is co-founder and CEO of Proteus Biomedical, Inc. Proteus is pioneering Intelligent Medicine—personalizing therapy by connecting it to your mobile phone via the Internet. There are over four billion cell phones on the planet. The mobile Internet is like a new utility to go with water, electricity, and gas—and it is more available than all three. The big question is: How do pharmaceutical companies and health care providers tap into this existing network and use it to deliver value? Proteus makes a computer chip made from food ingredients specifically designed to be co-manufactured with drugs at ultra low cost. Thompson’s vision for Intelligent Medicine is focused on expanding global access to care, dramatically increasing the value delivered by drugs, and creating a sustainable model for innovation that leverages computer technology in health care.

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