Before founding IndyGeneUs AI , Henriques established Polaris Genomics ( formerly TruGenomix Health Inc .), a precision genomics behavioural health company focused on improving risk prediction and diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD ), particularly among veterans . A US Army veteran himself , during Henriques ' leadership a genomic assay was developed that is now being validated at the Department of Veteran Affairs hospitals across the US to address the high rate of suicides among veterans and active soldiers .

Henriques spent two decades in the US Army and civil government services , having first enlisted at the age of 17 . He served as a Combat Medic for six years , in Afghanistan , Korea , Bosnia and Germany .

After being honourably discharged due to service-connected injury , he earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Howard University , graduating magna cum laude . He went on to hold a number of consultant positions including lead regulatory scientist for the Strategic Innovation Group at Booz Allen Hamilton , and currently mentors 21 startup companies through the nonprofit Black Tech Matters .

At IndyGeneUS , he leads strategic direction and partnerships as well as investor relations . The company recently formed a $ 500 million partnership with HelaPlex to expand the genomic repository of IndyGeneUS and prevent the exploitation of the genetic data that is naturally owned by people of African descent .

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