Numen (YC S23) — Engineering a future without cancer deaths
Numen appears in Y Combinator's company directory in the Summer 2023 batch, listed 2023-08-09. Engineering a future without cancer deaths..
Numen is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2023 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Engineering a future without cancer deaths. The founders listed are Luca Springer (Founder), Thomas Carroll (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, August 9, 2023).
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Luca Springer
Founder
Luca is an expert in network science and computational game theory. He also has a strong policy background with a focus on healthcare systems. Luca previously worked at Stockdale Street, where he gathered years of experience analyzing, investing in, and helping grow healthcare, consumer, and technology companies. He holds an MSc in Computer Science and an MSc in Global Governance from the University of Oxford where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Luca is a Schmidt Futures ISF Fellow.
Thomas Carroll
Founder
Clinical cancer researcher with a specialty in bioinformatics, biomarkers, and methods development. Passionate about building better diagnostics and putting a dent in cancer mortality.
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