Part 2 of 4.
My guest for this week’s episode is Jacob Glanville. Jacob is the Founder, CEO, & President of Centivax and was formerly the Co-founder, CEO, and President of Distributed Bio.
Join us as we sit down with Jake, discussing his time at Rinat Labs, a Pfizer company, and how he found a way to leverage his skills and experience to create new bioinformatic processes.
Learn more about his initial idea for a universal vaccine and why he chose to pursue a PhD at Stanford. Hear Jake’s view on how to be excited about what you do, and leveraging that excitement to pursue your goals, entrepreneurial or otherwise.
Please enjoy my conversation with Jake Glanville.
Find Our Guest, Jacob Glanville, at these links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobglanville https://twitter.com/CurlyJungleJake https://www.centivax.comhttps://twitter.com/centivax
Find Our Host, Jon Chee, at these links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncheehttps://www.excedr.com
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro 01:49 Episode start03:42 Finding how to make yourself most useful05:22 Why Big Pharma buys small biotechs07:00 A lack of bioinformatic tools and solving for that issue09:29 Collecting data on experiments and conducting meta-analysis11:08 Analyzing antibody libraries and mice immunizations12:14 Synthesizing the data to better understand antibodies and vaccination14:09 Leaving Rinat/Pfizer, the idea of a universal vaccine16:06 Getting a PhD and launching a company simultaneously21:03 Starting Distributed Bio and navigating time at Stanford25:29 Find out what makes you excited and pursue it27:43 Tech transfer and keeping DB and Stanford work separate30:08 Outro
Enriched Notes:
Topics Mentioned:Phage Display WikipediaHidden Markov Model WikipediaHybridoma Technology WikipediaVector NTI WikipediaEpitope WikipediaMeta-Analysis WikipediaWhat is Technology Transfer?
People Mentioned:Andrea Rossi, PhDWenwu ZhaiJavier Chapparo-RiggersSawsan YoussefThe Biotech Startups Podcast gives you a front-row seat to the business and science of building a biotech. Hosted by Jon Chee, CEO of Excedr, the show features honest conversations with founders, execs, and investors about their work, their companies, and how they got there. From scientific breakthroughs to startup lessons, each episode explores what it really takes to grow a life science company—from pre-seed to IPO.
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