Dr Georgia Fleet - Co-Founder & CEO

In this episode, we sit down with Georgia Fleet, Co-Founder of Zonova and Young Entrepreneur of the Year at The Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards: whose path began with dreams of the West End before unexpectedly leading to biotech innovation.Georgia shares the moment during her PhD that sparked Zonova’s mission to tackle life-threatening hospital infections, and what it’s really like to build a startup from scratch. She also reflects on the early-career uncertainty she felt, how she found her direction, and why your first plan doesn’t need to define your path.If you’re a bioscience student or researcher exploring careers beyond academia, this episode delivers clarity, inspiration, and real insight into where a scientific background can take you.