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ERIC LEFKOFSKY

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We've built the world's largest library of clinical and molecular data in oncology. Genomic sequencing, pathology, imaging, clinical records — all connected. That data set doesn't exist anywhere else.

datahealthcare— Bloomberg Interview, 2023
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My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. The oncologist had almost no data to personalize her treatment. In 2015. I thought: this is insane. We have more data on what movies people watch than on how to treat their cancer.

cancerorigin— Forbes Interview, 2020
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I co-founded Groupon. Built it to a $30 billion IPO. It was the fastest-growing company in history at the time. Tempus is harder. But it matters more. Coupons versus cancer. Easy choice.

comparisonentrepreneurship— CNBC Interview, 2021
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We went public in 2024 at a $6 billion valuation. For a precision medicine company. Not a drug company — a data company that helps doctors choose the right drug. That's a new category.

categoryipo— Wall Street Journal Interview, 2024
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Doctors are making life-and-death decisions with incomplete data every single day. Tempus gives them the full picture — genomics, imaging, clinical history — so the decision is informed, not intuitive.

datahealthcare— TechCrunch Interview, 2022
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We partner with every major cancer center in the US. Over 50% of oncologists in America use Tempus. When you have that kind of adoption, the data flywheel becomes unstoppable — more data, better insights, more adoption.

healthcarenetwork-effects— Forbes Interview, 2024