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A message from Lee Akay, Managing Partner 

Innovation Discovery Center LLC

Healthcare has always been a field of innovation, but what we’re seeing now is a profound shift. The rise of powerful, adaptive AI systems is accelerating not just how we deliver care but how we understand health itself. This transformation spans diagnosis, care coordination, clinical decision-making, and personalized health touching everything from genomics to nutrition.

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At the Innovation Discovery Center (IDC), we sit at the intersection of strategy and deployment in real-world healthcare environments. We work with hospitals, startups, and global collaborators to turn bold ideas into usable platforms, copilots, and products faster.

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One of our early ventures, Fitgenetix, was built on a powerful idea: that omics data especially genomics and microbiome can offer individuals personalized insights into managing chronic conditions like diabetes, IBS, pulmonary disease and lung health, as well as hypertension. That belief in personalization still drives our work. Today, we’re extending those capabilities through next-generation AI platforms where diagnostics, data, and adaptive intelligence converge to accelerate individualized care. The vision remains the same, but the tools have evolved.

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We now apply advanced AI architectures, multi-modal data platforms, and clinical decision engines to help both clinicians and patients make smarter, faster choices. From systems like 3OG that enhance specialty care through AI advisors, to collaborative research with leading teams in China and the U.S., we remain focused on AI that works: AI that fits, integrates, and delivers practical impact.

We also share what we learn.

 

Our AI That Works blog series is designed for healthcare leaders, technologists, and innovators who want more than hype; they want to understand the architecture, the methods, and the decisions behind real-world deployments.  As part of this mission, we’ve launched executive education programs for healthcare and hospital leaders—to accelerate AI fluency, governance, and readiness at the top of the organization.

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At IDC, we believe the future of healthcare will be powered by people—augmented, not replaced, by intelligent systems. That future is already unfolding—and we invite you to follow it with us.

 

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