Max Mundt is the VP of Business Development and employee #1 at Insempra and a part-time venture partner for Amino Collective. He is a rare scientist-operator who thinks big about the future, and our conversation was a lot of fun!

OUTLINE

(03:51) PhD lacking application so he started building

(05:25) A revolution of matter, by biology

(13:25) Insempra’s novel approach to commercialize biomaterials

(22:44) Insempra's beachhead markets for lipids and proteins

(24:21) Partnering with incumbents and startups

(29:11) Being asset-light with contract manufacturing

(33:00) Venture advisory work at Amino Collective

(36:24) The future of biomaterials and self-improving bio-iPhones

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EPISODE LINKS

Max's Twitter: @maxmxndt

Max's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxmundt/

Insempra Bio: https://insempra.bio/

Amino Collective: https://www.aminocollective.com/

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