Noor Siddiqui - From Stanford To Genomic Screening for Healthier Babies | SVIC Podcast #32

Noor Siddiqui, founder of Orchid, aims to equip couples with genetic insights to better predict and understand potential health risks for their future children. Noor began her career as a Thiel Fellow, an exclusive program that selects 20 young visionaries annually to pause their formal education and develop their groundbreaking ideas. Noor holds both a B.S. and an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford, where she has also engaged in extensive research in AI and genomics. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Orchid and Genomic Testing02:38 The Importance of Genetic Screening02:58 How many babies born through Orchid03:33 The Influence of Personal Experiences on Orchid07:30 Embryo Screening: Mitigating the Risk11:10 Deciding To Have Kid To Genetic Testing To IVF18:36 Interesting Conversations On Picking An Embryo 19:50 The Power of Comprehensive Genetic Data24:00 Health Insurers Covering Genic Screening? 26:00 Besides parents, who benefits from healthier babies?29:20 Plan For Expansion