic Health Records Is So Appealing – And So Hard
The application of technology to medicine offers the promise of better, more intelligent care; yet success has proved elusive. To better understand this, we will... Read More
Rebuffed as Overlords, AI Experts Return in Peace, Seeking Partnership with Clinicians
Why not healthcare? That’s the core question at the heart of efforts to apply emerging digital and data technologies to healthcare and life science. As... Read More
Learning From COVID-19: The Lessons For Real World Data
The COVID-19 crisis created an urgent need for healthcare data. For starters, it was necessary to characterize the spread of the pandemic. Quickly, reports were... Read More
Tech Impact Requires Deep Engagement With Biopharma Lead Users
In today’s Wall Street Journal, I review The Innovation Delusion, a new book arguing that innovation is overrated and maintenance is underrated; moreover, the authors... Read More
An Underappreciated Aspect of Power: Listening
As the summer draws to a close, I thought TR readers might enjoy a final August distraction. I’ve always been an avid reader, and lately,... Read More