#35 - Charbel Eid

🎙️ Guest: Charbel Eid, VP of Platform at BigHat Biosciences 🎧 Hosts: Sura Hadi & Mike Ouren Antibody discovery meets AI copilots. In this episode of Helical Brew, Charbel Eid walks us through how BigHat Biosciences is blending synthetic biology, machine learning, and real-world biotech to accelerate drug design - without replacing the scientists behind it. We talk toddler metaphors, Clippy moments, PS5 parenting hacks, and how to balance speed, safety, and scale in AI-driven drug discovery. 🧠 What You’ll Learn: How BigHat’s Milliner platform merges ML with wet lab workflows The myth of AI replacing scientists - and why it still needs them The challenge of translating AI wins into FDA-ready therapeutics Why modular automation and smart QC matter more than ever What biotech can learn from Apple’s AI strategy (and toddlers) 🎧 Subscribe for new episodes weekly → / @helicalbrew 📩 Want to be a guest? Email us: [email protected] 📍 TikTok, Shorts & more: [@helicalbrew] ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – Cold open: Gaming, parenting, and PS5 wars 01:02 – Meet Charbel Eid & BigHat’s vision 04:35 – What “AI copilots” actually look like in biotech 06:50 – Antibodies, bottlenecks, and platform design 11:30 – How machine learning and automation loop together 17:45 – The importance of quality control (and 5-second curves) 21:00 – Balancing AI speed with clinical safety 29:30 – FDA readiness & regulatory mindset 34:00 – Why partnerships like Eli Lilly matter 39:45 – Charbel’s bold prediction: the AI biotech bubble? 47:00 – Pick of the Week: FDA’s ELSA + Future House AI 🔗 Guest Links 🔬 BigHat Biosciences → https://www.bighatbio.com/💼 Charbel Eid on LinkedIn → / charbel-eid 📌 SHORTS (Catch up on viral clips from this episode!) ▶️ • AI as Your Lab Co-Pilot #helicalbrew #podc... ▶️ • Raising AI Like a Toddler #helicalbrew #po... ▶️ • Why AI Still Needs Scientists #helicalbrew...