Bridging the Gap in Precision Medicine
We are a transatlantic team based in the San Francisco Bay Area and Spain, building the open-source infrastructure needed to accelerate Real-World Evidence (RWE) and AI in healthcare across Europe and LATAM.
The Challenge We Solve
The deployment of artificial intelligence in healthcare is currently bottlenecked not by algorithmic capability, but by infrastructure and data interoperability. While top-tier research hubs in the US develop state-of-the-art models, clinical validation across diverse demographics (OOD validation) remains incredibly difficult due to fragmented data formats (FHIR, OMOP, DICOM) and strict privacy regulations (GDPR, HIPAA).
At ColabBio, we solve this by building open-source infrastructure for RWE on Edge. Instead of moving sensitive patient data to the cloud, we bring the models to the data. Our transatlantic approach combines the cutting-edge methodologies of Silicon Valley with the clinical expertise and regulatory compliance of European healthcare systems.
Meet the Team
José M. Olmo
Founder
- Hands-on Engineer & Serial Entrepreneur: Over 30 years of experience writing code, deploying scalable infrastructure, and founding open-source companies.
- Corporate Strategy: Extensive background leading M&A and business development in Healthcare and Life Sciences across the US, Europe, and LATAM.
- Role at ColabBio: Leads the overarching vision for both open-source and commercial initiatives.
Lorenzo Olmo Marchal
UCSF Biological and Medical Informatics (BMI) PhD Student
- Education: BS and MS in Bioengineering: Bioinformatics from UC San Diego.
- Research Background: Previously at UCSD Moores Cancer Center, J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), and CNIC.
- Expertise: Authored a thesis on computational pathology and AI models to advance precision medicine.
- Highlight: Proud to be the sole Spanish and European representative admitted to his UCSF PhD cohort this year!
David Olmo Marchal
UCSC Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics (BMEB) MS Student
- Education: BS with Highest Honors in Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics (BMEB) and a minor in Computer Science from UC Santa Cruz. Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
- Current Status: Pursuing an MS in BMEB at UCSC while actively competing as an NCAA student-athlete.
- Current Research: Part of the Braingeneers project at the UCSC Genomics Institute (Haussler & Mostajo Labs), applying AI and bioinformatics to neuroscience and brain organoid data.
- Past Experience: Research background at EMBL and CNIC.
- Expertise: Translating biomedical engineering principles into robust computational platforms and tools.