Genetic testing has the power to transform healthcare, but in India, accessibility remains a challenge. In this episode, Dr. Ashwin Dalal, a pioneer in medical genetics, unpacks what’s driving progress and what’s holding us back. From decoding rare diseases to shaping national genomic initiatives, he shares firsthand insights on the breakthroughs, policy shifts, and innovations that could make genetic diagnostics a standard part of medical care.

Your gut microbiome data holds a vault that could reshape the future of medicine. In this episode, we sit down with Mr. Kumar Shakaran, CEO of Leucine Rich, to talk about how gut microbiome sequencing is changing the game—making disease prediction and personalized treatments a real possibility. We get into the challenges, the breakthroughs, and what’s next for microbiome-driven medicine.

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Manoj Gopalkrishnan, the founder of Algorithmic Biologics, to explore the future of molecular computing and diagnostics. He shares how his work is optimizing pooling strategies, transforming diagnostics, and streamlining molecular testing workflows. Tune in for a deep dive into the tech shaping the next era of genomics

We sit down with Dr. Sudha Rao, a pioneer in Indian genomics, to uncover what it took to build one of the country’s first genomic service labs. From early challenges to breakthrough moments, we explore how genomics went from niche to necessity, and where it’s headed next.