Ilya Kupershmidt

Ilya Kupershmidt is a prominent figure in the biotech industry with extensive experience in personalized medicine, genomics, and healthcare technology. He is currently working as a Biotech Entrepreneur at a stealth biotech startup.4

Career Highlights

Founder and CEO of Gali Health: Kupershmidt founded Gali Health, a personalized medicine company that developed Gali, a mobile health assistant for people with chronic conditions. The platform focuses on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and aims to become a recognized name in the IBD community.1

Co-founder of NextBio: Prior to Gali Health, Kupershmidt co-founded NextBio, a genome informatics company that was later acquired by Illumina, a pioneer in DNA sequencing technologies.15

Expertise and Vision

Ilya Kupershmidt is known for his expertise in:

• Healthcare
• Genomics
• Technology
• Personalized medicine

He is described as a visionary who understands the synergy between genomics, informatics, drug discovery, science, and healthcare.2 Kupershmidt believes that combining software, data science, and DNA sequencing technologies will have a profound effect on medicine.1

Professional Philosophy

Kupershmidt emphasizes the importance of:

• Team autonomy and authority
• Focusing on areas of most importance
• Delegating responsibilities
• Bringing on like-minded people to shoulder responsibility1

His LinkedIn profile can be found under the username "ilya-kupershmidt".23