Biography
Shawnnah Monterrey founded BeanStock Ventures following nearly a 20-year career as a technical leader. Shawnnah was responsible for developing strategies and leading complex global product development programs and functional management of software and software quality assurance departments for both startup and mature organization with emphasis on the development of medical instruments, life science, diagnostics, clinical applications.

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Digital Health Showcase:
BeanStock Ventures
BeanStock Ventures is an FDA-accredited review organization, which provides software development and regulatory compliance products and services to minimize complexity, reduce cost and time to market of innovative medical devices.

Software Platform Development: Benefits & Challenges
Examining the benefits and challenges associated with developing a software platform.

Biography
A 25 year veteran of healthcare innovation, Carla Balch founded the Spesana Healthcare Platform for all therapeutic areas to increase precision medicine and break barriers to MDx test ordering. Carla grew up in the halls of medicine (oncology), research & clinical trials, and patient reported outcomes. She served as CEO of Altos Solutions OncoEMR, the first oncology EMR and Clinical Decision Support (acquired by GVFlatiron then Roche). She holds patents in: 1) in multidomain decision support, and 2) machine vision for molecular diagnostics results and matching mutations to treatment or trials. Carla is a serial CEO with successful exists in health tech innovation, holds a Masters Degree is Clinical Pyschology and was selected as Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 in Memphis, TN.

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Digital Health Showcase:
Spesana, Inc.
Spesana Healthcare Platform enables healthcare across states, specialties and technology silos. HIPAA compliant Cloud-based Platform provides aggregated patient records, instant referrals, virtual collaboration boards, MDx ordering/results, precision medicine education, clinical trial tech and full prior authorization.

Precision Medicine Success Through Platform Technology
Success in precision medicine using a healthcare platform across all sites of care and specialties.

Biography
Kieran is an experienced commercial leader with a career focus in oncology. His depth of experience, stemming from an academic background in Pharmacology, over 23 years in the industry including over 10 product launches globally across pharma, medical device and clinical diagnostics and a strong personal motivation to positively impact health outcomes is the basis of his overall success in driving commercial growth at Biodesix.

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Digital Health Showcase:
Biodesix
Biodesix is a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease.

Precision Medicine Success Through Platform Technology
Success in precision medicine using a healthcare platform across all sites of care and specialties.

Biography
Stephen Kovacs, DO, specializes in pulmonology and is certified in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at the UPMC Comprehensive Lung Center and is affiliated with UPMC Hamot and UPMC Northwest. He completed his fellowship at Drexel/Hahnemann University College of Medicine, residency at Chestnut Hill Hospital, and medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Digital Health Showcase:
UPMC
UPMC: Committed to Life Changing Medicine Headquartered in Pittsburgh, UPMC is a world-renowned health care provider and insurer. We are an international health care leader." with "The Spesana Healthcare Platform is an intelligent overlay of existing systems allowing all stakeholders in patient care the ability to connect without barriers and optimize care. Our capabilities are comprehensive, providing solutions to all healthcare segments, including Life Sciences, and Revenue Cycle.

Precision Medicine Success Through Platform Technology
A clinician's experience in the process of adoption of diagnostics and treatment options.