Biofounders

"We're standing in the shoulders of giants who are making it more likely that within our lifetimes we will be able to live longer"—Steven ten Holder 

@steventen is the co-founder of Acorn Biolabs, a company that stores your stem cells so you can have a brighter future. Before that, he studied a bioengineering undergraduate degree at Waterloo, where he also participated in iGEM, the synthetic biology competition.

He then joined YC, grew his startup, and now a director @theksociety, a world-class program for future innovators.

In this episode:

· The iGEM experience

· What has made Acorn a successful biotech startup

· The YC experience for a biotech startup

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"We wanted to move away from startup competitions and instead throw a massive welcome party to the bio-economy for everyone"--Seth

@sethpeachey is a former startup founder, bitcoin super-enthusiast, and has a lot of experience in business development, especially in SaaS used for employee engagement.

He is currently co-leading Race Against the Clock (RAC), an event organized by Synbiobeta and sponsored by Ginkgo Bioworks that aims to bring together future biotech founders who are (indeed) racing against the climate change clock.

In this episode:

· What Race Against the Clock is about

· The importance of networking in the biotech industry

· Cultivating mentorship relationships

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"It's time to grow"

In this episode:

· CEOs of unicorn companies, researchers from around the world, biohackers, and founders

· Balance between going technical, understanding, and making biotech truly exciting

· Academia and industry

· Cell ag, synbio, longevity, gene editing, AI, bioinformatics, quantum biology, and more

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Carlitos is a 16-year-old nanotech researcher and climate action enthusiast. In this episode:

• Craziest applications


• How to get started on nanotech


• Carlos' projects

Get in touch with Carlos

• Twitter


• LinkedIn

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Sigil is the CEO and co-founder of BitSwap, a platform to buy and sell Bitclout for Etherum, raising funds at a 10 million dollar valuation!

In this episode:

• What taking the unconventional path means


• Learning how to learn


• The future of Bitclout


• Startups vs projects


• Living the "startup life"

Get in touch with Sigil:

• Website


• Twitter


• LinkedIn

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Adara is a creative disruptor on a mission create a more sustainable future through design and circular systems. In this episode:

• Sustainability in a nutshell


• The sustainable future of food


• Why fashion is a big problem (the way it's done today)


• Microbial fuel cells to create energy and clean water


• Advice for youth who want to help solve this problem

Resources Adara recommends

• Work on climate


• Ellen Macarthur foundation


• Circular design and biomimicry

Connect with Adara

• LinkedIn


• Website


• Twitter @astro_adara

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Guido is the CEO of Yealthy: a startup fostering discoveries to enhance human potential through exponential technology. He is also a futurist, entrepreneur, and Chief Exponential Officer.

In this episode: creating bioplastics with people from XPRIZE, quantum biology to cure diseases, using VR and blockchain for biotech research + Guido's top tips on leadership and productivity.

Connect with Guido on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guido-putignano/

Follow him on Twitter @GuidoPutignano

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Main takeaways from Ray Kurzweil's book: The Singularity is Near.

In this episode

- Why the podcast is called 2045

- Predictions for the XXI century

- Why most futurists are wrong

- The 3 revolutions: genomics, nanotechnology, robotics

- How to thrive in the singularity

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Aaryan is the founder of LightIR, a system to detect cancer during surgery. He is only 15 years old and he is an activator at The Knowledge Society.

In this episode:

• How LightIR works


• Product development


• Patents for your inventions


• Being interested vs being committed to something

Follow the podcast @2045Podcast on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Aaryan @AaryanHarshith on Twitter too!

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Josiah is a leader in biohacking, CEO and founder of The Odin (https://www.the-odin.com), a company that is democratizing bio engineering.

In this episode:

• Cellular agriculture


• Mental models to innovate


• Why ideas are worthless


• Reverse engineering DNA with Machine Learning


• The future of biotech

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