Lucia Huang is co-founder and CEO of Osmind, a digital health startup working to maximize innovative treatments to mental health. Osmind provides an electronic health record software (EHR) for providers serving patients with treatment-resistant mental health conditions. Their software and analytical insights help providers optimize care and contribute to research of new diagnostics and therapies. They now serve over 22,000 patients in 135 mental health practices in the U.S. Osmind was founded in early 2020 and is backed by General Catalyst and Y Combinator.
Lucia previously led business at Verge Genomics, an AI-driven neuroscience biotech startup aiming to cure ALS and Parkinson's. She previously invested in innovative healthcare technology companies at Warburg Pincus. Lucia graduated Yale with a B.S. in Chemistry and earned an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was also awarded a Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation. Lucia is passionate about mental health and has devoted her career to improving healthcare, from life sciences to new technology innovation.
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SHOW NOTES
1:57 - Background on Osmind
5:13 - Current landscape of ketamine / psychedelic clinics
7:08 - Lucia's personal journey with mental health
10:45 - What it's like to receive ketamine treatment, using mood trackers
14:24 - Osmind's partnership with Caretaker, a wireless patient monitor
15:51 - How research and clinical care go hand in hand
18:01 - How psychedelics can be tested in a controlled setting
19:04 - Future of psychedelics - tailored drugs vs commodities
24:03 - How Osmind is building a community for people who are treatment resistant
25:54 - How Lucia's parents have come around to her working in psychedelics
26:48 - Should psychedelics be legal
28:15 - What Lucia is excited about in the psychedelic industry
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LINKS
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