Arun Giridhar is not your typical startup entrepreneur. One of the latest success stories coming out of Purdue Foundry, Arun earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering in the mid-2000s and saw an opportunity to optimize how pharmaceuticals are made.

Arun has over ten years' experience in pharmaceutical production. In his professional life, he applies his chemical engineering background towards improving health care. At other times, he can be found at his Toastmasters club, or catching up with feline and canine friends.

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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker