Do Genetic Tests Belong in Benefit Plans?
Veronika Litinski, MSc Medicinal Chemistry, MBA2021-09-22T17:00:48-04:00Genetic tests can provide predictive insights into many domains, such as ancestry, inherited predisposition to disease or your body’s ability to respond to a certain medication treatment – pharmacogenetics. Veronika Litinski, Pillcheck’s CEO, discusses the benefits for plans and the context for successfully implementing precision medicine with plan members.
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Veronika is a medicinal chemist by training and first approached the health sector through cancer research at Lawrence Livermore Labs in Berkeley. Subsequently, she worked in capital markets and invested in innovative companies at GATX Capital in San Francisco. Veronika moved to Canada in 2004, where she joined the new MaRS innovation hub in Toronto. During their start-up phase, she was Director of the Venture Group, the ‘engine room’ of MaRS. Later she was Practice Lead for Health, working in one of the most complex and socially important sectors of our economy. Veronika also piloted the launch of Congniciti, a brain health company developed by Baycrest Hospital. She is currently the CEO of GeneYouIn and a leader in bringing precision medicine to health plans and individuals globally.