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Breaking Barriers in Tech and Healthcare: Vicky Demas on Leadership, Loneliness, and Building Identifeye Health

September 17, 2024 • Aggie & Cristy • Season 3 • Episode 18

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In this episode of Badass Women in Business, hosts Aggie and Cristy sit down with Vicky Demas, the CEO of Identifeye Health (formerly Tesseract Health). Vicky brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare, leading teams, and launching innovative products. She shares how Identifeye Health leverages AI to revolutionize diagnostic tools, starting with retinal imaging to combat diabetic retinopathy—a disease that could lead to preventable blindness.

Before joining Identifeye Health, Vicky was a product lead at GRAIL, where she contributed to the development of the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test. Prior to that, she was one of the first five founding members of Google Life Sciences, now Verily, where she led groundbreaking projects in medical diagnostics and devices. With over 20 patents to her name and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, Vicky has been a pioneer in using AI to solve complex healthcare challenges.

Vicky opens up about the challenges of being a female entrepreneur in a male-dominated field, the loneliness of leadership, and how grit, continuous learning, and adaptability have fueled her journey. She talks about the critical mission of Identifeye Health—making diabetic retinopathy screening more accessible—and shares advice on navigating the healthcare tech space, building strong teams, and thriving as a woman in STEM.

Vicky’s story also touches on her personal journey, from moving to the U.S. from Greece as a young engineer to leading a cutting-edge startup backed by $80 million in venture funding. Her insights into how AI can reshape diagnostics and her take on the future of women in STEM make this episode an inspiring listen for aspiring entrepreneurs and leaders.

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