Lana Feng, PhD

CO-FOUNDER & CEO, HUMA.AI

Dr. Feng is the CEO and cofounder of Huma.AI, a generative AI-powered insight engine for life sciences. Under her leadership, the company built a GenAI system around large language models to provide high accuracy and transparency for the healthcare and life science industry. Technology thought leader Gartner has named Huma.AI as a leading GenAI vendor in more than 20 of its Hype Cycle Reports, including those for AI, emerging technologies, and life sciences. Huma.AI is also part of the prestigious Pegasus program from Microsoft Startups. Dr. Feng spent over 20 years in precision medicine. Before founding Huma.AI, She worked at Novartis' Oncology Business Unit, joining via its acquisition of Genoptix. Dr. Feng was hired by Genoptix to build a BioPharma division, growing sales from zero to $45M in five years and was instrumental in its acquisition by Novartis. Dr. Feng holds a Ph.D. in Genetics, Cellular and Developmental Biology from Indiana University. She did her postdoctoral research at University of California, San Diego.

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