Biodesix, Inc. Appoints Dr. Jon Faiz Kayyem to the company’s Board of Directors
December 08, 2021 at 04:30 pm IST
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Biodesix, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Jon Faiz Kayyem to the company’s board of directors. Dr. Kayyem’s diverse career spans more than 20 years and includes experience in academia, lean startups, and Fortune 100 companies. He has served in various leadership positions throughout his career including numerous roles at GenMark Diagnostics, including Founder, CEO and President, Chief Scientific Officer, Senior Vice President of Research and Development. Prior to his work at GenMark Diagnostics, Dr. Kayyem served as Director and Founder of Calimmune and was Vice President of Life Sciences at Motorola. In October 2004, he co-founded the biotechnology fund management company, Efficacy Capital Limited, and served as a managing partner. Currently, Dr. Kayyem is on the Board of Directors of Inhibrx.
Biodesix, Inc. (Biodesix) is a diagnostic solutions and services company. The Company develops diagnostic tests addressing clinical questions by combining multi-omics through the power of artificial intelligence. Biodesix offers over five Medicare-covered tests for patients with lung diseases. The blood based Nodify Lung Nodule Risk Assessment testing strategy, consisting of the Nodify XL2 and the Nodify CDT tests, evaluates the risk of malignancy in incidental pulmonary nodules, enabling physicians to better triage patients to the appropriate course of action. The blood based IQLung strategy for lung cancer patients integrates the GeneStrat targeted ddPCR test, the GeneStrat NGS test and the VeriStrat test to support treatment decisions across all stages of lung cancer. Biodesix also leverages the advanced Diagnostic Cortex artificial intelligence (AI) platform, to collaborate with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to solve complex diagnostic challenges in lung disease.
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