Ben Nashman

Playing with magnets at @synexmedical | Thiel Fellow

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

I'm very excited to announce that we've raised a $21.8M oversubscribed Series A!

+ a sneak peak into the absurd story of how Synex started 😅

https://t.co/BMsHDqNZru

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

Would be nice if a device could just measure blood directly 🤷‍♂️

[Nikola @nikolacupic]

Every wearable company is racing to add blood testing.

Oura, WHOOP, Levels, and Ultrahuman are all partnering with Quest or Labcorp to layer diagnostics into their apps.

Apple's building an "AI doctor" for Health app.

Proactive health management is the new moat.

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

@williampbarnes Congrats on the launch!

Will and Amr are incredible guys to have in your corner. Grateful for your support of Synex 🙏

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

We're looking for a world-class signal processing / ML engineer!

If you dream in latent spaces and want to work with the most talented, brilliant group of people I've ever met conquering the Holy Grail of health monitoring, please consider joining us💙

https://t.co/ZwdemqC1hr

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

@TheSulkyFireman Ultra miniaturized MRI that you can hold in your hand

We measure magnetic resonance signals from blood non-invasively in your fingertip, capable of directly measuring dozens of different metabolites

Learn more here: https://t.co/0zFeK0w0sn

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

Synex is building a platform to measure your health non-invasively, everything from glucose to cholesterol

Your metabolism on one device: no needles, no finger pricks

We want your feedback on what resonates most with you!

Polls below 👇

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

Which of these words best resonates with what we're measuring?

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

Which of these measurements is most important to you?

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

There is substance to this for single targets, but combinations have far more promise for radical extension IMO. Rapa + acarbose paper being a prime example.

Consider a cocktail of 5+ interventions targeting independent mechanisms. Lots of potential, but much harder to test all the permutations

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

The power of an MRI

In the palm of your hand

To measure your blood without *any* blood

Help us build the future by joining our clinical study!

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

Very excited to share that our latest clinical study has received ethics board approval and we are actively recruiting!

Synex is developing a non-invasive glucose monitor that delivers the same accuracy as traditional devices, without the pain of needles.

If you or a loved one has diabetes and are in the Toronto area, you may qualify for our study and help us shape the future of healthcare!

Register at: [email protected]
Or call: 1-888-562-4554

Learn more at https://t.co/RwiRcqgM68

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

Very excited to share that our latest clinical study has received ethics board approval and we are actively recruiting!

Synex is developing a non-invasive glucose monitor that delivers the same accuracy as traditional devices, without the pain of needles.

If you or a loved one has diabetes and are in the Toronto area, you may qualify for our study and help us shape the future of healthcare!

Register at: [email protected]
Or call: 1-888-562-4554

Learn more at https://t.co/RwiRcqgM68

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

You can’t build something new without breaking a few best practices

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

@0xSigil Good ol days :)

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

@AndrewS87261985 @siimland Possibly through inhibition of GRB2 which is linked with lifespan

https://t.co/VtXBG6wMRF

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

We're in a unique position to improve the lives of millions of people

If you align with our vision of predictive health, please consider joining us - we're hiring!

https://t.co/0zFeK0vsCP

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

The reason you hate medical devices is because you are not the customer

Insurers are

No incentive to build a beautiful user experience when the user is not the payer

This is absolutely backwards

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

At Synex, our core belief is to start with our users and work backwards

Healthcare should be enjoyable, not a pain in the ass

With a 100x better user experience, we expect much more engagement for improved health outcomes and a device that feels like magic to use

[Ben Nashman @ben_nashman]

These types of downstream benefits are expected from a true geroprotective drug

My guess is GLP-1s primarily act through caloric restriction, but if there’s other mechanisms that’s even more exciting

Are there any labs running large scale GLP-1 lifespan studies on mice??

[Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil]

In addition to potential benefits for Parkinson's, a new meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of GLP-1 drugs found that they halved the risk of dementia.

Rates of old-age cognitive impairment might plummet in the near future.