The Biotech Startups Podcast

The Biotech Startups Podcast by Excedr features weekly conversations with founders, scientists, and investors driving biotech innovation. Host Jon Chee dives into the challenges of building biotech startups, from pre-seed to IPO. New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

🧬 The Borrowed Computer That Built Oculus - An Unlikely Biotech Journey | Michael Antonov (Part 1/4)
May 12, 2025 – 42:16
🧬 The Secret to Biotech Success: Time, Tools & Teamwork | Bogdan Knezevic (Part 4/4)
May 8, 2025 – 43:48
🧬 Purpose-Driven Innovation: Building Teams to Solve Biotech Problems | Bogdan Knezevic (Part 3/4)
May 5, 2025 – 35:50
🧬 Letting Go to Level Up: Oxford, Identity, & Tenacity in Biotech | Bogdan Knezevic (Part 2/4)
May 1, 2025 – 34:16
🧬Immigrant Grit & Athletic Discipline: Building a Biotech Legacy | Bogdan Knezevic (Part 1/4)
Apr 28, 2025 – 44:29
🧬 Redefining Biotech: Building Enduring Value Beyond Acquisition | Rabia Khan (Part 4/4)
Apr 24, 2025 – 47:56
🧬 Sales Skills & Resilience: Hidden Drivers of Biotech Success | Rabia Khan (Part 3/4)
Apr 21, 2025 – 37:40
🧬 Rabia Khan - Serna Bio: Bridging Science & Tech—PhDs, MBAs, & Biotech Innovation (Part 2/4)
Apr 17, 2025 – 44:43
🧬 Rabia Khan - Serna Bio: Unraveling the Genetics of AI-Driven Drug Discovery (Part 1/4)
Apr 14, 2025 – 47:44
🧬Alfredo Andere - LatchBio: Revolutionizing Biopharma Data & Mastering Enterprise Sales (Part 4/4)
Apr 10, 2025 – 45:37
🧬Alfredo Andere - LatchBio: Building Biotech Data Tools to Revolutionize Life Sciences (Part 3/4)
Apr 7, 2025 – 31:26
🧬Alfredo Andere - LatchBio: College Friends, Biotech Beginnings & Thoughtful Persistence (Part 2/4)
Apr 3, 2025 – 34:11
🧬 Alfredo Andere - LatchBio: Conquering Berkeley's EECS & Building a Global Vision (Part 1)
Mar 31, 2025 – 37:31
🧬 Michael Paliotti - MilliporeSigma: Master Biotech Sales & Build High-Performance Teams (Part 4/4)
Mar 27, 2025 – 31:01
🧬 Michael Paliotti: Blending Science, Sales, and Side Hustles in Biotech (Part 3/4)
Mar 24, 2025 – 41:59
🧬 Michael Paliotti: Navigating Biotech Careers & Building Lasting Relationships (Part 2/4)
Mar 20, 2025 – 43:33
🧬 Michael Paliotti: Navigating a Winding Path to Biotech Success (Part 1/4)
Mar 17, 2025 – 41:06
🧬 Stavros Papadopoulos: Transforming Data Management (Part 4/4)
Mar 13, 2025 – 34:08
🧬 Stavros Papadopoulos: Scaling TileDB & Revolutionizing Data Infrastructure (Part 3/4)
Mar 10, 2025 – 36:00
🧬Stavros Papadopoulos: How Serendipity Sparked TileDB's Startup Journey (Part 2/4)
Mar 6, 2025 – 42:22
🧬 Stavros Papadopoulos: A Journey in Computer Science & Data Management (Part 1/4)
Mar 3, 2025 – 54:24
🧬 Becky Beattie: Scaling LaunchBio & Democratizing Biotech Entrepreneurship (Part 2/2)
Feb 27, 2025 – 01:06:16
🧬 Becky Beattie: From Rural Beginnings to Building a National Biotech Network (Part 1)
Feb 24, 2025 – 01:03:23
🧬 Dr. Kate Yen: Scaling a Biotech, Running Lean, & Utilizing Translational Biology (Part 2)
Feb 20, 2025 – 52:19
🧬 Kate Yen - Part 1 | From Academia to Biotech Leader | Translating Research into Cancer Therapies | Early Days at Merck & Agios
Feb 17, 2025 – 52:15
🧬 Oguzhan Atay - Part 2 | From Immigrant to Biotech Innovator | Battling Deportation with Nobel Laureate Support | Building a $140M Prenatal Testing Empire
Feb 13, 2025 – 01:05:37
🧬 Oguzhan Atay - Part 1 | From Small-Town Turkey to Stanford PhD | Solving Cell Cycle Mysteries | Building a Biotech During a Global Pandemic
Feb 10, 2025 – 01:01:28
🧬 Parag Shah - Part 2 | Scaling a Multi-Billion Dollar Life Sciences Fund | Culture, Capital & Entrepreneurship | The K2 HealthVentures Story
Feb 6, 2025 – 01:05:09
🧬 Parag Shah - Part 1 | Rethinking Biotech Startup Funding | Building Smarter Capital Strategies | Risk, Reward & Leadership in Investing
Feb 3, 2025 – 47:53
🧬 Jason C. Foster - Part 2 | Manufacturing Brighter Futures | From Richmond to London: Building a Biotech Empire | Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
Jan 30, 2025 – 01:05:39
🧬 Jason C. Foster - Part 1 | From Paper Routes to Pharma | Navigating the Dot-Com Bubble | Building a $1B Addiction Medicine Business in 4 Years
Jan 27, 2025 – 53:22
🧬 Rafael Rosengarten - Part 4 | Lessons in Scaling a Biotech Startup | Using AI to Transform Cancer Diagnostics | The Genialis Supermodel & krasID
Jan 23, 2025 – 40:45
🧬 Rafael Rosengarten - Part 3 | Leveraging AI in Precision Medicine | How Predictive Biomarkers Transform Oncology | Lessons from Scaling a Startup
Jan 20, 2025 – 32:09
🧬 Rafael Rosengarten - Part 2 | From Marine Biology to Synthetic Biology | Building Biofuel Tools at JBEI | When Academic Labs Embrace Entrepreneurship
Jan 16, 2025 – 34:40
🧬 Rafael Rosengarten - Part 1 | From Salt Marsh to Biotech CEO | Snorkeling into Science | Choosing Marine Biology Over Cooking on a Mediterranean Yacht
