Digital Health Expert and Synthetic Biologist Committed to Increasing Access to Healthcare for All
“My entire professional life has been about continuing to push for improved access to care. I started out in Synthetic Biology and was attracted to the field because of its promise to tap into the programmability of biology and the ability to create platforms for diagnostics and drugs. My move to digital health was an unexpected one, but excited by its promise of outsized impact for underserved communities.”
Valorant Health
Providing virtual care resources to over 67 million Americans living in rural and underserved areas
From Bench to Board:
Founding Valorant Health
Ahmed was motivated after having witnessed first-hand the profound impact that lack of healthcare access can have in underserved areas, and how it can affect the well-being and outcomes of the community. There is an unmet need for reliable healthcare resources for over 67 million Americans who can be helped with technology we have. He began putting together a team with unparalleled experience to go into a market segment that has been largely ignored despite the scalability of digital health.
Tackling the rural markets has its challenges, but also has the potential to bring care to those who need it. Disproportionately, technologies overlook the needs in these markets. Founding Valorant Health and starting with mental health Ahmed and his team are poised to make a massive impact on the lives of Veterans, military service members, and Indigenous Peoples.
The Promise of Programming Biology
Ahmed started in Synthetic Biology wanting to apply its promise of scaling and iterating for maximum impact in healthcare. He took his experiences to applications in diagnostics and early-stage drug discovery. He worked with Fortune 50 players to streamline the traditionally tedious tasks with a combination of data science and automation.
Ahmed was a co-founder at DNAWorks, a spinout of the University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering and Sciences department. He was part of a team dedicated to bringing cost-effective and highly programmable molecular diagnostic devices to developing countries.
He has also held meaningful roles at emerging players and market leaders in the SynBio market sectors to expedite the applications of early-stage drug discovery for a meaningful impact on healthcare.
Mentions
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Led by Ahmed Qureshi, Valorant Health graduates from Seattle Computational Health Program.
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Valorant Health is working with the Catawba Health Center in South Carolina to address the long wait times for patients to get medication for behavioral health conditions. 🔗Press Release
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Valorant Health is working with innovation units within US Air Force to bring new digital tools for mental health and behavioral health.
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At Tierra Biosciences Ahmed worked to combine automation with cell-free technology for an unprecedented increase in speed.