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#46 Dr Elina Berglund - Pivoting from particle physics at CERN to fertility tracking with Natural Cycles
What: Natural Cycles is the developer of the only digital method of birth control cleared by regulators both in the US and in Europe, based in Stockholm. The company's application uses its own algorithm to predict and detect women's ovulation, allowing them to prevent or plan pregnancies in a non-invasive, hormone and side-effect-free way.
Who: Elina is a particle physicist and entrepreneur who began her career at CERN before going on to build the Natural Cycles app together with her husband Raoul.
We talk about: Working on the hadron collider (yes, really), making fun of business partners, and using data to drive fertility innovations.
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28 Apr 2023
#45 Jason Matuszewski & Andrew VanVurst - Placentas for wound healing with BioStem Technologies
What: BioStem is a leading regenerative medicine company focused on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of placental derived biologics for advanced wound care. Their main offering is placental-derived tissue allografts for wound healing applications, based on their proprietary Local Microenvironment Activation® platform and BioRetain processing method.
Who: Jason is an engineer and mathematician by background who serves as BioStem’s CEO, with former US Marine, aviation engineer and BioStem co-founder Andrew as COO.
We cover: The motorcycle-racing background that brought them together, the family history that influenced their mission-driven approach, and a true love of engineering.
📝 You can also now read the accompanying "podnotes" to the episode on Substack, where key insights from every conversation will be shared for those who prefer short and snappy takeaways: founderskeepers.substack.com
Find out more: www.founders-keepers.com
Instagram: @founderskeepers.pod
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Get in touch: hi@founders-keepers.com
21 Apr 2023
#44 Dr Jack Hoppin and Dr John Babich - Precision-based cancer targeting with Ratio Therapeutics
What: Ratio is an early clinical-phase pharmaceutical company whose mission is to accelerate the development of best-in-class radiopharmaceuticals for cancer patients. The company has raised over USD $40 million to date in funding and developed two novel proprietary platforms: Trillium™ and Macropa™.
Who: Jack is CEO of Ratio and a mathematician by training, with John as CSO and a former professor of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences at Cornell University. They began working together in 2018 and the company is named after the mathematical approach to radiopharmaceuticals development.
We talk about: Evolving and scaling what was a small-stage pharma company to a multi-million dollar player, and the pros and cons of co-founding a business with your friends.
📝 You can also now read the accompanying "podnotes" to the episode on Substack, where key insights from every conversation will be shared for those who prefer short and snappy takeaways: founderskeepers.substack.com
Find out more: www.founders-keepers.com
Instagram: @founderskeepers.pod
Twitter: @founders.pod
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/founders-keepers-podcast
Get in touch: hi@founders-keepers.com
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