>FASTA: weekly short reads of the global biotech ecosystem | Papers and patents, acquisitions and bankruptcies, biotech philosophy | Read in under 5 min | Follow on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram! | Versión en EspañolPilgrim is proud to sponsor >FASTA! We’re developing the next generation of military medicine to meet the operational demands of modern warfare—moving beyond theory and bringing biotechnology from the benchtop to the battlefield.1/10: Our sponsor cut open his leg and raised $4.3M2/10: Why LuxBio sells glow sticks to NASA3/10: Geltor is back in the game with consumer peptides4/10: Prepare for more biotech defense bills5/10: A keto cure to schizophrenia?6/10: Evolved CRISPR-associated transposases (CasTs)7/10: Profluent's Open CRISPR-1 outperforms baseline8/10: Strand Tx raised $153M9/10: Josie Zayner’s story10/10: Stop playing God. Become one. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.biopunk.life/subscribe
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Arye Lipman - Cofounder & COO @ Biosphere
Arye Lipman cofounded Biosphere, a startup building UV-sterilized bioreactors that replace the 1950’s steam reactors to reduce biomanufacturing costs. Previously, he built a network of biotech labs for startups like Minicircle and invested in some of them. Biosphere came out of stealth this year through a USD $8.8 M seed round led by Lowercarbon Capital and VXI Capital, with participation from Founders Fund.Biofounders: fun conversations with unconventional founders, biohackers, CEOs, and investors you haven’t met yet | Follow along on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram | Support the podcast by sharing a rating on Spotify ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐In this episode we cover:* Upbringing in the California countryside and falling for biology (0:00 - 2:44)* Early start in biotech as part of the founding team of an antibodies company (2:52 - 03:35)* Why he built a network of biotech labs and why it wasn’t a good business (03:52 - 8:52)* Investing in biotech through Mars Bio (8:52 - 10:26)* Deep dives into the biomanufacturing industry and why sterility is a key constrain in costs (10:27 - 13:41)* Superstition in biotechnology and redesigning the bioreactor from the ground up (13:50 - 15:59)* Scaling up to move the needle (16:02 - 16:45)* How UV sterilization and cleaning compare to steam (16:54 - 18:00)* Testing performance in plastic and other materials (18:12 - 19:00)* Building both biotech software and hardware to generate feedback loops (19:14 - 21:09)* What the DoD is doing with biotech and how Biosphere is working with them (21:26 - 24:28)* Why they’re not too concerned about downstream innovation (24:51 - 26:40)* The Biopunk vision of industrialized photosynthesis and the realistic future of taking over the chemical industry with industrialized biology (26:41 - 29:32)* Especially if you’re young, take the risk. Join a biotech startup or found your own! (30:00 - 31:16) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.biopunk.life/subscribe
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>FASTA_22: Eggs!
>FASTA: weekly short reads of the global biotech ecosystem | Papers and patents, acquisitions and bankruptcies, biotech philosophy | Read in under 5 min | Follow on LinkedIn, X, and now Instagram too! | Versión en EspañolPilgrim is proud to sponsor >FASTA! We’re developing the next generation of military medicine to meet the operational demands of modern warfare—moving beyond theory and bringing biotechnology from the benchtop to the battlefield.1/10: ViaGen clones polo mares 🐎2/10: Threesome IVF babies 🧫3/10: In-ovo matriarchy now in stores 🐣4/10: Helania’s athletic lactoferrin 🍼5/10: Kascaid wants your interstitial fluids 👀6/10: AstraZeneca pledges $50M for US biomanufacturing 💵7/10: Puna Bio goes international with the Gates Foundation 🦠8/10: Plants vs microplastics 🌱9/10: Alphagenome 🧬10/10: Augmentation Lab's Hacker Houses 🧠Poets: What happened to biotech DAOs? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.biopunk.life/subscribe
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