Ask HN: Which startups are fighting Cancer?
I don't have a medical background, but I'm an engineer and I would like to help contribute my skills towards cancer cure research or treatment.
What are the most impactful startups in this space?
What are the most impactful startups in this space?
Largest impact to reduce cancer rates/mortality is early detection. Biggest valuations alas in late-stage disease, that's reality, for $8K/mo targeted Rx that only extends life a matter of months (on average, although some remarkable responders i.e. Jimmy Carter's metastatic melanoma).
Largest startup by far for early detection of cancer is GRAIL, something like $1.3B invested.
Long tail of small companies with their unique special sauce. A few off the top of my head: Bluestar Genomics, Epigenomics AG, CellMax Life (out of Taiwan), Singlera Genomics, LAM Research, EarlyDx.
I'm emotionally attached to this fight as my mother died 3 years ago due to adenocarcinoma. That disease not only cost me my mother but also made the whole family financially weak...
Although, I've completed my B. Sc in CSE ( in the same year my mom passed away) After completing my B. Sc I had joined a Startup as a software engineer and worked there for around 9 months. Since then, I've been providing python based web development, data mining and analysis services on various freelance platforms and through my website. With the help of my wife I have also started my own startup which consists of 6 members including us & focused on web application development & Data Mining/ Analysis services.
I have keen interest in cancer research... Hopefully, I will pursue MS/PhD on relevant field when I have enough fund for that so that, I can learn more about it.
My target is to save at least 1