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Activation Energy — 56 episodes
56. Casey Lippmeier (Checkerspot) on precision fermentation
55. Jason Kakoyiannis and Brian Brazeau (Ferment) on biotechnology and biomanufacturing
54. William Morris (NuMat) on metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
53. Mark Warner (Liberation Bio) on scaling biology
52. Nádia Parachin (Integra) on industrial biotechnology
51. Robert Stoner (Kendall Square Project) on translating academic research into businesses
50. David Heller (C16 Biosciences) on biomanufacturing and palm oil alternatives
49. Joško Bobanović (Sofinnova Partners) on industrial biotech and biomanufacturing
48. Lee Vinsel (Virginia Tech) and Andrew Russell (SUNY Polytechnic Institute) on the innovation delusion
47. Adrien Côté (Velocity) on scientist-entrepreneurs
46. Adam Lawrence (AGL.BIO) on bioeconomy and biomanufacturing
45. Charla Triplett (Spine by Design) on medtech entrepreneurship
44. Jason Jay (MIT Sloan School of Management) on sustainability and systemic investing
43. Aleksandra Gosiewski (Keel Labs) on biopolymers
42. Tanya Ramond (Sapienne Consulting) on deeptech commercialization
41. Fred Rostami (GreenLIB) on battery materials recovery
40. Jaehee Sweeney (BEI) on energy storage and batteries
39. Jeff Rosedale (BakerHostetler) on deeptech and IP
38. Bryce Meredig (Citrine Informatics) on the intersection of science and business
37. Pavle Jeremić (Aether Bio) on protein engineering and lithium extraction
36. Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza (Elysium Robotics) on robotics
35. Mahmood Shirazy (Calogy Solutions) on thermal management of EVs
34. Chad Wasilenkoff (Helicoid Industries) on advanced composites for automotive and aerospace markets
33. Angela Tsetsis, Nathaniel Jackson, Taka Kamezawa (TrueAlgae) on algae-derived metabolites
32. Martin Mulvilhill (Safer Made) on investing in safe chemistry
31. Philip Taynton (Mallinda) on commercializing new materials out of universities
30. Robert Creighton (Windlift) on offshore wind energy generation
29. Ben Schrag (NSF) on government's role in deeptech and innovation
28. Tyler Ellison (ChemDirect) on digitalization of the chemical supply chain
27. DC Palter (CAN and Tech Coast Angels) on cleantech investing
26. Bahruz Mammadov (BERKM) and John Standish (Association of Plastic Recyclers) on plastic packaging
25. Mark Vreeke (Chemical Angel Network) on investing at the chemical frontier
24. John Sears (Innovators Legal) on startups and intellectual property
23. Alexis Bazzanella (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, DECHEMA) on sustainable chemistry
22. Jane Melia (Harvest Thermal) and DC Palter (Chemical Angel Network) on heating and the electrical grid
21. Craig Kasberg (Tidal Vision) and Tony Sun (GC Ventures) on biopolymers and investing
20. Morgan Lehtinen (RXN Hub) on Canadian cleantech ecosystem
19. Ginger Rothrock (HG Ventures) on investing in industrial tech
18. Mitch Krauss on sustainability in apparel, semiconductor, and beverage industries
17. Gabriel Thoumi (Responsible Alpha) on plastics and sustainability
16. Tina Tosukhowong (TDK Ventures) on investing in deep tech startups
15. Rajiv Banavali (WestRock) on innovation and sustainability
14. John Warner (Zymergen) on sustainability
13. Nikhil Kalane (PwC India) on state of the chemical industry
12. William Provine (The Innovation Space) on innovation
11. Judy Giordan (ecosVC) on talent and diversity
10. Sebastian Alamillo-Falkenberg (KPM Accelerate) on innovation
1. Greg Newbloom (Membrion, Inc.) on green chemistry
9. Judy Giordan (ecosVC) on innovation in the chemical industry
8. Frank Slejko (Tall Oaks) on intersection of water and chemistry
7. Anders Hallsby (Mazarine Ventures) on intersection of water and chemistry
6. Nilesh Shah (Dow Chemical) on sustainability
5. Judy Giordan (ecosVC) on sustainability
4. Scott Gietler (ChemTalk) on chemistry education
3. Boyd Davis (Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc.) on green chemistry
2. Tina Tosukhowong (GC Ventures America) on green chemistry