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Activation Energy — 56 episodes

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56. Casey Lippmeier (Checkerspot) on precision fermentation

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55. Jason Kakoyiannis and Brian Brazeau (Ferment) on biotechnology and biomanufacturing

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54. William Morris (NuMat) on metal organic frameworks (MOFs)

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53. Mark Warner (Liberation Bio) on scaling biology

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52. Nádia Parachin (Integra) on industrial biotechnology

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51. Robert Stoner (Kendall Square Project) on translating academic research into businesses

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50. David Heller (C16 Biosciences) on biomanufacturing and palm oil alternatives

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49. Joško Bobanović (Sofinnova Partners) on industrial biotech and biomanufacturing

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48. Lee Vinsel (Virginia Tech) and Andrew Russell (SUNY Polytechnic Institute) on the innovation delusion

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47. Adrien Côté (Velocity) on scientist-entrepreneurs

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46. Adam Lawrence (AGL.BIO) on bioeconomy and biomanufacturing

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45. Charla Triplett (Spine by Design) on medtech entrepreneurship

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44. Jason Jay (MIT Sloan School of Management) on sustainability and systemic investing

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43. Aleksandra Gosiewski (Keel Labs) on biopolymers

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42. Tanya Ramond (Sapienne Consulting) on deeptech commercialization

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41. Fred Rostami (GreenLIB) on battery materials recovery

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40. Jaehee Sweeney (BEI) on energy storage and batteries

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39. Jeff Rosedale (BakerHostetler) on deeptech and IP

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38. Bryce Meredig (Citrine Informatics) on the intersection of science and business

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37. Pavle Jeremić (Aether Bio) on protein engineering and lithium extraction

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36. Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza (Elysium Robotics) on robotics

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35. Mahmood Shirazy (Calogy Solutions) on thermal management of EVs

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34. Chad Wasilenkoff (Helicoid Industries) on advanced composites for automotive and aerospace markets

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33. Angela Tsetsis, Nathaniel Jackson, Taka Kamezawa (TrueAlgae) on algae-derived metabolites

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32. Martin Mulvilhill (Safer Made) on investing in safe chemistry

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31. Philip Taynton (Mallinda) on commercializing new materials out of universities

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30. Robert Creighton (Windlift) on offshore wind energy generation

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29. Ben Schrag (NSF) on government's role in deeptech and innovation

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28. Tyler Ellison (ChemDirect) on digitalization of the chemical supply chain

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27. DC Palter (CAN and Tech Coast Angels) on cleantech investing

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26. Bahruz Mammadov (BERKM) and John Standish (Association of Plastic Recyclers) on plastic packaging

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25. Mark Vreeke (Chemical Angel Network) on investing at the chemical frontier

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24. John Sears (Innovators Legal) on startups and intellectual property

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23. Alexis Bazzanella (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, DECHEMA) on sustainable chemistry

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22. Jane Melia (Harvest Thermal) and DC Palter (Chemical Angel Network) on heating and the electrical grid

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21. Craig Kasberg (Tidal Vision) and Tony Sun (GC Ventures) on biopolymers and investing

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20. Morgan Lehtinen (RXN Hub) on Canadian cleantech ecosystem

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19. Ginger Rothrock (HG Ventures) on investing in industrial tech

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18. Mitch Krauss on sustainability in apparel, semiconductor, and beverage industries

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17. Gabriel Thoumi (Responsible Alpha) on plastics and sustainability

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16. Tina Tosukhowong (TDK Ventures) on investing in deep tech startups

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15. Rajiv Banavali (WestRock) on innovation and sustainability

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14. John Warner (Zymergen) on sustainability

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13. Nikhil Kalane (PwC India) on state of the chemical industry

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12. William Provine (The Innovation Space) on innovation

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11. Judy Giordan (ecosVC) on talent and diversity

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10. Sebastian Alamillo-Falkenberg (KPM Accelerate) on innovation

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1. Greg Newbloom (Membrion, Inc.) on green chemistry

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9. Judy Giordan (ecosVC) on innovation in the chemical industry

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8. Frank Slejko (Tall Oaks) on intersection of water and chemistry

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7. Anders Hallsby (Mazarine Ventures) on intersection of water and chemistry

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6. Nilesh Shah (Dow Chemical) on sustainability

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5. Judy Giordan (ecosVC) on sustainability

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4. Scott Gietler (ChemTalk) on chemistry education

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3. Boyd Davis (Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc.) on green chemistry

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2. Tina Tosukhowong (GC Ventures America) on green chemistry