#159 - NOOR SIDDIQUI

Published: Jan. 18, 2024, 1:43 p.m.

Noor is the Founder and CEO of Orchid, a reproductive technology company measuring genetic predisposition to disease for the purpose of helping people have healthier babies. Prior to creating Orchid, Noor was a Thiel Fellow and an AI researcher at Stanford where she worked on applications of deep learning to genomics. Follow Noor on X @noor_siddiquiz_ and Orchid @OrchidInc.

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[0:16] - The personal motivation behind Noor\u2019s interest in genomics

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[11:31] - Embracing \u201cweirdness\u201d as a child

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[15:42] - The Thiel Fellowship and Stanford experiences

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[22:30] - How and why Noor got interested in crypto in college

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[24:30] - How Orchid measures risks at the embryo stage

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[28:12] - Using Orchid\u2019s data to make informed health decisions

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[38:47] - Comparing Orchid to other existing embryo screening tech

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[42:52] - How Orchid accomplished a 100x technological improvement

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[51:25] - Current costs of embryo screening and paths to lower them

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[57:55] - Noor\u2019s thoughts on the future of genomic technologies

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[1:03:47] - How reproductive tech relates to human longevity

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