Fighting cancer with AI, the founding story of Garage48 and Lattitude59 & why Baltics should learn from dwarves in LOTR w/ Priit Salumaa (Better Medicine). Ep 144

Priit Salumaa is a serial entrepreneur based in the vibrant tech city of Tartu. He is the CEO and founder of Better Medicine, a company focused on building AI solutions to battle cancer. His entrepreneurial journey began with the founding of a software development company called Mooncascade in 2009, during the aftermath of the global economic crisis. In addition to his business ventures, Priit has been notably active in the non-governmental and non-profit sectors. He is a co-founder of flagship industry events in Estonia, such as Garage48 and Latitude59​​.

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On this episode we talk about:

• Better Medicine and fighting cancer with AI
• Building a medtech product and business
• The value of building non-governmental organizations
• How hackathons contribute to community building
• The potential of a unified Baltic market and identity

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