56. Casey Lippmeier (Checkerspot) on precision fermentation
Casey Lippmeier (https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseylippmeier/) of Checkerspot (https://www.checkerspot.com/) discusses precision fermentation. Adam Lawrence (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-lawrence-6777679/) co-hosts.
OUTLINE
(00:00) Introduction
(00:32) Education and career
(04:25) Checkerspot - origin story and technology
(07:05) Target market - infant nutrition
(08:21) Partnerships
(10:41) Precision fermentation
(13:04) Bioeconomy
(14:52) Advantages and disadvantages
(17:28) Market sizing and segmentation
(19:27) Success stories
(22:26) Value ecosystem and manufacturing
(24:50) Needed innovations
(26:58) Continuous fermentation
(28:16) Industry cycles
(31:29) Policies
(35:39) Vision of the future of bioeconomy
3 Dec 2025
55. Jason Kakoyiannis and Brian Brazeau (Ferment) on biotechnology and biomanufacturing
Jason Kakoyiannis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkakoyiannis/) and Brian Brazeau (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-brazeau-3a0613/) of Ferment (https://www.ferment.co/) discuss the state of bioeconomy and backing biotech startups. Adam Lawrence (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-lawrence-6777679/) co-hosts.
OUTLINE
(00:00) Introduction
(00:38) Education and careers
(01:35) Ferment origin story
(07:10) Fund vs. studio venture model
(12:21) Technoeconomics
(19:33) Value ecosystem
(21:59) Advantages of bio
(24:43) Tech push, Market pull
(29:25) Market opportunities
(31:25) Success stories
(33:16) Financing mechanisms
(36:55) Government funding
(41:26) State of biotech and biomanufacturing
8 Sept 2025
54. William Morris (NuMat) on metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
William Morris (https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-morris-16731685/) of NuMat (https://www.numat.com/) talks about metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for filtration, separation, and storage of gases, as well as about his journey helping spin out a startup from Northwestern University. Bryce Meredig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bmeredig/) joins as co-host.
OUTLINE
(00:00) Introduction
(00:53) Career path
(05:29) NuMat’s origin
(06:10) Metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
(10:39) Market opportunity
(12:16) Partnership models
(14:35) Invention to commercialization
(16:48) Partnership with Merck
(17:32) Technoeconomics
(20:39) Market pull
(23:07) Market research and customer discovery process
(27:08) Challenges
(31:46) Culture and team dynamics
(33:48) Vision for NuMat
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