Team KC’s Talia Karchem, Xandria Kovacic, and Sophia Donnelly were in Boston for the 2026 Bio-IT World, connecting with old and new faces. And, much like our recent Lab of the Future recap, we found that the industry remains heavily focused on AI enablement, but the conversation is maturing.

Biomarkers, wearables, and AI are converging to make preventing disease the standard of care. The days of waiting for symptoms to appear and align before diagnosing serious conditions are in the rearview. Team KC Laboratory Informatics Consultants Valerie Olberding and Tahrima Jubrey cover the latest in how medicine is approaching disease detection.