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Guruduth Banavar

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Founding CTO & Head of Discovery AI at Viome Life Sciences

New York, New York, United States

FoundedViome Life Sciences

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Guruduth Banavar is the founding CTO and Head of Clinical AI at Viome, where he leads AI and discovery work analyzing host and microbiome gene expression datasets to identify biomarkers and therapeutic targets for metabolic, gastrointestinal, autoimmune, neurological, and oncological conditions. He led development of a saliva-based early detection system for oral and throat cancers that received the FDA's breakthrough device designation. Previously, he served as a global Vice President and Chief Science Officer at IBM and as founding VP of the Watson AI Research team; he holds a PhD in Computer Science and an MBA, holds more than 35 US patents, and delivered the 2017 Turing Lecture.

Founding CTO & Head of Discovery AI at Viome Life Sciences

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Bold Capital PartnersSanta Monica · since 2021Eastward Capital PartnersWest NewtonKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2024Marc Benioffsince 2024Milltrust International GroupLondon · $2.5M checksPHD VenturesSquareOne CapitalMiamiWestRiver GroupIssaquah

Co-founders at Viome Life Sciences

NJNaveen Jain
Naveen JainFounder
MV
Momo VuyisichFounding CSO & Head of Clinical Research

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Who is Guruduth Banavar?
Guruduth Banavar is the founding CTO and Head of Clinical AI at Viome, where he leads AI and discovery work analyzing host and microbiome gene expression datasets to identify biomarkers and therapeutic targets for metabolic, gastrointestinal, autoimmune, neurological, and oncological conditions. He led development of a saliva-based early detection system for oral and throat cancers that received the FDA's breakthrough device designation. Previously, he served as a global Vice President and Chief Science Officer at IBM and as founding VP of the Watson AI Research team; he holds a PhD in Computer Science and an MBA, holds more than 35 US patents, and delivered the 2017 Turing Lecture.
Where does Guruduth Banavar work?
Guruduth Banavar is Founding CTO & Head of Discovery AI of Viome Life Sciences.
What companies did Guruduth Banavar found?
Guruduth Banavar founded Viome Life Sciences.

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