You get a kit to find out if you were fit
Swipe, Seal, Shake and Send it
Arrives at the mapmygenome lab
Your dipped cotton swab
3.2 billion of your Basepairs intact
We then process your DNA extract
Genotype markers in ACTG
Raw data are good, team shouts with glee
Its SnaPpy time, and probabilities calculated
Risk scores for 100s of conditions validated
Genomepatri is prepared for you especially
Your DNA is unique like you – seriously
You chat with a genetic counselor face to face or on skype
About your Genomepatri, family history and lifestyle without any hype
They prepare a recommendations report for you
With action items to follow for a “very healthy you”
You love the product and tell all your friends
A new kit to your friend- our team quickly sends
And slowly by the power of one to many more
Personalized medicine can come to the fore!
Ms Anu Acharya is the co-founder and CEO of Mapmygenome, a company that pioneered the field of personalised, preventive healthcare by making personal genomics tools available to the masses. With a vision to “Touch 100 million lives”, Mapmygenome was established in 2013, heralding the advent of improved healthcare through genomics-based personalised, precision medicine starting with India and other neglected populations.
Under her leadership, the company has been achieving several milestones, awards and honours. From the ET startup Awards to NASSCOM Emerge 50, WSJ’s Top global startups’ award, Red Herring Asia and Global to the recently conferred Pride of Telangana award; Mapmygenome has certainly become a force to be reckoned with.
A fiercely respected entrepreneur, she also serves as a governing board member and/or mentor for various high profile institutions such as the NIBMG, NIAB, IIITHyderabad, IvyCap Ventures, CSIR and ABLE. She is also a distinguished alumna from IIT Kharagpur.