
Before Scott Gies cofounded Zoe Biosciences, he studied genomes, octopus cognition and marine conservation. The connecting idea is simple: follow the evidence, even when it takes the scenic route.

From a Stryker unit in Iraq to smartphone diagnostics, text-first primary care and a newly acquired Seattle startup, Younggren has spent two decades asking the same practical question: how much closer can the system move to the person who needs it?