Lab Rats to Unicorns is a podcast that aims to demystify the process of creating a great company in life sciences. Under the guidance of our host, John Flavin, you will hear personal stories of creation, be able to understand how great companies are created, and get insights into the many ways that you as an individual can engage in the creation of tomorrow’s life science companies. From the lab rat, signifying the process of invention and discovery, to the unicorn, signifying market success, there are a thousand players and ways in which people can contribute to the creation of great companies.
Lab Rats to Unicorns
Claim This Podcastby John Flavin
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89 episodes
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Lab Rats to Unicorns is a podcast that aims to demystify the process of creating a great company in life sciences. Under the guidance of our host, John Flavin, you will hear personal stories of creation, be able to understand how great companies are created, and get insights into the many ways that you as an individual can engage in the creation of tomorrow’s life science companies. From the lab rat, signifying the process of invention and discovery, to the unicorn, signifying market success, there are a thousand players and ways in which people can contribute to the creation of great companies.
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Recent Episodes
June 10, 2026
The CEO Playbook for Biotech Growth with Heather Turner_e.085
Host John Flavin interviews Heather Turner, CEO of LB Pharmaceuticals, about her journey from attorney to biotech leader and her strategies for navigating growth and capital raising in the industry.
June 3, 2026
Powering the Quantum Revolution with David Gunnarsson_e.084
Host John Flavin interviews Dr. David Gunnarsson, Chief Business Development Officer at Bluefors, about building the cryogenic infrastructure essential for scaling quantum computing and its potential to revolutionize industries.
May 7, 2026
CRISPR Discovery & Curative Medicine with Trevor Martin_e.083
<p>In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns, John Flavin sits down with Dr. Trevor Martin, Co-Founder and CEO of Mammoth Biosciences, a company at the forefront of next-generation CRISPR technologies. Co-founded alongside Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, Mammoth is building a platform to both detect and cure disease by harnessing the natural diversity of CRISPR systems.</p><p>Trevor’s journey into biology was anything but conventional—initially drawn to physics and chemistry, he discovered biology through an interdisciplinary lens that revealed its true complexity and potential for engineering. That shift ultimately led him to Stanford, where he began exploring the intersection of genetics, computation, and real-world impact.</p><p>From there, this conversation traces the founding of Mammoth, the decision to pursue entrepreneurship over academia, and the ambition to build a generational biotech company—not just a single-asset success. Trevor shares how CRISPR is evolving from a breakthrough technology into a scalable platform capable of addressing a wide range of genetic diseases, with the potential to fundamentally reshape human health.</p><p>At its core, this episode explores the convergence of science, entrepreneurship, and persistence—highlighting what it takes to translate cutting-edge research into real therapies, and why the next decade of biology may redefine what it means for genetics to determine our future.</p>
89 total episodes available with 42 transcripts
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