#108: Alex Zhavoronkov - Revolutionizing Medicine: How AI Will Cure Aging

Have you ever wondered what the future of medicine might look like? What kind of breakthrough discoveries and life-saving drugs will be possible with the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Well, in our latest podcast episode, we spoke with Alex Zhavoronkov, the Founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine, a global company specializing in AI-assisted drug discovery and aging research.

During our conversation, Alex shared his incredible journey and passion for longevity research, explaining how his team is using generative AI and cutting-edge technologies to accelerate drug discovery research and develop novel therapeutics to address certain hallmarks of aging. He also discussed the role of AI in precision medicine, biomedical engineering, and drug design, highlighting how AI is transforming the pharmaceutical industry.

One memorable quote from Alex was, "If you figure out a way to extend the life of our people just by one year for everybody on the planet, you generate eight billion life years. That's more than any surgeon or doctor can achieve in their lifetime."

But that's not all. We also talked about the challenges and failures of traditional drug discovery methods, with up to 90% of drug candidates failing in clinical trials. Alex explained how AI and generative technologies can help to solve these problems, making drug development faster, more accurate, and cost-effective.

Now, if you're curious to learn more about how AI is transforming the future of medicine and drug discovery, you don't want to miss this podcast episode! Trust me; it's filled with insightful and thought-provoking ideas that will leave you feeling inspired and excited about what's possible. Join us and discover how AI can be the key to unlocking groundbreaking solutions to some of the most significant health challenges facing humanity today.

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📖 Memorable quotes:
(10:50) “Insilico Medicine synthesized and tested the first AI generated drug in 2017.”

(23:09) “Generative AI in Drug Discovery and Drug Development has the potential to improve the probability of success by 50%”

(24:00) “Generating 11 preclinical candidates in 2.5 years - is a pretty cool number.”

(29:48) “We developed a clinical candidate in 18 months at a 3 million dollar cost with the help of AI. The traditional route takes 2 years at about 400 million expeonses.”

(01:08:48) “Generative AI will transform our lives beyond recognition in every way.”
⏰ Timestamps:
(02:00) Introduction to Alex Zhavoronkov at World Government Summit 2023

(03:00) About World Government Summit 2023

(04:20) Alex's longevity research at Insilico Medicine

(08:20) Accelerating drug discovery with AI

(13:00) AI in synthetic biologic data

(15:00) Generative AI in reducing cost and increasing output

(23:30) Generative AI in increasing probability of success

(25:00) Why traditional drug R&D takes over 10 years and 2 billion 2010 dollars

(28:45) AI-driven drug discovery at Insilico Medicine

(30:30) Insilico Medicine's pipeline and case study

(38:09) Regulators' perception of AI in drug development

(45:26) Generative AI in clinical development

(49:15) Audience question on AI and microbiome research

(53:30) Operating a company between China, Middle East, and North America

(57:54) Insilico Medicine's fully automated robotics lab

(01:03:15) Ageing as the most important disease in the world (

01:08:00) Future impact of generative AI on medicine
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