Ruby Gadelrab
@DivaBiotech
CEO and Founder of @M_Disrupt, Healthcare Executive #Genomics #DigitalHealth expert, ex VP Commercial Marketing @23andme, advisor, mentor.
Yesterday a physician who is in a CMO role and who I respect highly said this: “Most physicians know medicine but don’t understand the business of healthcare” Agree? Disagree? Discuss
Lord, grant me the delusional optimism of a founder who believes payers will reimburse a 10,000-biomarker wellness panel because it might help someone live to 130. He also thinks it’s a medical diagnostic—doctors just don’t know it yet. Make it make sense.
Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305 million cnbc.com/2025/06/13/ann…
In a new twist to the 23andme story....... 23andMe founder says Fortune 500 company backs new buyout offer ft.com/content/6dd8ad…
My Hot Take: The more a healthtech founder is in the press, the less likely their product has, you know… actual evidence. It’s a statistically significant inverse correlation—and yes, we ran the regression
Wow. Regeneron is acquiring the remains of 23andMe for $256M in a bankruptcy auction. The value that 23andMe built all lies in the Data. 23andMe spent years building one of the largest, most genotype-phenotype-linked datasets in the world. That’s gold for any pharma company…
Wow!! Regeneron to buy bankrupt genetic testing firm 23andMe for $256 million | Reuters reuters.com/business/healt…
Lord, give me the confidence to pitch investors like Billy Evans—launching Theranos 2.0 while his wife is still serving time for Theranos 1.0. nytimes.com/2025/05/10/bus…
Lord, give me the confidence of a tech bro building a digital therapeutic without a clinician, a regulatory plan, or a clue.
Proud mama moment: tonight, my 10 year old son was watching Shark Tank and he asked me how do sharks get to invest in multiple similar businesses without having a conflict of interest? I asked how do you know what conflict of interest is - he said I learned from listening to you.
If we thought vendor fatigue in healthcare was bad before, it's going to get 1000 times worse because of AI. Anyone can build a product or an app quickly now and they will be flooding to the gates of the health system leaders and the payers way before they're ready.
At a conference and heard a health system exec synthesize how they consider adoption of new health innovations - cost - quality - outcomes - a vision of why
The 23andMe Special Committee released news today indicating their plan to take the company through the Chapter 11 process. While I am disappointed that we have come to this conclusion and my bid was rejected, I am supportive of the company and I intend to be a bidder. I have…
In pre-seed, there are three primary things I am underwriting. - Founder Resilience (can you take a punch and get back up) - Personal stake in the problem (missionary vs mercenary) - Distribution trick (some sneaky way to get your first 100 customers)
Every time I coach a founder on raising their first round, I start with two questions: 1.Are you ready to see the absolute best and worst of humanity? 2.Is your skin thick enough to handle it? Why can't we make it easier for the best founders to build?.
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS, indeterminate dendritic cell histiocytosis…
Love this initiative by my friend @drbenbergman to provide virtual medical care for the homeless. Please donate if you can to support him - it's such a great cause. Free Clinic Newton - Medical Care Fundraiser givebutter.com/w9wQoL