# Tanishq Mathew Abraham

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Real Alpha has cut 5 moments of Tanishq Mathew Abraham (Co-founder & CEO, Sophont) talking, from an interview on MTS published Oct 21, 2026.

- Role: Co-founder & CEO, Sophont
- About: Built Holon-S1, a model predicting tumor gene activity from routine pathology slides; co-founded Sophont and MedARC.
- Company: [Sophont](https://realalpha.app/companies/#sophont)
- On X: https://x.com/iScienceLuvr

## What Tanishq Mathew Abraham said

- [Tumor slides can reveal biology that guides personalized care](https://realalpha.app/s/tumor-slides-can-reveal-biology-that-guides-personalized/)
  MTS · Oct 21, 2026 · 6 min
  > “this one gene, which was actually then targeted by the medical team for treatment for this patient” — Tanishq Mathew Abraham · [4:13](https://realalpha.app/v/G3IDxDh6FO4/?t=253)
- [Cancer AI could support research, drug development, and care](https://realalpha.app/s/cancer-ai-could-support-research-drug-development-and-care/)
  MTS · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min
  > “if you can predict the treatment response using the features from Hall and S1, then you can tell a patient” — Tanishq Mathew Abraham · [11:27](https://realalpha.app/v/G3IDxDh6FO4/?t=687)
- [AI drug discovery needs evidence from human biology](https://realalpha.app/s/ai-drug-discovery-needs-evidence-from-human-biology/)
  MTS · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min
  > “we need to actually be training AI models on clinical data and on human biology.” — Tanishq Mathew Abraham · [13:47](https://realalpha.app/v/G3IDxDh6FO4/?t=827)
- [Cancer AI tools could reach clinical trials within a year](https://realalpha.app/s/cancer-ai-tools-could-reach-clinical-trials-within-a-year/)
  MTS · Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min
  > “some of these tools could potentially reach these clinical trials, at the very least, definitely like retrospective trials, potentially even prospective trials.” — Tanishq Mathew Abraham · [21:50](https://realalpha.app/v/G3IDxDh6FO4/?t=1310)
- [Patient tests may matter before new drugs reach the clinic](https://realalpha.app/s/patient-tests-may-matter-before-new-drugs-reach-the-clinic/)
  MTS · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min
  > “that can be done in a lot quicker timeline, in my opinion, compared to like developing drugs from scratch.” — Tanishq Mathew Abraham · [16:39](https://realalpha.app/v/G3IDxDh6FO4/?t=999)

## The episode

- [Cancer AI Models Will Reach Clinical Trials Within a Year | Tanishq Abraham](https://realalpha.app/v/G3IDxDh6FO4/) · MTS · Oct 21, 2026