On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Rhea ↗
In their words
pharmaceutical companies report losses of 200 billion dollars a year due to counterfeit drugs globally
the area that we feel most strongly about tackling is the management of health data
as more tools and applications and stakeholders gain access to our health data it's going to be very important to place the user at the center of the healthcare system
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What is Rhea Mehta's background?
A PhD in molecular toxicology and nutritional biochemistry from the University of Toronto and a BSc in biomedical sciences from Waterloo. She is also a certified integrative nutrition health coach and a certified yoga teacher who studied in Rishikesh, India.
What did she argue about blockchain and health data?
That the real prize was not payments but data ownership: encrypted, decentralised records that let patients control sharing permissions, revoke access, and lease anonymised data to research studies without an intermediary.