#380: Detecting Potential Cancer With TEARS: The Surprising Future of Early Screening With Omid Moghadam
Today, I’m joined by Omid Moghadam, a serial inventor and biotech entrepreneur whose fascination with innovation has led him from the world of imaging and semiconductors to groundbreaking advancements in cancer screening. Omid shares how personal experiences—including his mother’s battle with cancer and his own early diagnosis—sparked his relentless drive to build better tools for early cancer detection.
In our conversation, Omid unpacks the science and story behind Auria, a revolutionary tear-based screening test for breast cancer. We dive into why tears offer a cleaner protein signal than blood, how the test works as a gentle and affordable screening tool (not a diagnostic), and the impact it could have by moving more women to timely imaging. Omid also gives us a glimpse of what’s next: novel diagnostics, more cancer types on the roadmap, and radiopharmaceuticals that deliver targeted radiation straight to tumors.
If you’re interested in the future of early cancer detection, the power of protein biomarkers, and how a simple test could help save more lives, this episode is both eye-opening and deeply hopeful.
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What We Discuss:
Omid Moghadam’s path from tech to biotech ... 00:05:05
Personal cancer stories fueling innovation ... 00:09:58
How tears enable advanced screening for breast cancer ... 00:11:16
Advantages and affordability of tear-based testing ... 00:13:48
AI’s role in developing Auria ... 00:16:35
Screening vs. diagnostic—key distinctions ... 00:20:12
Early detection and functional medicine approaches ... 00:27:25
Challenges with current breast cancer screening ... 00:39:15
Future directions: more cancer screens and radiopharmaceuticals ... 00:48:31
Accessing Auria and company discount ... 01:01:16
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