427. Alloy Partners’ Ben Lewis on the One Health Studio, Indiana’s unique advantage + startups + corporations winning together

The development and creation of startups and new companies is what allows an innovation ecosystem to thrive. Alloy Partners launched to co-create advantaged startups and venture studios in partnerships corporations and entrepreneurs, melding a future of collaboration between the two. This week, we are joined by One Health Studio Director Ben Lewis to talk market challenges, the studio model and what he sees ahead for the One Health opportunity. Highlights include:  The unique work Ben leads to enable company creation at Alloy Partners Ben’s personal story that led him to this point – tracing back to his time as an Olympic athlete Gaps identified in the market that led to the studio’s creation Alloy’s model and its differentiation from traditional corporate innovation programs How the process works: spinning a new coming with the Alloy One Health Studio Biggest challenges facing company creation in the One Health space Indiana as a breeding ground for quality partnerships and being structured to succeed when it comes to One Health innovation How Ben sees public-private partnerships evolving and the next steps in that process Balancing scientific depth with speed and urgency of startup life when working to create new companies How Ben’s past experience as an entrepreneur has prepared him well for this role One Health trends that are emerging that have Ben most excited for the next five to ten years What Alloy Partners is working on right now that has Ben most excited