Jan 13, 2025 – 30:30
🧬 Cyriac Roeding - Part 4 | Revolutionizing Cancer Detection & Therapy | Harnessing Synthetic Biology to Reshape Diagnostics | Solving Biotech’s Toughest Problems
Jan 9, 2025 – 37:38
🧬Cyriac Roeding - Part 3 | Founding Shopkick During the 2008 Financial Crisis | Transforming Retail with Mobile Tech | Exploring AI’s Use in Clinical Trials & Reshaping Drug Development
Jan 6, 2025 – 32:18
🧬 Cyriac Roeding - Part 2 | From Digital Clocks to Global Mobile Marketing | Cracking Coca-Cola's 160 Million Bottle Code | Silicon Valley's Pine-Scented Entrepreneurship | Leapfrogging Technology in the Amazon Jungle
Jan 2, 2025 – 30:44
🧬 Cyriac Roeding - Part 1 | From Flea Market Entrepreneur to Silicon Valley CEO | Reinvention During an Exchange Year | Finding Perspective in Japanese Business Culture
Dec 30, 2024 – 37:18
🧬 Kate Neville - Part 4 | Balancing IP Enforcement & Licensing | Leveraging Shelved Pharma Assets | Building Resilient IP Portfolios
Dec 19, 2024 – 31:48
🧬Kate Neville - Part 3 | Fundamentals of IP Strategy for Biotechs | Safeguarding Discoveries & Technology | Aligning Science with Patents | Navigating Global Patent Considerations
Dec 16, 2024 – 29:53
🧬Kate Neville - Part 2 | Navigating Law School as a Scientist | From Patent Agent to Lawyer | Thriving at the Intersection of Science & Law | Continuous Learning in Diverse Scientific Fields
Dec 12, 2024 – 20:50
🧬 Kate Neville - Part 1 | From Youngest of Six to Patent Law Pioneer | When Chemistry Sets Spark Scientific Careers | Leading Through Autonomy | Serendipitous Path from Lab Bench to IP Law
Dec 9, 2024 – 28:01
🧬 Barry Ticho - Part 4 | Founding Verve Therapeutics Over Breakfast | Gene Editing for Cardiovascular Disease | Leadership Lessons From a First-Time Founder | Stoke’s Vision for RNA-Based Medicines
Dec 5, 2024 – 39:40
🧬 Barry Ticho - Part 3 | Lessons From Rigorous Drug Development | Industry vs. Academic Research Standards | A Patient-Centered Approach to Clinical Trials | How RNA is Shaping Modern Medicine
Dec 2, 2024 – 37:09
🧬Barry Ticho - Part 2 | Zebrafish Hearts & Pediatric Cardiology | Balancing Lab Work & Clinical Practice | Navigating Academic Medicine's Challenges | The Draw of Biopharma & Translational Medicine
Nov 28, 2024 – 28:04
🧬Barry Ticho - Stoke Therapeutics - Part 1 | From Family of Physicians to Vision-Driven Scientist | Barry’s MD-PhD Journey | Leadership Through Critical Thinking & Resilience | The Journey From Academia to Industry
Nov 25, 2024 – 37:04
🧬Chris Moxham - Transcripta Bio - Part 4 | Partnership Strategies with Big Pharma | Balancing Science & Business | Leveraging AI in Drug Discovery | The Vision for Transcripta Bio
Nov 21, 2024 – 26:31
🧬Chris Moxham - Transcripta Bio - Part 3 | Embracing the Startup Challenge | Mastering Science-to-Business Communication | Building a Scalable Discovery Engine | Leveraging AI & Genetics in Drug Development
Nov 18, 2024 – 25:53
🧬Chris Moxham - Transcripta Bio - Part 2 | From Eli Lilly Recruit to NYC Lab Builder | Leading High-Stakes Drug Discovery | Pioneering Quantitative Biology | "Making the Trains Run on Time"
Nov 14, 2024 – 29:34

Recent Reviews

asian bioguy

Great podcast

As a pharmaceutical professional wonderful podcast. Learning a lot and love how the host interacts and elicits personal as well as scientific insight from the guests
McAfiend

Amazing Stories from Biotech & Beyond

I love listening to this podcast. So many great tidbits and tips for founders, business owners, and just people in the biotech or life sciences industry in general. Keep up the great work, looking forward to more episodes!
HappyHorse108

Fantastic, but please interview women who have founded companies.

This is a great podcast, but it would be great to include the stories of women who have gone through the startup journey.
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Biotech Startup Podcast

This is a genius idea by Jon Chee and the Excedr team!! Love hearing the childhood influences, thought processes, values and goals behind the founders of biotech startups. It’s truly amazing what talents are out there to advance healthcare and life sciences. Looking forward to the next episodes!!
SVM2023

Informative and interesting!

Great listen, excited to hear what comes next from this podcast!
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Episode 1:

Very informative discussion and great content! Looking forward to future episodes and guests. Great addition to my podcast subscriptions.
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Biotech Startups

Great podcast! Looking forward to more discussions.
CK@1032

Conversation with Jacob Glanville

Excellent podcast, looking forward to the future topics