Scientist Turned Entrepreneur: Bethany Deshpande

IN THIS EPISODE:  Bethany chats with Greg and Dave about creating SomaDetect agriculture farming company, which is helping farmers provide better care for animals and providing good quality milk. Bethany talks about completing a PHD in biology, and how it has helped immensely with the start up of SomaDetect. Bethany discusses how she helps farmers diagnose low quality or contaminated milk and providing nutritional needs for farmers with their farms. Bethany tells how the idea was actually born from her father, and how he was a biophysicists who worked on applications involved with the innovation behind SomaDetect. BIO: Bethany Deshpande is the CEO of SomaDetect. She is a scientist turned entrepreneur who is providing dairy farmers with the information they need to produce the best possible milk. Bethany has experience in community engagement, Northern environmental science, mathematics, and data analysis. Bethany set out to commercialize the technology developed by her dad over the past several decades. SomaDetect represents a significant innovation within the dairy industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices