This week I am speaking with Dr. Aris Persidis.

About Aris Persidis
Dr. Persidis is President and co-founder of Biovista. He has also served as Senior Vice President at Upstate/Serologicals, Managing Director and President of RHeoGene, and Assistant Director-Medical School Technology Transfer Program – and Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at the Entrepreneurial Center of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania (1993-1997). Dr. Persidis is also a co-founder of Cellzome, in Heidelberg, Germany, and participated in the founding of Anadys, San Diego, CA. Dr. Persidis is a recipient of the Honeywell European Futurist Award (1986) and has published extensively on bio-business subjects. In 1997-2000 he authored the monthly “Industry Trends” column for the journal Nature Biotechnology. He has published more than 80 papers and book chapters, has lectured at Wharton, the Columbia Business School, George Washington University and the University of Auckland Business School, and is a frequent speaker at major international meetings. He also serves as an expert evaluator for the European Union and has served on the Business Development Committee of BIO. Dr. Persidis holds a First Class B.Sc. Degree in biological chemistry from Essex University, U.K. (1983-1986), and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, U.K. (1986-1989), where he was also U.K. varsity ballroom dancing champion.

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About After Shock
The world’s foremost futurists reflect on 50 years of Future Shock—and look ahead to the next 50

Contributors include:
Alan Kay, Aaron Frank, Adrienne Mayor, Alexander Mankowsky, Alexandra Ivanovitch, Alisha Bhagat, Amy Zalman, Anders Sorman-Nilsson, Andra Keay, Andrew Curry, Andy Hines, Anita Sengupta, Anne Lise Kjaer, Aris Persidis, Aubrey de Grey, Barry O’Reilly, Barry Vacker, Bill Davidow, Bill Diamond, Bryan Alexander, Byron Reese, Carlos Osorio, Carver Mead, Cat Tully, Cindy Frewen, Clem Bezold, Daniel Burrus, Daniel Levine, David Brin, David Guston, David Krakauer, David J. Staley, David Weinberger, Deb Westphal

Ian Khan is a Global Top 30 Futurist and was recently named one of Playboy Germany's "10 People Who Will Shape 2026" — the only futurist on a list alongside Sylvester Stallone, Bad Bunny, and California Governor Gavin Newsom. Ian is the USA Today bestselling author of Undisrupted and host of The Futurist on Amazon Prime Video, where he has conducted over 500 interviews with CEOs, government leaders, and innovators. He created the Future Readiness Score™, a framework used by organizations worldwide to measure preparedness for change. Ian delivers keynotes and workshops for Fortune 500 companies, governments, and global associations. His latest innovation, FutureSHIFTLab LIVE, transforms keynotes into live intelligence events where every attendee receives a custom AI-generated report.

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