Near Frontier

By Cantos Ventures

Frontier technology is our best shot at solving humanity’s most pressing challenges. But how do these companies get built? Near Frontier takes you behind the scenes where the world’s most innovative c... more

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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

Near Frontier episodes:

February 22, 2022Synthetic Biology and Biomanufacturing with Joshua Britton from Debut Biotech
Today we're joined by Dr. Joshua Britton, founder and CEO of Debut Biotech, a cell-free biomanufacturing company. Josh gives us a crash course on synthetic biology and biomanufacturing, walking us through the various methods and promise of this industry that may very well shift industrial production away from fossil fuels. We also get into some of the founding story of Debut, including how Cantos' investment in Debut came to be...hint: it had to do with a cold message.
Shownotes:
Power: Limits and Prospects foor Human Survial by Richard Heinberg
McKinsey report on synthetic biology
Debut Biotech on Twitter
...more
57min
February 09, 2022The Deep Tech Decade: Cantos Chats Where Deep Tech is Headed in 2022
Cantos analysts Amee and Andrew dive into their top predictions for what deep tech might see in 2022.
Shownotes:
Our 2022 predictions blog post
Trailblazer's List by Mina Fahmi: https://trailblazerlist.xyz/
Loonshots by Safi Bahcall
Speed & Scale by John Doerr
New funding models in biotech
Nuclear energy blog post
...more
30min
January 25, 2022RNA Delivery with Anna Perdrix and George Foot of Sixfold Bioscience
Today we're joined by Anna Perdrix Rossell and George Foot of Sixfold Bioscience, co-founders of Sixfold Bioscience, a UK based biotech company using computation and advanced chemistry to engineer highly programmable constructs that make the delivery of RNA therapeutics predictable and precise. Sixfold's technology expands the purview of RNA therapeutics from vaccines to all diseases, starting with cancer. In our conversation, we discuss the challenge of RNA delivery, what it's like starting a biotech company totally from scratch (no academic spinout or venture incubation), how to hire a diverse team, and promising areas of biotechnology.

Shownotes:
Get in touch with the Sixfold team: Sixfold Bioscience; George Foot; Anna Perdrix
Interested in joining the team? Check out open roles here
In this episode, we cover:
Sixfold Bioscience and challenges with RNA delivery
How George and Anna started Sixfold
Switching between an academia and entrepreneurship mindset
Building a biotech totally from scratch
Twitter debate—founder led bio vs venture incubation
Building a diverse (majority women!) team and tips for recruitment
Sixfold's big vision
Broader trends to be excited about in biotech and deep tech
...more
44min
January 11, 2022Orbital Ubers with Vanessa Clark and William Kowalski of Atomos Space
Today we're joined by Vanessa Clark and William Kowalski, cofounders of Atomos Space, an aerospace company transforming how we operate in space with orbital transfer vehicles. In our conversation, we discuss the importance of orbital transfer vehicles or "space taxis", regulations when operating in space, and the early days of Atomos. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Vanessa and William.
Shownotes:
Track items in orbit: http://stuffin.space/
Get in touch with the Atomos crew: Atomos Space; Vanessa Clark; William Kowalski
In this episode, we cover:
Orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs)
Kessler Syndrome
Regulatory landscape in space
Working with the government as a private space company
Nuclear propulsion
How Atomos came to be
Early days of fundraising
How to hire a rockstar team
...more
50min

FAQs about Near Frontier:

How many episodes does Near Frontier have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.